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Wisconsin Legislature Acting on Tax Repealer Bill

Date: 11 04 1963
Description: Steve Clark, left, administrative assistant for the Wisconsin State Employees Association, confers with Assemblyman M. J. Peterson (R-Black River Falls) o...
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Vernon Foust, FHA Head

Date: 12 18 1964
Description: Waist-up portrait of Vernon Foust, Head of the Federal Housing Administration.
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Henry Vilas Park and Zoo Master Plan

Date: 01 08 1965
Description: The new master plan for the Henry Vilas park and zoo is reviewed by Atty. George F. Lange, president of the Henry Vilas Zoological Society, Inc. and Mrs. G...
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Clarence (Connie) Parr Retires from FHA

Date: 03 26 1965
Description: A testimonial dinner and a gift were given to Clarence (Connie) Parr after retiring from 27 years as supervisor of the Federal Housing Administration. Show...
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IRS Honors CUNA For Public Service

Date: 08 13 1965
Description: Three men posing with a plaque. The original caption states: "An award for meritorious public service was presented to CUNA International officials by W.S....
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Scott A. and Kate Neitzel

Date: 06 13 2015
Description: Modern tintype, full length, formal portrait, of Scott and Kate Neitzel. Scott is the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration for the State...
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Dane County Planner Charles Montemayor

Date: 09 24 1965
Description: Portrait of Dane County Planning Director Charles Montemayor at a table showing a map of his recently approved re-apportionment plan which would cut the nu...
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Warren Hicks at Age 100

Date: 10 06 1965
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Warren Hicks taken on the day of his 100th birthday. The article states: "His biggest job began in 1912, when he supervised ...
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Deputy Attorney General of the United States Ramsey Clark Speaks at Madison Banquet

Date: 10 26 1965
Description: Ramsey Clark, Deputy Attorney General of the United States, speaks at a banquet in Madison at the Park Motor Inn on the Square. Clark detailed a three-pron...
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Portrait of Social Worker Helen Hilton

Date: 11 05 1965
Description: Portrait of social worker Helen Hilton, 1919 U.W. graduate, taken upon her retirement from the city welfare department. She had worked more than 40 years a...
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Rural Electrification Historic Marker

Date: 08 02 1967
Description: Mrs. A.V. Miller and James R. Sullivan unveiling the Rural Electrification historical marker together at the dedication ceremony outside of Richland Center...
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Nation's First Watershed Project Historic Marker

Date: 07 19 1955
Description: The Nation's First Watershed Project historical marker commemorates the large-scale soil and water conservation project that began in Coon Creek in 1933. S...
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Historic Sites Committee

Date: 06 1960
Description: Historic Sites Committee, State Historical Society Annual Meeting. Members featured from left to right include: Carl Guell, State Aeronautics Commission, T...
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Doris Oiyotte Emery

Date: 1974
Description: Doris Emery addressing the Tribal Council. She spent many years in Tribal Politics and held various positions; Councilperson (12 years), First Tribal Judge...
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Elizabeth Yerxa

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Elizabeth Yerxa. She was a passionate defender of social welfare programs, especially related to children, and was the director ...
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Air Monitoring Laboratory Van

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Description: View across street through chain-link fence towards a van labeled: "Department of Natural Resources Air Monitoring Laboratory." Behind the van and across a...
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DNR in the Field

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Description: Four men of the Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources are wearing hard hats and standing next to a truck as they look over papers. The Wisconsin DNR ...
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Deer Check Station

Date: 11 1976
Description: At a Department of Natural Resources deer check station, a man is inspecting a buck tied to the top of a trailer. The other man is standing by the truck wa...
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Government Truck

Date: 02 21 1928
Description: A man is sitting in the driver's seat of a government truck. The sign painted on the door reads: "Bureau of Fire, Alarm, and Telegraph, F.D.N.Y."
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Public Service Commission Meeting

Date: 03 16 1954
Description: Public Service Commission members are sitting around a long table before papers, taking up a proposal for a rate increase for the Madison Bus Company. A fe...

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