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"Foster Parents" Meeting

Date: 03 09 1955
Description: Seated at a table during a meeting for 120 Madison and Dane County foster parents are, left to right: Dr. Leland Reeck, director of the County Child Guidan...
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"Foster Parents" Meeting

Date: 03 09 1955
Description: During a meeting for 120 Madison and Dane County foster parents, Evelyn Owens of Sun Prairie, left, pins a name tag on Margaret Olson, a foster mother. The...
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"Foster Parents" Meeting

Date: 03 09 1955
Description: Two couples discuss mutual experiences as foster parents at a meeting for 120 Madison and Dane County foster parents. They include, left to right: Mrs. and...
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Building

Date: 1950
Description: View of the entrance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation building. Three women are entering the building.
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Wisconsin Savings Bond Drive

Date: 03 14 1961
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson (right) receives his commission as honorary state chairman of the 1961 Savings Bond Drive from Harold F. Dickens, Milwaukee, who is...
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State Tax Office Activity at Tax Deadline

Date: 04 13 1961
Description: Workers at the state tax office in the City-County building assisting taxpayers in preparing their tax forms as the tax deadline nears.
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Deputy Attorney General Nathan Heffernan and State Treasurer Dena Smith

Date: 04 19 1961
Description: State Deputy Attorney General Nathan Heffernan handing State Treasurer Dena Smith a check for $750,000. The check represents money owed the state from the ...
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Sally Bowles Recruits for Peace Corps

Date: 04 04 1961
Description: Portrait of Sally Bowles, of Washington, D.C., who was on campus to promote the recently formed Peace Corps as part of her job as "assistant to the associa...
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Joseph Mitchell Speaks on Curtailing Welfare Program

Date: 11 17 1961
Description: Newburgh, N.Y. City Manager Joseph Mitchell, pictured here, gave a talk to University of Wisconsin Conservation Club about reducing federal and state welfa...
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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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Map of LaGrange : Territory of Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: Map showing a paper city on the shore of Lake Apuckwa (Lake Puckaway) in Marquette or Green Lake County. The map includes certifications signed by John V. ...

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