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Epstein Honored at Thomson Luncheon

Date: 10 25 1957
Description: Benjamin Epstein, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, was guest of honor at a luncheon given by Governor and Mrs. Vernon W. Th...
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Governor's Commision on Human Rights

Date: 11 13 1957
Description: Governor Vernon W. Thomson pictured with the new officers of the Governor's Commission on Human Rights. Left to right are: Dr. G. Aubrey Young, pastor of t...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Treasurer Dena Smith

Date: 12 13 1957
Description: Dena A. Smith was sworn in as State Treasurer on December 4th for the 13-month unexpired term of her husband, Warren R. Smith, who died on December 3rd. De...
Photograph

State Office Building Addition

Date: 10 02 1958
Description: View across Lake Monona towards the third and final wing to the Wilson Street state office building. Automobiles are parked along the shoreline.
Photograph

J. Edgar Hoover

Date: 06 03 1947
Description: Quarter length left side profile portrait of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover is wearing a pinstriped suit with a white shirt and dark tie. The handwri...
Postcard

State Board of Health and Vital Statistics

Date: 1908
Description: Seven people are posing together. The women are wearing coats and dresses, and the man in the center is wearing a coat and necktie. The postcard was addres...
Photograph

Ellsworth O. Jones, Chief of Wisconsin Tax Department Beeverage and Cigarette Tax Division

Date: 12 19 1958
Description: Ellsworth O. Jones becomes the new chief of the Wisconsin Tax Department Beverage and Cigarette Tax Division. He replaces David Prichard who retired.
Photograph

James L. Karns

Date: 03 30 1959
Description: A man is pointing at his name and job title which were recently painted onto the frosted glass of his office door. The man was James L. Karns on his first ...
Photograph

Eldon Fremming, Deputy Fire Marshall

Date: 04 23 1959
Description: Portrait of Eldon Fremming, Wausau, recently sworn in as the new state deputy fire marshall.
Photograph

William D. Rossiter

Date: 04 23 1959
Description: Portrait of William Rossiter, chief of the fire marshal division of the State Insurance Department and soon to be elected president of the International As...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Pictorial Map of Alaskan Valley

Date: 05 05 1935
Description: Map and article from The Milwaukee Journal with the headline: "'Best Land Bargain Uncle Sam Ever Made.'" Illustrates the Alaskan valley where Wiscon...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Day by day — A new chapter in pioneer history!

Date: 07 14 1935
Description: Newspaper article in The Milwaukee Journal on Arville Schaleben and his coverage as a reporter/photographer on the colonists moving from Wisconsin a...
Photograph

Madison Lakeshore from Lake Monona

Date: 12 18 1955
Description: Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in a line with Monona Avenue. Includes State Office Building (2 wings only), 1 West Wilson Street, the Ma...
Photograph

Stewart Campbell and John Givens

Date: 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Stewart Campbell (left) and John Givens, VIPs in Matanuska Colony administration. Campbell was property manager; Givens an archite...
Photograph

Group Portrait

Date: 1935
Description: Outdoor group portrait of men and women standing in front of a log building.
Photograph

Group Portrait in front of Log Building

Date: 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Left to right, Daniel E. McGrath, special U.S. Asst. Atty. Gen. Sent to colony to set up law enforcement; Mrs. S.R. Fuller, Jr.; S...
Photograph

S.R. Fuller, Jr. and Party Posing in front of the Construction Division Log Office

Date: 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "S.R. Fuller, Jr., and his party pose in front of the construction division's log office. Maybe this will yield a half-col head or ...
Map or Atlas

Communities of Origin of the Matanuska Valley Colonists, a New Deal Resettlement Program

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Description: In 1935, 202 families from the northern regions of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota were selected for this resettlement project, located near Palmer, Ala...
Photograph

Recession Hearing

Date: 03 15 1961
Description: A man is standing and holding a microphone. Behind him are two cameramen with cameras, and several people sitting or standing. In the foreground are two me...
Photograph

Dr. Cora S. Allen

Date: 1928
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Dr. Cora S. Allen, physician and director of the Bureau of Child Welfare in Wisconsin.

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