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U.W. Football Alumni of 1901

Date: 09 29 1950
Description: Shown are U.W. football alumni Eddie Cachems and A.F. "Norsky" Larson who played together in the backfield in 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1901. In their final yea...
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Oldest Living "W" Man

Date: 10 01 1950
Description: Portrait of Marshall M. Parkinson, 317 Langdon Street, a 1884 U.W. graduate and a emblem (letter) wearer in baseball. He attended Wisconsin before there wa...
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"Typical Good Family"

Date: 10 06 1950
Description: Portrait of the Herman Fischer family. Emmy Lou, 16, and Herman, Jr., 20, are standing in the back row. Seated in the second row are Grandma Emma Fischer,...
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Armistice Day Ceremony at Capitol Square

Date: 11 11 1950
Description: Mrs. Minnie Wiese of 317 West Washington Avenue, representing the Grand Army of the Republic, places a wreath at the base of the cenotaph at the Armistice ...
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Charter Members of Turner Auxiliary

Date: 11 23 1950
Description: Three charter members of the Turner auxiliary of Madison are shown at the 56th anniversary luncheon. They are Marguerite Drews, Alma Speckner, current pres...
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Verona Home for the Aged Christmas Party

Date: 12 24 1950
Description: Six residents of the Verona Home for the Aged attend the annual Christmas party sponsored by the Madison Association of Underwriters at the Park Hotel. Joh...
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Jane McIlquaham; 100 Years Old

Date: 01 11 1951
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Jane McIlquaham sitting in an armchair on her 100th birthday. A floral arrangement is on a table behind her.
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Social Afternoon Klub

Date: 01 18 1951
Description: A group of retired people play a game of canasta at the Social Afternoon Klub which is held weekly at the Madison Community Center. The Social Afternoon Kl...
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Robert "Bob" Mahnke Celebrates Eightieth Birthday

Date: 03 17 1951
Description: Robert "Bob" Mahnke of 1155 Williamson Street admires a special birthday card signed by 127 of his fellow employees at the Gisholt Machine Company, where h...
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Geese Hunters

Date: 10 24 1951
Description: Albert Becker and Carl Van Skike, hunting partners for 32 years, posing in hunting clothes with shot guns while holding three geese they bagged while hunti...
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50th Annual Reunion 1901 University of Wisconsin Football Team

Date: 11 02 1951
Description: The five surviving members of the 1901 University of Wisconsin football team gather for their 50th annual reunion. Left to right: Merritt Murphy, Rockford,...
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Constructive Workshops For Older Adults

Date: 11 27 1951
Description: Constructive Workshops for Older Adults, created by the Vocational School, offers many leisure time activities for newly-retired men and women. Pictured le...
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Constructive Workshops for Older Adults

Date: 11 27 1951
Description: Constructive Workshops for Older Adults, created by the Vocational School, offers many leisure time activities for newly retired men and women. Arlene Find...
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Constructive Workshops for Older Adults

Date: 11 27 1951
Description: Constructive Workshops for Older Adults, created by the Vocational School, offers many leisure time activities for newly retired men and women. Alice Holme...
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Dane County Home for the Aged Christmas Party

Date: 12 16 1951
Description: Residents of the Dane County Home for the Aged in Verona are pictured while receiving gifts and lunch at the Madison Association of Underwriters' annual Ch...
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Sunset Club Christmas Party

Date: 12 22 1951
Description: Ira A. Nolte, center, chats with guests Reverend and Mrs. J.S. Fuza, Route 5, at the Volunteer of America's annual Sunset Club Christmas party for Madison ...
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H.T. Ferguson with a Curling Stone

Date: 01 19 1952
Description: H.T. Ferguson, veteran Madison curler, squatting with his hand on the curling stone handle, about to propel it. He is wearing a tam on his head. The club b...
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Visiting Nurse Service

Date: 02 05 1952
Description: Nellie Lee MacBurney, 96 years old, shows a small china house to Betty Maresh, registered nurse, who works for the Visiting Nurse Service.
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Carl Minch, One of Madison's Oldest Active Bowlers

Date: 02 25 1952
Description: Portrait of Carl Minch, Belleville, who at 82 years of age is one of Madison's oldest active bowlers, pictured here at the Playdium Alleys in Madison. Minc...
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Storch Family Reunification

Date: 03 06 1952
Description: Peter Storch, engineer at Ann Emery hall, and his children are shown at the Milwaukee Road depot where they met their son and brother, Alois Storch with hi...

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