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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A man who does odd jobs around his neighborhood mows a banked lawn. |
| Date: | 11 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Bessie Koen serves the first course of the traditional turkey-and-trimmings dinner to James Eckert. Dinner was served by the Volunteers of America to 56 me... |
| Date: | 11 26 1952 |
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| Description: | William Thorp and Hattie Reed bow their heads in prayer before Thanksgiving dinner is served by the Volunteers of America to 56 members of its Sunset Club. |
| Date: | 11 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Members of the Volunteers of America Sunset Club eating a Thanksgiving dinner. |
| Date: | 11 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Lt. Col. Frieda Nolte, officer in charge of the Madison post, welcomes Jenny Frothingham to a Thanksgiving dinner served by the Volunteers of America to 56... |
| Date: | 11 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Mary Hawkins, assisted by Thorwald Anderson, Checker Cab driver, arrives for a Thanksgiving dinner served by the Volunteers of America to 56 members of its... |
| Date: | 09 29 1955 |
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| Description: | The string trio of the Older Adult Klub (OAK), Gus Torgerson, Henry Brenneman, and Julia Bennett, rehearsing for a senior citizen workshop on recreation fo... |
| Date: | 12 15 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Jack Westra is serving punch at a Christmas party to three residents of the Dane County Home. The party was sponsored by the Madison Association of Un... |
| Date: | 12 14 1952 |
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| Description: | A man is delivering gifts to a Christmas party for residents of the Dane County Home. Four other people are standing near a Christmas Tree. The party was s... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | 100-year-old woman, a resident of Muscoda, Wis., sitting at a table, stirring a cup of coffee (?). Newsphoto for the Wisconsin State Journal. |
| Date: | 05 17 1950 |
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| Description: | One of the founders of the Madison Catholic Women's Club and of the state council, Mrs. E.T. Baille (right) is shown chatting with Mrs. N.J. Luke Mergen, M... |
| Date: | 06 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Carl Runge (right), 91, U.W. Madison 1886 alumni and a former Milwaukee judge, is shown receiving a gold top cane to honor his being the oldest alumnus in ... |
| Date: | 06 19 1950 |
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| Description: | Forrest Gillett, Chair of the Grounds Committee for Badger Kennel Club Dog Show, is shown with his Irish Setter, Mr. Chips of the Terrace. |
| Date: | 09 19 1950 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Effie Stringer Coffman, founder of a Catholic sewing circle that made clothing and provided other help to unfortunate children. She founded St.... |
| Date: | 09 29 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 10 01 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 10 06 1950 |
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| 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,... |
| Date: | 11 11 1950 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 11 23 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 12 24 1950 |
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| 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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