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| Date: | 04 17 1957 |
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| Description: | An elderly woman, Josephine Fell, is the "adopted grandmother" to a Girl Scout that visits her and works with her on a puzzle at Rosemary's Nursing Home in... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Madison Mayor, George Forrester, seated in the front row of the audience at the Ringling Brothers Circus. Clowns entertain the children seated near Forrest... |
| Date: | 08 02 1950 |
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| Description: | A group of clowns posing with their small car during the annual Knights of Columbus-Zor Shrine show at Breese Stevens Field. |
| Date: | 08 02 1950 |
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| Description: | Two Knights of Columbus clowns are pretending to take someone's picture during the annual Knights of Columbus-Zor Shrine show at Breese Stevens Field. |
| Date: | 09 12 1950 |
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| Description: | The Y-Teen group is made up of teenage girls from the local high schools who take part in activities at the YWCA. Three members of the Senior High Y-Teens ... |
| Date: | 01 24 1951 |
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| Description: | Three smiling men are posing in a pretend boxing stance at the Park Hotel. On the right is former world heavy weight boxing champion, Jack Dempsey. On the ... |
| Date: | 08 01 1951 |
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| Description: | A clown dressed in western costume entertaining children and youth during the Knights of Columbus and Zor Shrine softball game at Breese Steven's Field. |
| Date: | 04 29 1952 |
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| Description: | As a promotion stunt, several of the committee members, and 11 girls who were semi-finalists in the court of honor contest for the University of Wisconsin-... |
| Date: | 07 04 1952 |
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| Description: | A clown in the Fourth of July parade sponsored by the East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) helps a young girl open her package of candy. The girl i... |
| Date: | 08 06 1952 |
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| Description: | Clowns surround Mayor George Forster, sitting the the driver's seat of a car, during the Knights of Columbus Shrine Softball Circus event. |
| Date: | 08 06 1952 |
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| Description: | A youngster "sneaking in" to see the Knights of Columbus Shrine Softball Circus. A clowning police officer greets him and makes his "admittance" good. |
| Date: | 08 12 1953 |
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| Description: | Two clowns wearing polka-dotted costumes are cavorting in front of crowded bleachers at Breese Stevens Field. The staged slow-pitch softball game was in it... |
| Date: | 10 22 1953 |
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| Description: | Connie Platz (left) and Betsy Graham practice their dancing act for the variety show sponsored by the Order of Rainbow for Girls to be held at the Masonic ... |
| Date: | 06 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Winkie, the elephant from Vilas Park Zoo, is led by her keepers from indoor winter quarters to her large outdoor elephant yard. This is the 4th annual "com... |
| Date: | 06 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Shown watching Winkie the Vilas Park Zoo elephant (not shown), are Victoria Italiana (left) and the Harold Phillips family. Mom is holding son Alan and Dad... |
| Date: | 07 11 1954 |
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| Description: | Frank Wheeler of Muscoda, a 103-year-old member of the Zor Shrine Temple, takes a camel ride during the annual Camels' Day at Vilas Zoo. The event was spon... |
| Date: | 09 25 1956 |
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| Description: | LeRoy Luberg, assistant to University of Wisconsin president E.B. Fred, and Jesse Briese of Madison take part in a skit during the Club Clinic, a program f... |
| Date: | 01 23 1957 |
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| Description: | Six Jewish husbands dressed as female Hawaiian dancers in wigs and grass skirts posing for the camera. The husbands were part of a presentation at the annu... |
| Date: | 05 01 1957 |
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| Description: | Lillian Simonson, Altrusa Club member and Marquette School principal, is shown giving a preview of a wishing well to youths Jerry Bailey and Janet Dahl. |
| Date: | 01 25 1959 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with brothers Greg and Mark Hennen of 5709 Midmoor Road standing in their snow fort and holding snowballs at the ready the day following a fiv... |
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