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| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Army Signal Service Corps cuts cake to honor its 40th birthday. The corps consisted of about 4,100 members of whom 300 to 400 are pharmacists in commission... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Pontiac Silver Streak station wagon decorated with a Wisconsin Steel Works banner parked along a curb before Chicago's East Side Centennial Parade. |
| Date: | 04 16 1958 |
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| Description: | Fr. Henry Huppert with Pallottine Associates on the steps of Queen of Apostles High School on the occasion of his 25th anniversary as a priest. He was a te... |
| Date: | 10 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Margaret E. Garnett (Mrs. A.C.), of Madison, program chair of the convention, and Mrs. Linus Boehm of West Salem, president of the state federation, cuttin... |
| Date: | 11 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Mary Richards and Mrs. Katherine Dodge, "gown" (university) members of the Madison Literary Club, chatting at the 75th anniversary banquet of the club... |
| Date: | 11 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Dean Harry Russell, director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and a veteran member of the Madison Literary Club, is shown talking with Katherine... |
| Date: | 11 29 1952 |
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| Description: | Man cutting four-tiered cake at first anniversary celebration of the opening of Shorewood Shopping Center. |
| Date: | 11 31 1955 |
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| Description: | A couple posing with a cake at their silver wedding anniversary party. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | John and Stanta Bordner at their Crestwood home. Perhaps their 50th Anniversary party. |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | WIBA radio personalities, Selma (Mrs. Cornelius) Sorenson, Sibylle (Mrs. George) Mitchell, Isabel (Mrs. August) Baumann, Grace (Mrs. John) Langer, and Ruth... |
| Date: | 10 18 1956 |
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| Description: | Five University of Wisconsin coeds dressed in 1871 period costumes with Professor Harry F. Harlow in his classroom. Pictured left to right: Marilyn Moevs, ... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Pete Seeger at Highlander Folk School, possibly at a 25th anniversary celebration, where he was in charge of music. Playing an Orpheum #1 open-back five st... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Roosevelt at the 25th anniversary of Highlander Folk School, talking with an Indian chief from Florida. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Eleanor Roosevelt, Myles Horton, and May Justus at the 25th anniversary of Highlander Folk School. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Eleanor Roosevelt, standing, with Myles Horton, and May Justus at the 25th anniversary of Highlander Folk School. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | From left: Zilphia Horton, Myles Horton, and Mrs. Roosevelt at a Highlander conference in connection with the Southern Conference for Human Welfare. |
| Date: | 08 1957 |
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| Description: | Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Highlander's 25th Anniversary, August-September, inside Highlander Library. |
| Date: | 09 02 1957 |
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| Description: | 25th Anniversary event in the Highlander Folk School Library. Pictured are Rosa Parks, Myles Horton, Aubrey Williams, and Martin Luther King, Jr. among ot... |
| Date: | 01 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Dane County Republican committee members plan for the Lincoln Day dinner. Seated from left to right are: Mrs. Philip M. (Nettie) Fairchild, Mrs. Warren S. ... |
| Date: | 01 19 1950 |
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| Description: | Christine, daughter of John E. and Doris Anderson, and church treasurer Russell Sackett participate in a mortgage burning ceremony at First Congregational ... |
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