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Crocheting Doilies

Date: 04 17 1957
Description: A Girl Scout crocheting doilies at a senior citizens' care center with her "adoptive grandmother."
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Mrs. Robert S. Lincoln Receives a Life Saving Award

Date: 07 12 1950
Description: Mrs. Robert S. Lincoln, 3118 Buena Vista Street, receives an award from police officer Lester Shore for her "heroine efforts" in saving 3-year-old Kurt Wis...
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Beer, Let's Make It!

Date: 03 10 1959
Description: Close-up of Mrs. Edna Ann Vistart holding up a button bearing the slogan: "Beer, Let's Make It!"
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Prayer Pilgrimmage for Freedom

Date: 05 1957
Description: Members of the Chicago delegation to the Prayer Pilgrimmage for Freedom in Washington, D.C.
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County Traffic Officer John J. DeSmidt

Date: 06 07 1951
Description: Dane County traffic officer John J. DeSmidt posing in front of a police car.
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Joe Cerny

Date: 09 13 1951
Description: Portrait of Joe Cerny, owner of Cerny's Super Sinclair Service Station at 202 North Hamilton Street, wearing his Sinclair Service Station uniform.
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Red Cross Social Welfare Aids

Date: 03 13 1952
Description: Twelve members of the first class of social welfare aids to the Red Cross home service are shown with their class certificates and pins authorizing them to...
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Republican National Convention

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Harlan Kelly, Sauk County district attorney, left, and Harvey Higley, Marinette, leader of the 24 Badger Taft delegates, right, talk over strategy at Wisco...
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Republican National Convention

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Group portrait of three Wisconsin supporters of Robert A. Taft at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. They are Charles J. Zepp of Alma, Joyce La...
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Republican National Convention

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Two Wisconsin supporters of Robert A. Taft sit in the crowd at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. On the left is Mrs. Dorothy Kohler of Kohler,...
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Republican National Convention

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Mrs. Roland C. Ellis pins a Wisconsin button on attorney Fred Risser of Madison at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Looking on at left is Sta...
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Republican National Convention

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Ellis H. Dana of Madison (left), executive vice-president of the Wisconsin Council of Churches, Inc., visits with Wilber Renk of Sun Prairie at the Republi...
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Republican National Convention

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Harlan W. Kelley of Baraboo, is disabled. He is the Sauk County district attorney, and talks with Cyrus L. Phillips of Milwaukee at the Republican National...
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Republican National Convention

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Jack Rouse of Baraboo (left), executive secretary of the Wisconsin Republican party, gets some advice from attorney Lyall T. Beggs of Madison. Beggs was a ...
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Democratic National Convention

Date: 07 21 1952
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson, Madison chairman of the Wisconsin delegation to the Democratic National Convention stands between two pages — Marilyn Mayer from Il...
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Democratic National Convention

Date: 07 21 1952
Description: Ed Nix, Eau Claire, left, chairman of Wisconsin Young Democrats, and Sen. William Draheim, Neenah, a delegate at large, talk it over at the Democratic Nati...
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Democratic National Convention

Date: 07 21 1952
Description: John P. Duffy, Green Bay, (seated) and Ray Forcier, Eau Claire, huddle at Convention Hall. Forcier is on the rules committee.
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Girl Scout Week

Date: 10 20 1952
Description: Practicing good posture for the personal health badge are three members of the Girl Scout troop at Lakewood School in Maple Bluff. Pictured left to right a...
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East High School Girl Scouts Troop 48

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Ten seventh grade Girl Scouts of East High School Troop 48 were awarded first class badges at an outdoor ceremony on the Yahara River. They are shown weari...
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University of Wisconsin Homecoming Button Sale

Date: 10 19 1953
Description: Two students perch on the lap of the seated Abraham Lincoln statue as they place a University of Wisconsin Homecoming button-decorated top hat on the figur...

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