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Wisconsin State Centennial Celebration

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: View of the set up for the reviewing and bandstands of the Wisconsin State Centennial celebrations on the corner of Monona Avenue and Main Street of the Ca...
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Columbus Foods Corporation Receiving Award Flag

Date: 03 06 1944
Description: Columbus Foods Corporation received an "A" for achievement award flag for food production and canning. Taking part in the ceremony, left to right are: J.L....
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Employees of California Packing Corporation

Date: 03 13 1944
Description: The Arlington plant of California Packing Corporation employess holding award flag. They earned an "A" achievement award for food production. Left to right...
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Kiwanis Club Recognition of Madison Newspapers

Date: 10 03 1944
Description: Kiwanis Club honors city newspapers for their wartime service. Left to right: William T. Evjue, editor of the Capital Times; Edward Doane, Govenor G...
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Alice in Dairyland Parade

Date: 06 07 1948
Description: Mr. Vollerud of Hollandale portraying Daniel Boone on a mule during a parade in Highland to celebrate the crowning of Margaret McGuire as Wisconsin's first...
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American Dairy Association Dinner

Date: 11 29 1948
Description: Leaders of the diary industry are shown at the dinner meeting of the American Dairy Association at the Loraine Hotel. The ADA was organized in Madison in 1...
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Gladys McConochie--First Area WAF Volunteer

Date: 01 03 1949
Description: Glady McConochie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris McConochie of Pardeville, in center, taking her oath from Elmer H. Gibson, at left, commanding officer of ...
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Chevrolet Salesmen's Meeting

Date: 01 19 1949
Description: Group of salesmen for the Chevrolet Company at a sales meeting. Advertising banners are visible on the walls.
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Four Lakes Council Annual Dinner

Date: 1949
Description: At the speakers' table at the 29th annual dinner of the Four Lakes Boy Scout council are left to right: H.C. Nicholls, council president; V.A. Raymond, sco...
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Kiwanis Club Guests

Date: 03 14 1949
Description: Connie Schwoegler, world's champion bowler, and Roundy Coughlin, Wisconsin State Journal columnist, wearing "world champion" hats at a Kiwanis Club ...
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Madison Navy Recruiting Center Receiving Award

Date: 05 04 1949
Description: Navy recruiters of the Madison sub-station are presented a banner and certificate of merit for leading the Chicago area district in number of enlistments f...
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Boy Scout Four Lakes Council Annual Dinner

Date: 02 28 1950
Description: Boy Scout - Four Lakes Council annual dinner head table. Left to right are: John A. Raymond, scout commissioner; Dr. Albert E. Iverson, national director o...
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Zion Lutheran Church 50th Anniversary

Date: 07 30 1950
Description: The five surviving charter members of Zion Lutheran Church, 247 Division Street, stand in front of a banner at the picnic celebrating the church's 50th ann...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Mineral Point Racers

Date: 07 22 1951
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Soap Box Derby racers from Mineral Point.
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Madison Exchange Club Meeeting

Date: 11 31 1951
Description: Seated at the banquet table are D. Russell Bontager, Indiana legislator, at left, and Henry Marshall, Galesburg, Illinois, at right, who were guests of the...
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Madison Philharmonic Chorus Reception for Patrons and Open Rehearsal

Date: 02 12 1952
Description: The Madison Philharmonic Chorus under the direction of Robert Petzold holds a reception and rehearsal for its patrons at the YMCA to acquaint the patrons w...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Mineral Point Racers

Date: 07 20 1952
Description: Fifteen derby boys and four adults from Mineral Point who came to Madison for the Madison Soap Box Derby are standing in front of their school bus. Larry L...
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Madison Knights of Columbus Sports Kick-Off Dinner

Date: 09 10 1952
Description: Members of the Madison Knights of Columbus and guests from the University of Wisconsin football squad and the coach from Edgewood High attended the annual ...
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Parade Celebrating 100th Anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Date: 08 01 1953
Description: Pictured on the float in a parade celebrating the 100th anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Cross Plains is a group of men and women garbe...
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Home Talent Baseball League Awards

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: Group portraits of award-winning managers of teams in the Home Talent Baseball League at the annual fall meeting. From left are: Bill Schroeder, Sauk-Prair...

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