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American Federation of Laundry Workers

Date: 07 02 1947
Description: Presentation of certificate, American Federation of Laundry Workers International Union, with two men and one woman, taken in the Colonial Room at the Hote...
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C.D. Lehman Receiving Certificate

Date: 06 28 1945
Description: C.D. Lehman, superintendent of the State Public School, Sparta, receiving a certificate of service from Herman A. Kloppmann, board president, with A.W. Bay...
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Man with Diploma

Date: 1946
Description: A man wearing a suit holds up a diploma in Motor Truck Block Management from International Harvester's Education and Training Center. The diploma reads: "I...
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Red Cross Awards

Date: 09 19 1949
Description: Charles F. Esser (right), first aid chairman of the Dane County Red Cross, presenting certificates of first aid for fifty-two members of the county traffic...
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LOFT Honors Football Players

Date: 11 19 1949
Description: Madison youth organization the LOFT honored Madison high school football players who were selected previously for All-City berths by handing out certificat...
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Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department Banquet

Date: 02 13 1958
Description: Commissioner Melvin Larson presents honorary certificates for service to Catherine Griffith (five years) and Malitta Siebel (21 years).
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Oscar Mayer Scholarships

Date: 04 01 1958
Description: Oscar G. Mayer, Jr. presenting scholarship certificates to two Madison High School students. Left to right: Oscar Mayer, Jr. and recipients Barbara Jean Ho...
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Sue Carolyn Renk

Date: 06 18 1958
Description: Sue Carolyn Renk, dressed in a graduation gown and cap, receives her diploma from the hands of her father, Wilbur Renk, president of the Board of Regents o...
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Acting Postmaster John Whitmore Gets Certificate

Date: 12 04 1959
Description: Acting Postmaster for Madison, John F. Whitmore (right), receives a certificate of appointment from Adolph Knudson (left), postal department field services...
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Railway Expresss Workers Honored

Date: 08 18 1960
Description: Certificates of service are presented to two Madison Railway Express Agency employees by Madison general agent J.A. Domack (right) at the Elks Club. Recipi...
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Dr. Edwin Jorris

Date: 06 26 1961
Description: Dr. Edwin Jorris, Assistant State Health Officer at the State Board of Health, was honored for 25 years of service at a luncheon at the Simon House. He wa...
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Indoor Portrait of Two European American Men

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Description: Indoor portrait of two unidentified men posing sitting in rocking chairs in a room. Behind them on the wall is a framed diploma from Black River Falls High...
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Building Trades Apprenticeship Banquet

Date: 10 30 1961
Description: During a banquet to honor 66 men who had completed building trade apprenticeship training, new journeyman Kenneth Volkmann, right, receives a certificate o...
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Social Security Staff Members Honored in Madison

Date: 05 15 1964
Description: Social Security district manager Sydney S. Miller (left) presents awards for outstanding work in public service to clerical staff members at the Madison So...
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Manley R. Showers Honored for Forty Years of Service at Borden Company

Date: 11 11 1965
Description: Manley R. Showers, 318 Glenway Street, is honored for forty years of service at the Madison Borden's Company. Showers began as a clerk in 1925 and retired ...
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Governor Vernon W. Thomson Named Honorary Chariman

Date: 04 26 1957
Description: Wisconsin Governor Vernon W. Thomson (right) is presented with a certificate naming him honorary chairman of the Wisconsin Savings Bond Division of the U.S...

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