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Bakke House on Odana Road

Date: 02 24 1949
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Westye F. (Mary) Bakke seated before the fireplace in the living room of the Bakke house at 4818 Odana Road (now 4817 Sherwood Road) with ...
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William O. Kleinheinz, Druggist

Date: 03 06 1952
Description: Portrait of William O. Kleinheinz, owner of Kleinheinz Pharmacy at 714 South Park Street. Kleinheinz is a University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy gradu...
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Barber Using Chair Attached to the Barber Chair

Date: 07 03 1952
Description: Emelius A. Sorenson, a partner in the Sorenson and Gruenberg Barber Shop at 854 Williamson Street, uses a chair that attaches to the barber chair. He says ...
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Madison High School Party Code

Date: 11 09 1954
Description: Point 5 of the "Madison High School Party Code" is illustrated by Robert and Charlotte J. Burns, parents, with daughter Charlotte Ann Burns and her date Bi...
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Theater Projection Booth

Date: 08 27 1957
Description: Harry Schuler mans the two projectors in the Orpheum Theatre projection booth. At the right are two of the spotlights used for stage shows.
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Civil Defense Alert Test

Date: 04 28 1961
Description: City Civil Defense Director Richard Wilson (left) and two Madison radio announcers take part in a nationwide CONELRAD test as part of the eighth annual "Op...
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Paul Vanderbilt

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Description: Informal profile portrait of Paul Vanderbilt smoking a cigarette.
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Governor Lucey Receiving the Encyclopedia Britannica

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Description: Patrick J. Lucey standing at a podium (which is sitting on a table) in the State Historical Society surrounded by a group of men. Behind the group on the p...
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Tom & Jerry Batter Mixing

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Description: A man wearing a white t-shirt, white pants, and paper hat, is standing and holding a container in his left hand and operating a lever with his right hand f...
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Harvey Goldberg

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Description: Harvey Goldberg, teacher, historian and political activist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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Man Standing with Gisholt Machine

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Description: A man is standing and holding a part on top of a large piece of machinery inside the Gisholt factory. Behind him machinery parts are stored on shelving.
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Vernon Dahnert

Date: 03 1958
Description: Portrait of Vernon Dahnert sitting in a chair. He was the cook at Fire Station 8.
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Janet Sauk and Lewis Arms

Date: 1965
Description: Janet Sauk and Lewis Arms posing together.
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Carson Gulley at His New Restaurant

Date: 09 12 1962
Description: Local celebrity chef, Carson Gulley, posing with the sign for his new restaurant and catering firm at 5522 University Avenue.
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Madison Playwright, Mary-Kate Lorenz

Date: 01 23 1958
Description: Portrait of Madison playwright Mary-Kate Lorenz. Her play, "Beauty and the Beast", will be performed by the Madison Theater Guild at the Central High Schoo...
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Senior Citizens and Their Heirlooms

Date: 05 13 1958
Description: Susan Groves posing with her watch stand that originally belonged to her grandfather, a native of Great Britain.

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