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Smilingest Trio

Date: 03 07 1949
Description: "There are three good reasons for the three beaming smiles shown. Jack Ihde, left, is smiling because he found $176 in cash and $310 in checks, returned th...
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 10 1949
Description: Fans and cheerleaders from Kimberly at the state high school basketball tournament. Cheerleaders in front, left to right, are Laverne Kamps, Joanne Lamers,...
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Internal Revenue Service Office

Date: 03 14 1949
Description: Elevated view of workers serving customers at the Internal Revenue Service office as the tax deadline nears.
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Mailman George A. Perkins

Date: 03 10 1949
Description: Mailman George A. Perkins receiving a purse containing 25 silver dollars from Marshall Browne, publisher of the East Side News, on the 25th anniversary of ...
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Blessed Sacrament School

Date: 03 22 1949
Description: The Blessed Sacrament Parent Teacher Association sponsored a crafts and hobby show. There were 148 pupils participating with a variety of entries. The winn...
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University of Wisconsin Boxing Team

Date: 04 05 1949
Description: Preparing to depart by train for the forthcoming NCAA boxing meet are University of Wisconsin national boxing team defending champions and their coaching s...
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Madison Community Chest Budget Committee

Date: 04 05 1949
Description: Attorneys John Brickhouse and James Karn, members of the 1949 Madison Community Chest budget committee, standing on the steps of the Dane county court hous...
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Madison Community Chest Budget Committee

Date: 04 05 1949
Description: Mrs. B.I. (Rose) Peterson and Mrs. P.H. (Celestine) Hyland having a cup of coffee at the Peterson home. Both women are members of the 1949 Madison Communit...
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Madison Visiting Nurse Service

Date: 04 11 1949
Description: Visiting nurse Esther Sorensen standing at her car ready to start her daily activities.
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Kayser Motors

Date: 04 13 1949
Description: Five automotive technicians work on engines inside the engine rebuilding department at Kayser Motors.
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Former University of Wisconsin Boxing Champions

Date: 04 19 1949
Description: Three former NCAA boxing champions share memories from their days as boxers for the University of Wisconsin. From left are: Warren Jolleymore, Omar Crocker...
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Men's Croquet Teams

Date: 04 21 1949
Description: Group portrait of two east side men's croquet teams, holding their mallets. Standing, left to right: Tommy Olson, referee; Wally Hoffman; Ole Olson; Marvin...
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Badger Bus Coach

Date: 04 28 1949
Description: A Badger Bus Company bus picking up passengers on Fairchild Street due to the Union Bus Station being closed because of a Northland Greyhound Bus strike.
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Trygve Lie, United Nations Secretary-General

Date: 06 16 1949
Description: Pictured as he arrived in Madison is Trygve Lie, United Nations secretary-general. Mr. Lie was in Madison to receive an honorary degree from the University...
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Security State Bank Baseball Team

Date: 08 10 1949
Description: Jim Westby (left) and Bob Goodman, members of the Security State Bank softball team pose for a portrait. The men were absent when the group portrait was ta...
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Mrs. Carl (Lola) Waller and Mrs. Everett F. (Elsa) Johnson

Date: 08 11 1949
Description: Mrs. Carl (Lola) Waller, 2138 Chamberlin Avenue, and her neighbor, Mrs. Everett F. (Elsa) Johnson, 2130 Chamberlin Avenue, posing for a portrait while atte...
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Cross Plains Baseball Team

Date: 09 04 1949
Description: Cross Plains baseball team in uniform.
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Sports Fisherman Leroy M. Kreisler with His Prize Catch

Date: 09 12 1949
Description: Sports fisherman Leroy M. Kreisler, Monona, holding the thirty-eight pound sturgeon he caught in the Wisconsin River near Okee. The fish measured thirty-fi...
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Smallest Fisherman

Date: 09 24 1949
Description: Ronald Rutlin of 1726 Helena Street holding a fishing trophy while standing in front of a brick wall. He was awarded the trophy by the Yahara Fisherman's C...
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Youth Speakers' Bureau

Date: 09 21 1949
Description: Shown preparing their talks are members of the Youth Speakers' Bureau John Vincent, chairman, Peggy Huiskamp and Dick Cyr. The purpose of the Youth Speaker...

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