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Ed Gein is Led to State Crime Lab

Date: 11 17 1957
Description: Ed Gein (1906-1984) is escorted by three law enforcement officers to the State Crime Lab, 917 University Avenue for lie detector and other tests.
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First Snowfall at Sherman Terrace

Date: 11 26 1953
Description: Trying out their sleds are Judy Stanley and Wendy Wanda.
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First Snowfall at Sherman Terrace

Date: 11 26 1953
Description: Bobby Carr enjoying a downhill run on his sled.
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Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
Description: A newspaper salesman guarding his wares against a damp chilly wind.
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Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
Description: A person is bicycling around Capitol Square in the rain.
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Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
Description: A solitary woman is carrying an umbrella while crossing the street at the intersection of South Carroll and Main Streets. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in...
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Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
Description: Three shoppers and two youngsters showing how you lean "left to buck the wind" when you cross Monona Avenue at the Capitol Square.
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 12 1953
Description: Boy Scouts of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps are unloading holiday trees from boxcars at the Gisholt Machine Company, where they have set up a lot to ...
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Weather Bureau Operation at Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Harold Evans launching a weather balloon from the pilot balloon shelter on top of the Truax Field control tower.
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Pet Bantam Hen

Date: 03 1955
Description: Pet hen "Millie" riding in the front seat with Mrs. Arthur Straight as she drives the family truck.
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Two Men Arguing Over a Parking Space

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Two men crouching in a parking lot smiling while arguing over who gets to park in one parking spot, with their respective cars fender to fender behind them...
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Eiffel Tower Replica

Date: 09 17 1964
Description: Pedestrians pass a replica of the Eiffel Tower being constructed by workers at the corner of East Washington and Pinckney Streets on the Capitol Square. Th...
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Freedom Rider Protestors

Date: 03 16 1965
Description: Two Universtiy students wave a Confederate flag on the steps of the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union in protest of the 114 Freedom Riders boarding bu...
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Armed Forces Day Parade

Date: 05 18 1957
Description: Children with their parents are sitting on the curb and watching the Armed Forces Day parade on Madison's Capitol Square. Other spectators are standing beh...
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Sorority Rush

Date: 09 23 1957
Description: Group of college women wearing name tags while standing on Langdon Street, waiting their turns to tour all the sorority houses hosting informal teas. It wa...
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First Customer for Doty St. Parking Ramp

Date: 12 13 1957
Description: Automobile at the entrance of the recently opened Doty Street parking ramp. The driver, David O'Neil, is being ushered into the ramp by Traffic Engineer Jo...
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Retiring Railroad Conductor

Date: 12 31 1957
Description: Patrick J. Donnelly (left) on his last day of work after serving as conductor with the North Western Railway for 52 years. K.M. Prenot (right), a brakeman ...
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Governor Nelson Heading Home After His First Day of Work

Date: 01 06 1959
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson is shown entering the governor's official state car on Tuesday at the end of his first full day of service as Wisconsin's chief exe...
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Hollington K. Tong, Nationalist China Ambassador to the United States

Date: 02 19 1958
Description: Hollington K. Tong, Nationalist China Ambassador to the United States (left) and O.C. Akre, Madison representative of Northwest Orient Airlines (center) ar...
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We Saw You . . . Riding a School Bus

Date: 03 02 1958
Description: Three girls chatting and laughing as they ride the school bus. Other students are seen at the back of the bus.

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