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Halloween Spooks

Date: 10 31 1951
Description: Carl Lueders' children stand at the door and trick-or-treat in their neighborhood on Halloween.
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Farmall Works Office

Date: 1952
Description: Front door of the International Harvester Farmall Works (factory) office.
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Front Door at Taliesin

Date: 08 1957
Description: Looking south at the open front door at Taliesin with birch trees on left and Buddha on right of center. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Gree...
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Taliesin Entry

Date: 08 1957
Description: Southwest view of entry of Taliesin with Budda on right side. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin.
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Terrace Entrance, St. Benedict's Convent Mother House

Date: 07 07 1955
Description: Close-up of terrace entrance and tower to St. Benedict's Convent, Mother House, Fox Bluff, 4200 County Highway M.
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Funeral of Robert M. La Follette Jr.

Date: 02 27 1953
Description: Robert M. La Follette Jr., funeral at Grace Episcopal Church. The former senator, who committed suicide, was thought to have been depressed. Some thought h...
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Catholic Boy Scouts

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Three Madison Boy Scouts received the Ad Altare Del medal at a retreat at the Dane County fairgrounds. Left to right: Reverend Wayne Turner, Tim Harrington...
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Herfurth House

Date: 1951
Description: The front door of the Herfurth house, 703 East Gorham Street, built by Theodore Herfurth around 1870 and owned in 1952 by Mrs. Ralph Dennis. A woman is sta...
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Taliesin Garden Room

Date: 08 1957
Description: Northeast exterior of the garden room at Taliesin, the summer home of Frank Lloyd Wright. View near the entrance to the home. Taliesin is located in the vi...
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Taliesin Garden Room Exterior

Date: 08 1957
Description: Northeast exterior wall of the Garden Room at Taliesin, the summer home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wiscons...
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Youngster Contributors to Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 09 16 1950
Description: "Roundy" Coughlin sitting on a stoop with some neighborhood children who put on a magic show to collect money for Roundy's Fun Fund for handicapped kids.
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Madison Civic Music Association

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: Three members of the Madison Civic Music Association board standing near a building entrance. They are: Helen Marting Supernaw, Mrs. Donald W. (Florence) A...
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'Princess' the Norwegian Elkhound

Date: 11 30 1950
Description: 'Princess' the Norwegian Elkhound waiting by the front doors of St. Mary's hospital. The dog waited every day for over five months for her owner, Mrs. B.M....
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Nels A. Anderson, Madison Postman

Date: 12 29 1950
Description: U.S. postman Nels A. Anderson delivers mail to a door marked "15." Anderson began delivering mail in Madison in 1912 and is the city's senior postman.
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Edgewood High School Play "Youth is A Journey"

Date: 07 29 1953
Description: Three members of the Edgewood High School 1953 graduating class performing "Youth is A Journey" on the steps of the school. Left to right are: Mary Durfee,...
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Christmas Customs

Date: 12 14 1953
Description: Maybelle Otterson demonstrates a Christmas custom as she hangs a front door decoration on her home at 209 North Blackhawk Avenue in Shorewood.
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26th of July Movement Meeting in Front of Building

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of members of the 26th of July Movement in front of a building in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro is in the foreground a...
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Nakoma PTA Blood Drive

Date: 01 04 1954
Description: Girl Scout Betsy Paddock, age eleven, talks to Lawrence and Arneita Halle in an effort to recruit donors for an upcoming Red Cross blood drive at Nakoma Sc...
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Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
Description: Steps made from railroad ties are a feature at one of the homes in the Parade of Homes.
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Babysitting the Charlton Children

Date: 08 07 1956
Description: Henry Charlton escorts babysitter Linda Taylor home after she completed her babysitting job with the Charlton children.

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