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Unpaid Bills

Date: 01 13 1950
Description: A display of unpaid bills. One of four images used in a montage of Don Dickinson, World War II veteran, and his daughter Linda Sue.
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Madison Heart Fund Drive

Date: 01 24 1950
Description: Mrs. John J. (Audrey) Walsh and Mrs. Gottfired (Ruth) Mayer attach plastic heart coin containers to posters for the Madison Heart Fund Drive.
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Oldsmobile in Showroom with Salesman and Customers

Date: 01 13 1950
Description: A new Oldsmobile car on display, probably in the showroom of Pyramid Motor Company Incorporated, 434 West Gilman Street, with a salesman and possible custo...
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Madison Heart Fund Drive

Date: 01 24 1950
Description: Mrs. James B. (Anya) Castle, chair of the women's division of the Madison Heart Fund Drive, displays a fundraising poster.
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March of Dimes Wheelchair Race

Date: 01 28 1950
Description: Four-year-old Paul Rosen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. (Agnes) Rosen, 118 Jackson Street, is all smiles at the Junior Chamber of Commerce March of Dimes Whe...
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James Dunn Contributing to Heart Fund

Date: 02 10 1950
Description: James Dunn, stage and movie star who was appearing in the leading role of "Harvey" at the Parkway Theater, is shown contributing to Madison's heart fund dr...
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South Shore Methodist Church Mortgage Burning

Date: 02 12 1950
Description: A mortgage burning ceremony was held at the South Shore Methodist Church, 610 Olin Avenue, and more than 100 persons participated. The church was built and...
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Optimists Heart Drive

Date: 02 13 1950
Description: The Madison Optimists presented a check for $100 to the Madison Heart Committee for American Heart Week in commemoration of Optimist members who have died ...
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Transfer of Governor's Residence

Date: 02 15 1950
Description: The historic governor's residence, 130 East Gilman Street, passed officially into University of Wisconsin hands. U.W. President Fred (left) hands a $60,000...
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House in Olbrich Park Subdivision — Madison

Date: 02 22 1950
Description: Front view of a house to be used in an advertisement for home and subdivision development. The current address of this home is 3736 Sargent Street.
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Helena Greenheck

Date: 03 10 1950
Description: Antique dealer Helena Greenheck, Highway 130, standing in front of a collection of glassware.
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Wilbur S Grant Office Building

Date: 03 14 1950
Description: Copy negative of architectural drawing by Flad Associates of Wilbur S. Grant Accounting Office Building at 148 East Johnson Street.
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Perkins Sheet Metal Company

Date: 03 14 1950
Description: Exterior of Perkins Sheet Metal Company at 2803 University Avenue (University Avenue and Franklin Street). Lenox dealer.
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Girl Scout Selling Cookies

Date: 03 16 1950
Description: Troop 118 Girl Scout Pauline Heland of 228 Langdon Street gets an order for Girl Scout cookies from Francis F. Bowman, Jr., president of the Madison Commun...
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Ice Truck Wreck

Date: 03 24 1950
Description: An ice truck is lying overturned on Highways 12-13 after encountering a patch of ice near Club Chanticleer west of Middleton. The truck and load of ice ove...
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Style Show

Date: 04 03 1950
Description: Mrs. Stephen E. (Kathryn) Gavin of 2811 Monroe Street, chairman of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae benefit dessert bridge party and style show, sitting at ri...
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Madison Veterans of Foreign Wars Mortgage Burning

Date: 04 11 1950
Description: Mrs. Frieda Abrahams, president of the VFW woman's auxiliary, holds a candle to the mortgage held by C.L. Skinner, post commander. The ceremony was for the...
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UNICO Supports Boys Town of Italy

Date: 04 07 1950
Description: Joseph Bruno presents a check to A.R. Sanna, an honorary member of the Madison chapter of UNICO National, for the Boys Towns of Italy, Inc. in New York Cit...
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Prize-Winning Poster Promoting Mission Sunday

Date: 04 12 1950
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor (left) presents a check to Marcia Pilon, an Edgewood College freshman, for her prize-winning poster for the Society for the Prop...
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Westminster Church "Singing School"

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: A group of Westminster Presbyterian Church members in old fashioned dress recreate an old-time singing school as a fund raiser to bring five displaced pers...

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