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Silver Dollars

Date: 07 22 1954
Description: A table full of silver dollars where bank workers are preparing them to be sent to American Can Co., a Milwaukee-based company which plans on paying its em...
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Skilled Hands at Work

Date: 01 27 1968
Description: Woman working on a wire harness for the lunar module section of an Apollo spacecraft at the AC Electronics division of General Motors Corp. plant.
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Ethel Anderson, Linotype Operator

Date: 08 31 1955
Description: Ethel Anderson at the linotype machine in the composing room of Madison Newspapers Incorporated.
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John Welton Fisher

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of John Welton Fisher, Milwaukee medical director.
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The Kennedy Center for the Hip & Knee at Mercy Medical Center — Interior

Date: 10 31 2003
Description: "Keeping our Friday fish fry tradition alive, Heather delivers a Friday meal featuring fish at Mercy Medical Center."
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First Governor's Conference on Aging Population

Date: 05 28 1956
Description: Employment of older adults is one of the topics of discussion at the First Governor's Conference on an Aging Population. 76 year old James Jordan works on ...
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St. Mary's Hospital Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center Dedication

Date: 03 21 1957
Description: Dr. Edward Bruckner, pathologist, Sister Mary Seraphia, S.S.M., administrator of the hospital, and Eleanor DeMeuse, supervisor nurse, conferring in the gla...
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Theresa EMTs

Date: 05 1991
Description: "Theresa EMTs."
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Mendota State Hospital Employees Honored

Date: 12 11 1958
Description: Shown in center is Gustave Pasicka, who is being honored as he retires from serving as a hospital aid at Mendota State Hospital. With him, at left, are: Ja...
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University Hospital Employees Recognition

Date: 09 18 1959
Description: Lloyd Hughes, hospital superintendent, and Alma C. Olson of Belleville attend a recognition ceremony for non-academic employees of University Hospital who ...
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Oscar Mayer and Company Service Awards

Date: 09 15 1960
Description: Oscar G. Mayer (center), president of Oscar Mayer and Company, presenting service awards to Arthur E. Ericson (left) for twenty years and to Carl G. Mayer ...
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Madison General Hospital Employees Service Awards

Date: 11 29 1960
Description: Group portrait of Madison General Hospital employees who received service pins at a special recognition dinner. All served 15 years, except Elva Mills (cen...
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We Saw You Entertaining VA Patients

Date: 12 19 1960
Description: The women's chapter of B'nai B'rith took care of the entertainment of patients and guests at the VA hospital on Christmas morning. Alma Sweet, longtime lia...
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Madison City Employes Honored for Years of Service

Date: 12 28 1961
Description: Eleven Madison city employes were honored by the City Council for 25 and 35 years of service. Alderman Harrison L. Garner (right) presents a 35-year award ...
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Red Cross Blood Drive

Date: 01 07 1954
Description: Red Cross blood drive at the Wisconsin Telephone Company. Nurses are attending to employees, who are volunteering to donate blood.
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Portrait of Male Employee Standing Outdoors

Date: 12 26 1922
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a suit standing on a sidewalk alongside a factory wall.
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Israelitisches Krankenhaus — Medical Staff

Date: 1938
Description: Group portrait of eight men and women in lab coats, standing outdoors, with two buildings in the background. Caption reads: "Israelitisches Krankenhaus was...
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We Saw You at Dietetic Group's Tea

Date: 04 18 1958
Description: Charter members of the Wisconsin Dietetic Association were honored at a tea held at the intern residence hall of University hospitals. Three who have worke...
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Eleanor Blankenship

Date: 08 15 1960
Description: Eleanor Blankinship, age 66, is shown at her desk at the University hospital allergy clinic where she started working in 1943. She shares a house with her ...
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Portrait of Man in Business Suit

Date: 05 19 1913
Description: Portrait of a man in a business suit posing behind a desk. A cord in the foreground is attached to a telephone on the desk.

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