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Employees at Office Christmas Party

Date: 12 1928
Description: International Harvester employees standing around a Christmas tree and Santa Claus during an office party. Many of the workers are wearing party hats and s...
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Party Banquet for Gardner Baking Co. Families

Date: 04 11 1928
Description: Group portrait of Gardner Baking Co. families wearing paper party hats sitting at two long banquet tables. There are Purity Bread signs over the tables whi...
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American House or Flom Hotel

Date: 1870
Description: The Flom Hotel or American House, 323 East Main Street, at the corner of South Hancock Street. The Vilas House, whose conveyance stands in front, was a riv...
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Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Addition to Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 08 09 1949
Description: State and University of Wisconsin officials join in ground-breaking ceremonies for additions to the Wisconsin General hospital. left to right: Governor Osc...
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Walgreen Employee Honored

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: Robert A. Knoll (left) receives a gold watch in honor of his 25 years of service with Walgreen Drug Stores. It is being presented by E.A. Rintelmann. Mr. K...
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Birthday Party for a Madison Businessman

Date: 12 06 1949
Description: A group gathers for a portrait around a table at the Park Hotel during the birthday dinner of Madison businessman Louis Hirsig. Seated at the dinner table ...
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Rennebohms Moving to New Governor's Residence

Date: 12 13 1949
Description: Sixteen employees of the Rennebohm Drug Company carry miscellaneous furnishings from the old executive residence to the new one in Maple Bluff. The "moving...
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Park Hotel Employees Party

Date: 01 04 1950
Description: Alfred Ellickson and Alfred Randall playing violin and guitar, while Adolph, standing at right, is holding a lighter up to a large cigar held in the guitar...
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Groundbreaking for Madison General Hospital Addition

Date: 07 10 1950
Description: Edward J. B. Schubring (left), president of Madison General hospital association, and City Manager Leonard G. Howell wield the shovels at the groundbreakin...
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Women Making Gift Packages

Date: 12 17 1953
Description: Three unidentified women (employees or volunteers) possibly at and possibly from radio station WIBA, making up Christmas gift packages of candy, nuts, and ...
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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: Monnetta Shippy standing next to an assistant device during her job as a practical nurse at University Hospitals. She is also one of the original members o...
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Wisconsin Telephone Operators with Christmas Baskets

Date: 12 21 1956
Description: Wisconsin Telephone Company operators are shown with Christmas baskets of food to be delivered to the needy. Left to right: Barbara Gardner, Ione Wall, Van...
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Pure Oil Farewell Dinner

Date: 01 31 1957
Description: Left to right are: James Meyers, Martin Bliese, Ole Gunderson, and Keith Blechlin, all of whom are being transferred from the Madison Pure Oil Co. office.
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Pure Oil Farewell Dinner

Date: 01 31 1957
Description: Mrs. Jack McCarron (left), Mae Boyd, Mrs. Irv Skoyen and Mrs. D.W. Kirner, employees of the Pure Oil Co. Madison office, are leaving the company or being t...
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Pure Oil Farewell Dinner

Date: 01 31 1957
Description: Group portrait of four of the twenty employees staying in Madison with the Pure Oil Co. They include, from left: Knowlton Levernick, H.C. Hoff, J.M. Beveri...
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Hult Family Party

Date: 12 21 1957
Description: Attendees at the Hult Capital Garage "family" party, held at Nakoma Country Club include garage president Ralph Hult at far left. Others are, from left to ...
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Hult Family Party

Date: 12 21 1957
Description: Attendees at a party for the Hult Capital Garage "family" party. Seated are Elizabeth and William Garrity. Standing left to right: Clarence Thorstad, Winst...
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Wiscconsin Motor Vehicle Department Banquet

Date: 02 13 1958
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department employees. They include, from left to right: Evelyn Alsheimer (Waunakee), Joan Waterwirth (Fall River)...
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Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department Banquet

Date: 02 13 1958
Description: In attendance at the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department Banquet are (seated in the first row): Ethel Connors, H L. Stone, and Marie Howard. Standing in bac...
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Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department Banquet

Date: 02 13 1958
Description: Commissioner Melvin Larson presents honorary certificates for service to Catherine Griffith (five years) and Malitta Siebel (21 years).

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