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Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner

Date: 02 17 1961
Description: State Representative Henry C. Schadeberg of Burlington checking the text of his speech with two of his hosts before making his Lincoln Day address to the D...
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Sherman Avenue Methodist Church Eagle Scout

Date: 02 17 1961
Description: Scoutmaster Flare Fredrickson presenting the Eagle Scout award to Ronald Bessire as his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Milton C. Bessire, look on. Ronald is a membe...
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Dane County Association for Mental Health Awards

Date: 02 08 1961
Description: Rev. Max Gabler, minister of the First Unitarian Society, shows a woman "Democratic Man," a book written by Edward C. Lindeman, during an award ceremony fo...
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Ninth Annual Management Night

Date: 03 29 1961
Description: Attendees having a discussion during the ninth annual Management Night at the Loraine Hotel. Left to right are: Robert E. Barth of Mautz Paint and Varnish ...
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We Saw You at ABWA Boss Night

Date: 03 27 1961
Description: Members of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) attending their traditional Boss Night dinner and program at the Simon House. Seated left to ri...
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Madison Board of Realtors and Madison Building Association

Date: 04 05 1961
Description: Members of the Madison Board of Realtors and the Madison Building Association shared a handshake to form joint committees to work on problems of common int...
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We Saw You at ABWA Boss Night

Date: 03 27 1961
Description: Members of the Madison chapter of the American Business Women's Association are shown with their bosses at the annual ABWA Boss Night banquet. Left to righ...
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Guidance Counselor Dora Schenk

Date: 04 09 1961
Description: Mrs. Dora Schenk, guidance counselor at Herbert Schenk School in Madison, meeting with student Sue Schreiber and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Schreiber.
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Brother-Sister General Motors Scholarship Winners

Date: 04 25 1961
Description: Madison Central High School senior Arlene Parmentier (right) holding a scholarship she won from General Motors. Her brother, Robert (left), is also a Gener...
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Veterans Hospital

Date: 05 11 1961
Description: Wisconsin legislators visit the Veterans Hospital in Madison.
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Wisconsin Architecture Award Winners

Date: 05 18 1961
Description: Harold Ames, sitting at center, looking over a model of the State Office building planned for the Hill Farms which was part of the honor awards exhibit of ...
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Engineers Honored

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Two men posing holding plaques. The original caption states: "Happy winners, Arthur Behling, Milwaukee, left, and G.D. Simonds, Clintonville, displaying aw...
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Testimonial Dinner for Mr. and Mrs. John Blawusch

Date: 05 24 1961
Description: Mr. and Mrs. John Blawusch are honored by the West Side Business Men's Association (WSBMA) and the Mid-States Food Dealers Association at a testimonial din...
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American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters

Date: 06 01 1961
Description: New officers of the Madison Chapter of the American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters include, from left to right, Charles Lem, 1033 Fiedler Lane, ass...
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Donald C. Slichter, President Of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

Date: 06 03 1961
Description: Donald C. Slichter, president of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, received the "Alumnus of the Year" award of the Wisconsin Alumni Associati...
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Honorary Degree Recipients, Wisconsin Alumni Association Banquet

Date: 06 03 1961
Description: Seated are, Mrs. Mary Ingraham Bunting, president of Radcliffe College, and Louis P. Lochner, Fair Haven, New Jersey, Pulitzer prize winning foreign corres...
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New Officers of the Wisconsin Alumni Association

Date: 06 03 1961
Description: New officers of the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Alumni Association are seated, left to right, Dr. Norman Becker, Fond du Lac, president; Lloyd Lars...
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Social Security Director Sydney Miller

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Sydney Miller, Social Security director for Dane County, sitting behind a desk.
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Bergman's Check

Date: 06 05 1961
Description: Two men and a woman posing with Bergman's Pharmacy check (?).
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Cat in Assembly Chambers

Date: 08 02 1961
Description: Two Wisconsin legislators hold a cat found in the Assembly chambers.

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