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Office Environment

Date: 1926
Description: A businessman and his secretary at the desk in his office.
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Mayor Welcoming New Strand Theater Manager

Date: 04 17 1931
Description: Charles Loewenberg and Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman welcoming new manager, James D. Kennedy, of Fox Strand Theatre.
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West Side Benefit League Officers

Date: 12 17 1952
Description: Newly installed officers of the West Side Benefit League which was organized by the West Side Business Men's Association to furnish immediate funds to the ...
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Louis H. Wagner

Date: 06 04 1944
Description: Louis H. Wagner with man discussing establishment of a youth center in Madison. Wagner is co-owner of the Campus Soda Grill, 714 State Street.
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Editor Marshall F. Browne

Date: 08 04 1944
Description: Marshall F. Browne at his typewriter. He was editor and publisher of the "East Side News" and several other publications.
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John L. O'Connor

Date: 01 24 1945
Description: John L. O'Connor, President, O'Connor Gasoline and Oil Company, 211 South Brearly Street, looking in file drawer.
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J.H. Svendsen and Joe Borecek

Date: 02 28 1945
Description: Portrait of J.H. Svendsen (left), owner of Svendsen's Painting and Decorating Firm at 118 State Street, and Joe Borecek, retail store manager. The store wa...
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Mr. Henry J. Napper

Date: 03 08 1945
Description: Portrait of Henry J. Napper, 2127 Kendall Avenue, in his grocery store at 2532 Monroe Street. Mr. Napper, who has been in the grocery business for 50 years...
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Joseph P. Woolsey at West Washington Avenue Underpass Hearing

Date: 11 25 1947
Description: Joseph P. Woolsey, Pres-Treasurer Heilman Baking Co., speaking at a hearing on the possibility of putting West Washington Avenue under the Chicago, Milwauk...
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Joseph Bruno and Santos Caravello

Date: 11 01 1948
Description: Joseph Bruno and Santos Caravello. The two men testified regarding the importance of the Optimist Club in helping give them at an early age, as children li...
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Will N. Wells

Date: 02 02 1949
Description: Will N. Wells, of the Wells Printing Company, celebrating his eighty-fourth birthday with friends. Left to right: John G. MacFarland, an actor; J.J. McMana...
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Community Chest Annual Dinner

Date: 02 07 1949
Description: Attending the annual dinner of the Madison Community Chest are, left to right: Chief Justice Marvin Rosenberry, first president of the organization; Stanle...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Car Construction

Date: 06 15 1948
Description: Curlee Seals, Jr. discussing plans for his 1949 Soap Box Derby racer with three members of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce, Curlee's sponsor for the...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Officials

Date: 06 17 1949
Description: Group portrait of the officials for the 1949 Soap Box Derby. Left to right, seated: Sgt. Ed Roman, of the Marine recruiting station; Ralph Hult, president ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Officials

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: Soap Box Derby officials and judges for the 1949 derby are pictured in a group portrait. Left to right, they are John Hubbins, cashier of the American Exch...
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Businessman Joe Dottl

Date: 10 06 1949
Description: Joe Dottl, founder of the Ideal Body Company at 502 South Park Street, sitting at a desk. He is a native of Germany and became a blacksmith when he came to...
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Wisconsin Automotive Trade Association

Date: 03 31 1950
Description: Three men of the Wisconsin Automotive Trade Association sit at and stand by a desk during what is probably a donation check presentation. Organization Pre...
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Korean War Opinion Poll

Date: 06 27 1950
Description: Journalist John Prindle, right, conducting an on-the-street interview with W.H. Kelly, a sporting goods dealer and Navy veteran, about his opinions on the ...
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Samuel Schwartz, Druggist

Date: 03 06 1952
Description: Portrait of Samuel Schwartz at Schwartz Pharmacy, 902 Mound Street. Schwartz is a University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy graduate.
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Bud Shafer, Druggist

Date: 03 06 1952
Description: Portrait of "Bud" Shafer, owner of Shafer's Pharmacy at 1351 Williamson Street. Shafer is a graduate of University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy.

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