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| Date: | 04 03 1959 |
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| Description: | An authentic Scandinavian smorgasbord will be the key attraction at Madison's first Folk Festival and Fair sponsored and held at the YWCA, 122 State Street... |
| Date: | 04 13 1959 |
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| Description: | Costumes from other lands were featured at the First Madison YWCA Folk Festival and Fair. Shown modeling Norwegian dresses are, left to right: Eleanor Nerd... |
| Date: | 05 07 1959 |
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| Description: | A car to be awarded to the winner of a limerick contest for the East Side Businessmen's Association (ESBMA) festival. Shown with the car are Leo Kronenberg... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, showing steel work of North Wing under construction. Crowds of people are gathered on the lawn for t... |
| Date: | 08 1986 |
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| Description: | Poster promoting the 1986 New York Festival Latino, which was founded in 1976, produced by Joseph Papp, a Broadway producer, and directed by Oscar Ciccone ... |
| Date: | 1987 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising filmmakers in attendance at the 1987 Film Festival Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. The poster shows 49 photographs of the 53 filmmakers. ... |
| Date: | 05 1931 |
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| Description: | Members of the rhythm bands from the Woods and Fontana state graded schools pose outdoors holding their instruments. The children in the front row and on t... |
| Date: | 08 30 1959 |
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| Description: | Mark and Mike Merkle and Bill Lachnit enjoy watermelon at the Monona Grove Businessmen's Association Watermelon Festival. |
| Date: | 08 30 1959 |
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| Description: | Children enjoying big slices of watermelon at the Monona Grove Businessmen's Association watermelon festival. They include, from left, Kay Marks, Dannie Du... |
| Date: | 08 30 1959 |
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| Description: | President Edward Herzfeldt selling tickets for the Monona Grove Businessmen's Association-sponsored Watermelon Festival. Ticket buyers, left to right, incl... |
| Date: | 08 30 1959 |
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| Description: | Linda and Donald Harrison enjoying the Watermelon Festival sponsored by the Monona Businessmen's Association. |
| Date: | 09 1987 |
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| Description: | Laura Rivera celebrates Appreciation Day with an ear of corn. |
| Date: | 09 1990 |
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| Description: | Louise Wiseman performs at talent show dressed in lace lingerie. The stage is decorated with pumpkins and cornstalks. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Usherettes perform Swiss folk dances for the annual William Tell Festival. |
| Date: | 02 01 1960 |
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| Description: | Madison Cooperators of Opus Dei gave their third annual Fun-o-Rama event at the Catholic Community Center. Shown (left to right) at the candy booth are: Mr... |
| Date: | 03 01 1960 |
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| Description: | The Madison Cooperators of Opus Dei held their third annual Fun-o-Rama event at the Catholic Community Center. Shown (left to right) are: Mrs. H.W. Leonard... |
| Date: | 10 18 1960 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Edwin Burling is chairman of the Scandinavian Fair held at the Lake Edge Lutheran Church, Monona. Mrs. Burling is shown serving coffee from a copper k... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of a crowd of teenage boys racing down the street during the Hustler Harvest Festival. Both sides of the street are lined with crowd... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of street lined with merchandise stalls, a merry-go-round and a Ferris wheel set up for the Harvest Festival. A large crowd of people is in l... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A group of boys is racing down Hustler's Main Street during the Harvest Festival. The finish line is in the distance at the far end of the street. Crowds s... |
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