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Governor Kohler on Inauguration Day

Date: 01 01 1951
Description: Chief Justice Oscar M. Fritz and incumbent Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. stand at the podium on inauguration day.
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Women Watching Governor Kohler's Inauguration

Date: 01 01 1951
Description: Women standing while watching Walter J. Kohler Jr.'s inauguration from the East Wing of the Capitol Building. They are, left to right: Mrs. Fred Gimbel, Ne...
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Dinner for East Side Business Men's Association

Date: 01 18 1951
Description: Men sitting at the speaker's table at the annual Security State Bank dinner at the Hotel Loraine for the East Side Business Men's Association. Seated right...
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Daughters of the American Revolution Officers

Date: 02 22 1951
Description: State and national officers of the Daughters of the American Revolution organization. Left to right: Lola Pierstorff, state chair of joint education; Mrs. ...
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45th Anniversary of Wolff, Kubly, Hirsig Company

Date: 02 22 1951
Description: Old and new friends and employees of Wolff, Kubly, and Hirsig attend the 45th anniversary celebration of the firm. Seated at the head table are: Stanley "D...
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Daughters of the American Revolution Leaders

Date: 03 13 1951
Description: Leaders of the Wisconsin chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) gather at the fifty-fifth annual state convention. They are, (left to ri...
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Madison and Wisconsin Foundation Banquet

Date: 03 21 1951
Description: Men sitting at the speakers' table at the Madison and Wisconsin Foundation annual banquet with state, city and university officials as invited guests. Incl...
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Norwegion Golf Outing

Date: 05 18 1951
Description: Twelve Norwegion men observe the opening of Madison's observance of Syttende Mai, the Norwegion Independence Day, with a "golfspill" at the Nakoma Golf Clu...
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Dedication of Statue of Liberty Replica

Date: 06 14 1951
Description: The Boy Scout color guard participates in the dedication of a miniature replica of the Statue of Liberty in Giddings Park, 944 Sherman Avenue at East Gorha...
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St. Paul's Liberty Lutheran Church

Date: 06 10 1951
Description: Members of the Ladies' Aid Society display a plate bearing a hand-painted image of St. Paul's Liberty Lutheran Church, Deerfield. The plate was painted by ...
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Gov. Kohler Signs Bill

Date: 06 07 1951
Description: Governor Walter Kohler signs into law the bill providing that the governor and the legislature shall review all public expenditures, including money from r...
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Maple Bluff Fourth of July Celebration

Date: 07 05 1951
Description: Twelve children from the Maple Bluff Fourth of July parade wearing varied costumes and standing in front of a large United States flag.
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Holy Hour

Date: 08 06 1951
Description: The Most Rev. William P. O'Connor, Catholic bishop of Madison, officiates at the sixth annual Holy Hour held at Edgewood College campus, Monroe Street.
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Hoover Boat Tour

Date: 08 11 1951
Description: A Hoover Boat Company boat, with fourteen Madison aldermen and their parties, is taken on a tour of Lakes Mendota and Monona and the Yahara River.
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Wisconsin vs. Ohio State Football Game

Date: 10 13 1951
Description: Robert "Tuffy" Young, freshman halfback from Green Bay, executes nifty footwork while picking up ten yards for Wisconsin in the second quarter.
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ROTC Color Guard

Date: 10 14 1951
Description: The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) color guard starts the halftime ceremony at the Wisconsin vs. Ohio State football game when all four branches of ...
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Oil Progress Week Proclamation Signing

Date: 10 12 1951
Description: Madison mayor George Forster signs the proclamation to observe Oil Progress Week, while Arnold Wake (center), the general chairman for the observance, and ...
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Junior Red Cross Membership Drive

Date: 10 30 1951
Description: Three Wisconsin High School students stand at a Junior Red Cross display. From left are members Donald Schmitt, president; Carol Jacobson, vice-president; ...
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Mobile Civil Defense Test

Date: 10 31 1951
Description: Governor Walter Kohler addresses a group of volunteers assembled at the Wisconsin State Capitol as part of Wisconsin's first civil defense support battalio...
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Optimist Week

Date: 10 06 1951
Description: Mayor George Forster signs a document proclaiming November 11 to November 17 as Optimist Week. Looking on are John Canny, right, Madison Newspaper, Inc. a...

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