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E.S.B.M.A. Fall Festival, Flower Room

Date: 09 15 1937
Description: Eastside Business Men's Association fall festival, in Fuller and Johnson building 51 N. Dickinson at 1402 E. Washington Avenue, flower room, showing shelve...
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Floral Exhibit at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 12 1928
Description: Floral display at East Side Business Men's Association's (ESBMA) Fall Festival at Sugar Beet Factory on Sugar Avenue for Mr. Cranefield, West Side News.
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Family around Adorned Table

Date: 1878
Description: Two women, a young girl, two boys and a man are gathered around a table that has fruit displayed on plates. The man is sitting in an office chair. The fram...
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State Fair Dining Room

Date: 1935
Description: Interior view of the Fruits and Vegetables Building at the Wisconsin State Fair, showing the dining room and the tables decorated with lavish floral displa...
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Bishop William P. O'Connor

Date: 07 20 1947
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor, speaking to a congregation of several thousand people at Camp Randall Stadium for the Holy Hour focusing on World Peace.
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Catholic Holy Hour

Date: 07 20 1947
Description: Four priests and Bishop William P. O'Connor at the Catholic Holy Hour, at Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. To the left of Bisho...
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Men's Bowling Tournament Officials

Date: 02 07 1948
Description: Men's Bowling tournament officials: left to right, Lee Edwards, William N. Blu, Ray Farness, "Roundy" Coughlin, John Dillon, Bob Aspinwall, and Earl Haase.
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Guernsey Cow at Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A man stands next to a Guernsey cow in the International Harvester tent at the Wisconsin State Fair. A sign reads: "Why We Are Not Displaying Our Full Line...
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Testimonial Banquet for Thomas E. Jones, UW Track Coach

Date: 05 27 1948
Description: Testimonial banquet, in Crystal Ballroom of the Loraine Hotel, sponsored by the Rotary Club, for Thomas E. Jones, U.W. track coach, who will be retiring af...
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Madison Elks "Hi-Bill" Club Testimonial Dinner

Date: 02 21 1949
Description: Connie Schwoegler, national individual match-game bowling champion, was honored at a testimonial dinner sponsored by the Madison Elks "Hi-Bill" Club at the...
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Wisconsin Women's Golf Association Tournament

Date: 06 05 1949
Description: Members of the planning committee for the Wisconsin Women's Golf Association state tournament to be held at the Maple Bluff Country Club. From left are Mrs...
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 1955
Description: The Brooklyn Grange parade float in a Labor Day parade. Men and women on the float mimic various household and recreational activities.
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Constitution Day Luncheon

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Guests sitting at the head table at the Madison Lions Club Constitution Day Luncheon at the Park Hotel. Left to right are Rev. Charles R. Bell, Jr., pastor...
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Edgewood High School Football Banquet

Date: 12 19 1949
Description: Annual banquet for the Edgewood High School football team held in the school cafeteria. Left to right: Earl Wilke, head coach; Dean Corcoran, voted most v...
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Charter Members of Turner Auxiliary

Date: 11 23 1950
Description: Three charter members of the Turner auxiliary of Madison are shown at the 56th anniversary luncheon. They are Marguerite Drews, Alma Speckner, current pres...
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Badger Beauty Contest

Date: 1905
Description: Badger Beauty contest at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Helen Fitzgerald is shown in back against the wall 6th from the left. She was a member of Tri...
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Historical Pageant

Date: 1925
Description: Two girls in costume sitting at the feet of Mary Turner Carriel, who is sitting on a raised dais in a chair dressed in a fur-trimmed cape, crowned Mother Q...
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Champion Football Team at Banquet

Date: 11 17 1953
Description: The Waunakee High School championship football team attends a banquet. They are, seated left to right: Principal Robert Riehl, Reverand Wayne Turner, Wisco...
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Illegal Gambling Machine

Date: 04 04 1942
Description: An illegal gambling machine in a dining area of a restaurant. A waiter is visible through a doorway on the left.
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Holy Hour At Breese Stevens Field

Date: 09 12 1954
Description: Over fifty altar boys kneel before a stage decorated with a statue of Mary, with flower arrangements and United States flags. Bishop William P. O'Connor of...

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