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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 12 1953
Description: Boy Scouts of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps have set up a lot to sell Christmas trees at the Gisholt Machine Company. Lloyd Hansen is acting as a sal...
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Joan Hentchel, Miss Wisconsin, Named Miss Red Feather

Date: 10 18 1957
Description: Miss Wisconsin, Joan Hentchel, is named Miss Red Feather by the Madison United Givers' Fund. She is shown receiving the award from campaign chairman Charle...
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Christmas is Sharing

Date: 12 01 1957
Description: One of the dozens of Madison baby-sitters who give part of their earnings to the Empty Stocking Club is 13-year-old Julie Reynoldson, daughter of Mrs. and ...
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Madison Altrusa Club Annual Country Fair

Date: 04 25 1958
Description: One of the philanthropic projects of the Madison Altrusa Club's annual country fair proceeds is scholarships for young women to take the practical nurse's ...
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Welfare Fund Donations for Air Force Pilot's Son

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Portrait of Madison wrestling promoter Jimmy Demetral donating to a fund established for the welfare and education of the 3-month-old son of an Air Force p...
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Savings Bonds Sales Campaign

Date: 05 14 1958
Description: "Airman 2/C Don R. Roberts, Truax Field, is shown purchasing his portion of 'Share in America' — 15 U.S. $50 savings bonds. Roberts, a native of Wichita Fa...
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Halloween Fund Drive to Help UNICEF

Date: 10 21 1958
Description: Madison children call on their neighbors and friends to contribute funds for the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF). Shown collecting in a neighbor...
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Preparing Christmas Seals

Date: 11 07 1958
Description: One in a series of photographs depicting volunteers preparing a mailing of Christmas Seals as part of a campaign to raise funds to fight tuberculosis. Help...
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Preparing Christmas Seals

Date: 11 07 1958
Description: One in a series of photographs depicting volunteers preparing a mailing of Christmas Seals as part of a campaign to fight tuberculosis. Volunteers, shown w...
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Benefit Co-chairmen of the Dane County Medical Auxiliary

Date: 03 27 1959
Description: Mary Jefferson Davis and Nancy Taborsky viewing a book. They were co-chairwomen of the Dane County Medical auxiliary's benefit dinner dance. Proceeds went ...
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Governor Starts State Poppy Drive

Date: 05 12 1959
Description: Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson receives a poppy in his office from Selma Mepham, chairman of the 1959 state poppy drive. Looking on are Florence Wooleve...
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Madison Civic Symphony "Pops Concert"

Date: 01 17 1960
Description: Planning for the first "Pops Concert" staged by the Madison Civic Music Association and performed by the Madison Civic Symphony on April 30th are: L to R: ...
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: The original caption states: "Joseph Cutler, Milwaukee, left, presents University of Wisconsin President Conrad Elvehjem with a $25,000 check as the class ...
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Kiddie Carnival on Mohawk Drive

Date: 08 02 1959
Description: Six children who held a carnival at the residence of Mrs. Thelma Walker, at 4267 Mohawk Drive, where they raised $4.00 for the "Roundy's Fun Fund." Seated ...
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Hanks Garden Walk

Date: 08 03 1960
Description: Dr. Jane Hanks, Bennington, Vt. and Sybil Hanks are shown standing in the garden at the Lucien M. and Mary Esther "Mollie" Vilas Hanks house at 525 Wiscons...
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United Givers Fund Raising

Date: 11 03 1960
Description: Platform planks depicting areas of service of the 29 United Givers agencies were nailed to a ladder at the second fund report luncheon. At the top of the ...
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We Saw You . . . at West Side Garden Club Show

Date: 11 17 1960
Description: The West Side Garden Club holds its annual "Holiday House" show. Proceeds from the show are used for garden therapy, civic projects, conservation, and scho...
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Madison Pharmacists Women's Club Dinner Dance

Date: 11 12 1960
Description: Four members of the Madison Pharmacists Women's club admire a rosette tree hand-made for a table decoration at the club's annual dinner dance at the Nakoma...
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Madison Barbershop Quartet Singers Make Donation to the Empty Stocking Club

Date: 12 14 1960
Description: Madison barbershop quartet singers make a $350.00 donation to the Empty Stocking Club. The amount represents one half of the proceeds from the group's "Qua...
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Madison Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps Members Sell Christmas Trees

Date: 12 14 1960
Description: Madison Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps representatives receive a shipment of Christmas trees to sell at their two tree lots at the 1200 block of East Washi...

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