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Model Posing at Parade of Homes

Date: 06 1960
Description: Model standing in front of 3209 Kingston Drive, a demonstration residence at the 1960 “Parade of Homes” promotional event.
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Veteran Bus Driver Ends Career

Date: 08 1960
Description: Elmer Markin, veteran Greyhound Bus driver, completes his last trip in his 35-year career. Markin helps a passenger exit from the bus at the Madison Union ...
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Mrs. J.N. Heater and Honey Display

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Description: Honey display by the Eureka Apiary. A sign in front of the display on the table says "Hands Off." Mrs. J.N. Heater stands on the left. In the foreground ce...
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Elizabeth Wickenden with Arthur Altmeyer

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Description: Elizabeth Wickenden, standing to the left of Arthur Altmeyer, was a social welfare and Social Security policy consultant, analyst, and writer, and professo...
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Crowd at Carnival

Date: 1898
Description: Crowd scene and circus barker in front of “The Electric Era Shows” tent, probably at a fair or carnival. A smaller tent in the background on the left has a...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of an unidentified woman posing standing with her right hand resting on a prop wooden fence. She is holding a pouch-ty...
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Maple Bluff Country Club Women's Spring Luncheon

Date: 04 26 1961
Description: Three new members visit during the Maple Bluff Country Club women's spring luncheon and style show. Left to right are: Phyllis Searle, Min Shepard, and Kay...
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Madison General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1963

Date: 06 14 1961
Description: Forty-three nursing students in the Madison General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1963 begin the two-year clinical phase of their nursing education. ...
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Group Portrait of People with Automobiles

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Description: View across road towards a group of people posing and standing near two automobiles. There are four women, three men, and a girl. The car on the right has...
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Madison Women's Golf Awards Dinner

Date: 06 27 1961
Description: Attending the annual golf awards dinner at Maple Bluff Country Club are, left to right: Mrs. William Straub, Vilma Foust, Jessie Nelson and Dorothy Martin.
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified woman with eyeglasses posing standing with her hands crossed, with a handbag ...
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Outdoor Portrait of Group of European Americans

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Description: Exterior portrait of an unidentified woman and a girl posing standing by a large houseplant in front of a brick building. Another woman (obscured) is in th...
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Studio Group Portrait of European American Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two unidentified women posing standing. They are wearing dark-colored skirts, light-colored blouses, and hats. Both women are also holdi...
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Outdoor Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Exterior portrait of an unidentified woman posing standing on a road near a wooden sidewalk. She is holding a purse in her left hand, and is wearing a dark...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Studio portrait of an unidentified woman posing sitting. She has a purse and light coat on her lap, and is wearing a light-colored skirt and blouse, hat, a...
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We Saw You . . . at Who's New Club Luncheon

Date: 09 16 1960
Description: Many new Madison residents attend the fall luncheon for the Who's New Club held at the Blackhawk Country Club. Shown (L-R) seated are: Mrs. Mitchell Vesses...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of European Americans

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of an unidentified group of people. Four women and one man are posing standing on a wooden walkway in a yard.
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Congressman Obey and President Carter

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter poses with Congressman David R. Obey, his wife, Joan Obey and an unknown man. The space is decorated with crepe paper and welcome si...
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Outdoor Portrait of European American Couple; Best Residence

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Description: Outdoor portrait of an unidentified man and woman posing standing on the wooden porch of a brick building. The vantage point of the camera is from the grou...
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Ceremony at Normandy Groundbreaking

Date: 08 28 2004
Description: The Normandy Interpretive Center groundbreaking ceremony. Soldiers carrying the American flag march between two tents filled with guests. Participants in t...

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