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United States Army Safety Program

Date: 01 03 1944
Description: United States Army safety award banner presented to the Wisconsin Power and Light Company. Employees are grouped around it.
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Assembly and Senate Baseball Players

Date: 06 25 1935
Description: Five legislators dressed in baseball uniforms shaking hands before a baseball game at Breese Stevens Field. L to R: Senator Sherman W. Wade, Antigo; Joseph...
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Waters Motor Co. and Pontiacs

Date: 06 01 1935
Description: Waters Motor Co., located at 802 East Washington Avenue. There are two men shaking hands in front of old and new Pontiacs.
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Waters Motor Co. and Pontiacs

Date: 06 01 1935
Description: Waters Motors Co., 802 East Washington Avenue. Two men are shaking hands in front of old and new Pontiacs parked along the curb.
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Tennis Players

Date: 03 12 1935
Description: Four young women tennis players greeting each other at the net at Tenney Park's new tennis courts. From left to right are: Alta Mae Freund, Violette Spence...
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Dorothy Page & Mary Callahan

Date: 07 24 1934
Description: Mary Callahan, Nakoma on the left, and Dorothy Page, Madison on the right, leaders in the qualifying round of the Wisconsin women's golf association tourna...
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Governor Schmedeman Shaking Hands

Date: 02 14 1933
Description: Governor Albert G. Schmedeman shaking hands after signing mortgage bill which grants moratoriums to Wisconsin farm and home mortgages. Left to right are: S...
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Mayor Schmedeman Shaking Hands

Date: 07 30 1931
Description: Mayor Albert Schmedeman shaking hands with Mrs. Togstad, in front of the Morris O. Togstad Chapter 2 Disabled American Veterans of the World War flag, with...
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Mayor Schmedeman and Nina Westbury

Date: 07 30 1931
Description: Mayor Albert Schmedeman holding the hand of Nina Westbury in front of the Morris O. Togstad Chapter 2 Disabled American Veterans of the World War flag.
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Dodge 8 Marathon Car

Date: 08 13 1930
Description: Two men shaking hands in front of Dodge Brothers Trucks and Madison Motor Car Company next to a Dodge 8 Marathon automobile. The mounted spare tire has a s...
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Presentation of the Moose Prize Car

Date: 08 04 1930
Description: Mr. Larson presenting the Moose Whippet prize car to the winner at Whippet Knight Sales Company, 437 W. Gilman Street.
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Mayor Schmedeman Greeting Indian Chief

Date: 07 09 1930
Description: Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman greeting Chief Shunatuna, who is on horseback and who is in Madison with the Official United States Indian band at the RKO Orphe...
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Politicians Shaking Hands

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: George A. Nelson, Milltown, former assemblyman and president of the Wisconsin Union of the American Society of Equity, and John E. Cashman, Denmark, State ...
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Politicians Shaking Hands

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: George A. Nelson, Milltown, former assemblyman and president of the Wisconsin Union of the American Society of Equity, and John E. Cashman, Denmark, State ...
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Captain Bong and Governor Goodland

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: War hero Capt. Richard I. Bong, of Poplar, Wisconsin, credited with knocking out 21 Japanese planes in the South Pacific, shaking hands with Governor Walte...
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American House or Flom Hotel

Date: 1870
Description: The Flom Hotel or American House, 323 East Main Street, at the corner of South Hancock Street. The Vilas House, whose conveyance stands in front, was a riv...
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John McBride and Tiny Krueger, Wisconsin State Senators

Date: 07 18 1947
Description: Senator John C. McBride (R-Milwaukee), and Senator Clifford W. "Tiny" Krueger (R-Merrill), perform a farewell handshake outside the Wisconsin senate chambe...
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Alpha Sigma Chi Group Portrait

Date: 02 24 1944
Description: Group portrait of seven members of Alpha Sigma Chi fraternity.
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U.S. Senator Joseph H. Ball and Governor Goodland

Date: 03 13 1944
Description: United States Senator Joseph H. Ball (R-Minn.), shaking hands with acting Governor Goodland at a luncheon for Republican Presidential candidate Harold E. S...
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Harry S. Truman with Madison Labor Leaders

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Democratic candidate for vice-president, Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri, being greeted by Madison labor leaders. From left: Roy E. Bewick, President o...

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