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| Date: | 09 20 1953 |
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| Description: | A posed photograph taken for the Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corp. to mark the substitution of buses for streetcars on the West Burnham Street line. |
| Date: | 09 28 1958 |
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| Description: | Fred Haney, manager of the 1958 National League pennant winning Milwaukee Braves, confers with his American League counterpart, Casey Stengel, manager of t... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Businessmen standing next to an International L-185 truck owned by the Max Branovan Shoe Company. The trailer is labeled "A. O. Smith Company Shoemobile". |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Daisy Bates shakes hands with President Eisenhower at the Summit Conference. |
| Date: | 07 24 1952 |
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| Description: | Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., turns around in his seat at the state fair to shake hands with three Civil Air Patrol cadets. |
| Date: | 06 1952 |
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| Description: | Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin greets his nephew, Kelly Kornely, at a Republican campaign event in Wisconsin. Also with McCarthy is Assemblyman G... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson arriving at the Loraine Hotel for a speaking engagement. During the campaign Senator Joseph R. McCarthy r... |
| Date: | 10 01 1956 |
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| Description: | Original caption from the Milwaukee Journal: "Manager Fred Haney, wearing an Indian headdress, reached out to shake the hand of a greeter at Gen. Mi... |
| Date: | 09 06 1956 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Attorney General Vernon Thomson campaigning in Green Bay as the Republican gubernatorial candidate. Thomson was successful, defeating Democrat Wi... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Men gather for a banquet on the occasion of a visit by Adlai Stevenson, Democratic Candidate for President. Stevenson on left. |
| Date: | 01 25 1950 |
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| Description: | Retiring president of the Madison Community Chest, E.L. Wingert of 117 North Prospect Avenue (left), congratulates his successor, Francis Bowman, Jr. of Ro... |
| Date: | 03 22 1950 |
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| Description: | Walter S. Alcumbrac, Madison superintendent of the Madison division of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, (right) receives a plaque for the bes... |
| Date: | 04 04 1950 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin boxing coach John J. Walsh congratulates boxer John R. "Dick" Murphy on his selection as captain for the 1951 team. |
| Date: | 04 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Roy L. Matson, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, gives a handshake to champion Arlene Brown of Janesville as runner-up Dale Sorenson looks on. |
| Date: | 06 20 1950 |
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| Description: | Don Gehrmann (left), who capped a great career by winning the mile and half mile races at the Big Ten-Pacific Coast intercollegiate track meet held at Camp... |
| Date: | 06 27 1950 |
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| Description: | The Madison board of education's summer driving program for high school students acquires another American Automobile Association (AAA) dual control car, a... |
| Date: | 08 1951 |
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| Description: | Organizers for the United Packinghouse Workers of America hand out leaflets concerning an upcoming National Labor Relations Board election to be held at th... |
| Date: | 12 11 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Curlers Club honor Jim Garver for donating a new recreation room at the clubhouse. Left to right: L.J. Leonard, Professor Leon Iltis... |
| Date: | 12 10 1950 |
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| Description: | Shown from left to right are Vincent Peterson using crutches, the Reverend Jerome Mersberger, pastor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, and Mickey Hal... |
| Date: | 02 04 1954 |
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| Description: | Senator Alexander Wiley and President Eisenhower. |
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