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Voter Registration

Date: 1933
Description: Citizens line up at the City Clerk office to register to vote while a woman raises her hand to take the oath.
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Benjamin Harrison with Group

Date: 04 27 1891
Description: Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, with Mrs. Harrison and a group of men and women on the parapet of Sutro Heights, San Francisco,...
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Mary Oscar Rennebohm and Madge Walter Goodland

Date: 01 01 1945
Description: Mrs. (Mary) Oscar Rennebohm visiting with Mrs. (Madge) Walter Goodland, prior to the inauguration of the State of Wisconsin officers.
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How to Use Voting Machine

Date: 03 08 1948
Description: First Step: The voter (Mrs. Thelma Hauser) receives her first instructions from the election official (Arvid Johnson) on a small working model. She must o...
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Retiring Mail Carrier, Mike Cawley

Date: 05 01 1948
Description: Retiring mail carrier, Mike Cawley, accepting an envelope containing a token of appreciation from Myrtle L. Hansen, clerk of circuit court at the Dane Coun...
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Secretary of Interior Visit

Date: 05 28 1948
Description: Wisconsin's Chairman of the State Highway Commission, James R. Law (left), greeting Secretary of the Interior, Julius A. Krug and his wife and son. They ar...
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Community Welfare Council Officers

Date: 12 16 1948
Description: Recently elected officers of the Community Welfare Council. Seated, left to right: Mrs. Thomas (Rosamond) Doran, 4117 Yuma Drive, representing the Catholic...
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League of Women Voters

Date: 02 20 1950
Description: Mrs. Robert J. (Joan) Francis of 833 Miami Pass, member of League of Women Voters, listens to City Clerk A.W. Bareis as he explains how to use a voting mac...
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Voters' Registration Week

Date: 08 05 1950
Description: Acting Madison City Manager George Forster signs a proclamation designating the week of August 14 as Voters' Registration week. Watching are, left to righ...
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Madison Home Show

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: Madison's first home show in thirteen years was officially opened by Acting Manager George Forster when he cut the ribbon at the entrance to the exhibit ar...
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Red Cross Blood Drive

Date: 12 09 1951
Description: City Attorney Harold E. Hanson has his blood pressure taken by Mary Clancy, Red Cross blood center staff nurse.
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Red Cross Blood Drive

Date: 12 09 1951
Description: Alderman Lyle R. Andrews, 7th ward, donates blood while lying on a gurney as Red Cross staff nurse Marge Schmitz looks on. Two nurses and other donors can ...
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Dean Rusk

Date: 11 1961
Description: Secretary of State Dean Rusk being greeted at the Tokyo airport during a goodwill tour.
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Women's Republican Club Meeting

Date: 12 11 1953
Description: Milo K. Swanton, a member of the president's Agricultural Advisory Committee, speaks with members of the Women's Republican Club. With him, left to right, ...
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Inauguration of Secretary of State

Date: 01 03 1955
Description: Glenn M. Wise (Mrs. John E. Wise) raises her hand while taking her oath of office before a robed judge. An audience looks on from the background. The origi...
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Glenn Wise at Train Station

Date: 08 19 1956
Description: Glenn Wise (right) shaking hands and saying goodbye to two of her friends who are standing up on the step of a railroad passenger car. They are (left) Mari...
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Rededication of the Juneau House

Date: 08 1994
Description: "When the wall below the Juneau House was redone, a rededication ceremony was held. Village President, Mike Weymier, is at the right."
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State Commission on Human Rights Officers

Date: 03 12 1959
Description: Newly elected officers of the State Commission on Human Rights. "They are, left to right, the Rev. Perry Saito, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Stev...
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Arthur J. Altmeyer Taking the Oath as Assistant Secretary of Labor

Date: 06 08 1934
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer taking the oath as Assistant Secretary of Labor. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stands on the left, and Samuel Gompers on the right,...
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William L. Mitchell after Being Sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security

Date: 1959
Description: Caption: "William L Mitchell after being sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. From left to right: his son, George Bigge, Ellen Woodward, Mitchell, ...

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