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Naturalized Citizens

Date: 01 17 1956
Description: Men and women holding United States flags after a ceremony in the federal courtroom making them naturalized citizens.
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Ruby Kubota

Date: 05 17 1944
Description: Portrait of Ruby Kubota, president of Groves Housing Co-op of the University of Wisconsin. Her father, George Kubota, came to the United States from Japan ...
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William Eisen, German Immigrants

Date: 11 02 1949
Description: John Eisen of Waterloo shown with his father, William (center), and his son, Carl, after his father arrived at Truax Field in Madison to visit his son and ...
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Italian Displaced Person in Madison

Date: 12 30 1951
Description: Pietro Palumbo, seated at a table, visits with his sponsor Matt Lombardino about his plans for a "new life" in Madison after arriving here as a displaced p...
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Neils Lassen

Date: 03 05 1952
Description: Twenty-two year-old Danish immigrant, Neils Lassen, right, uses a globe map to point out his native Denmark to Major Roberts of the Madison Army and Air Fo...
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Reverend Antonio Parroni

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Portrait of Reverend Antonio Parroni standing at the altar of the Chiesa Italiana Methodist Church at 103 South Lake Street where he was minister from 1929...
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Golden Wedding Anniversary

Date: 03 10 1954
Description: Portrait of Rognald and Anna Larson noting their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple married in the Vinje church in Voss, Norway in 1904 and came to Madis...
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Passport to Happiness

Date: 10 20 1954
Description: Portrait of Fricis Brakmanis, age 41, and his bride-to-be Maija Smeils, 40, holding their wedding license. Both had spent time in Latvian forced-labor camp...
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Oath of Citizenship

Date: 01 17 1956
Description: The oath of citizenship is administered to a class of 31 in the Madison Federal Court. Edgar Alstad, clerk of court, administers the oath as Judge Patrick ...
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Stan Lesar

Date: 02 27 1956
Description: Stan Lesar, laboratory manager at the American Scientific Laboratories and an immigrant from Yugoslavia, looks forward to voting for the first time in the ...
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Tribute for Armand Ketterer

Date: 02 11 1958
Description: Jack Burke standing at a podium onstage while reading a tribute and life story of Armand F. Ketterer, principal of Franklin school, standing at right.
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Rose Sussman

Date: 02 05 1959
Description: Rose Sussman, a former ballet dancer and teacher, shopping for a dress in a Madison store. The former Rose Goloff was born in the southern Ukraine section ...
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Welcoming New Citizens

Date: 01 19 1960
Description: Three new American citizens are shown with Mary Murphy, left. They are Dr. Noe Neaves, formerly of Mexico; Gerda Niehus, originally from Germany; and Hilda...
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Welcoming New Citizens

Date: 01 19 1960
Description: The Lawyers' Wives of Dane County welcome new citizens with a reception at the State Bar of Wisconsin building. Evelyn Thomas, left, discusses the ceremony...
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Welcoming New Citizens

Date: 01 19 1960
Description: The Lawyers' Wives of Dane County welcome new citizens with a reception at the State Bar of Wisconsin building. At left Mr. and Mrs. Charles Treige, former...
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Welcoming New Citizens

Date: 01 19 1960
Description: Seated at left is Blanche Hart, president of the Lawyers' Wives. She is shown with Catherine Barber, chairman; Mrs. C.B. Strauch, formerly of Germany; and ...
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American Citizenship Course

Date: 03 29 1960
Description: Richard D. Carleton, left, instructor from the Madison Vocational school, stands at a blackboard with two of his students, Frank Vanhontte, from Belgium, a...
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American Citizenship Course

Date: 03 29 1960
Description: Lt. Charles Grimminger Jr., Truax education officer, left, hands a Certificate of Training to Mrs. Midori Fugate of Japan and Romeo Downer from British Wes...
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American Citizenship Course

Date: 03 29 1960
Description: Wives of three airman based at Truax Field participate in an American citizenship course offered by the Truax Field Education Center. Left to right: Shie B...
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Coffee Hour for New Citizens

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: Three former German nationals attend a coffee hour for new US citizens hosted by Lawyers' Wives of Dane County. Left to right: Gertrude Miller and John and...

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