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Governor Schmedeman and Christmas Basket

Date: 12 20 1933
Description: Governor Schmedeman presenting Christmas basket provided by the Volunteers of America to Mrs. Catherine Schwartz and daughter, Frances. Captain George Lawt...
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Christmas Party for Dane County Home Residents

Date: 12 15 1952
Description: Mrs. Jack Westra is serving punch at a Christmas party to three residents of the Dane County Home. The party was sponsored by the Madison Association of Un...
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Red Cross Volunteers

Date: 08 09 1945
Description: Group portrait of Red Cross volunteer organizers of state employees, who will begin the annual packing and shipping of 21,000 Christmas packages to wounded...
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Joseph Bruno and Santos Caravello

Date: 11 01 1948
Description: Joseph Bruno and Santos Caravello. The two men testified regarding the importance of the Optimist Club in helping give them at an early age, as children li...
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National President of UNICO

Date: 01 19 1950
Description: Standing is William Calvano, Milwaukee, national president of UNICO National, (Italian-American Service Organization - UNICO is the Italian word for unique...
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UNICO National Meeting

Date: 01 30 1950
Description: National officers of UNICO (Italian-American Service Organization) at the national meeting at the Edgewater Hotel. Standing, left to right, are: Theodore M...
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United Givers' Fund

Date: 10 06 1950
Description: Group portrait of the volunteer workers of the United Givers' Fund at their planning meeting for solicitation of business and industrial firms for their an...
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Kiwanis District Officers

Date: 11 19 1950
Description: Officers of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan district of Kiwanis International gather around a table during a two day training school in Madison. Left to right...
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West High Cross Country Banquet

Date: 11 22 1950
Description: Group portrait of adult organizers and speakers for the banquet to honor West High School cross country runners. Front row, left to right: Mrs. Harry (Fred...
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Red Cross Officials

Date: 11 30 1950
Description: Red Cross officials gather at the annual meeting of the Dane County Red Cross chapter. Sitting left to right, they are: Herman Loftsgordon, Dane County Cha...
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 12 12 1950
Description: F.N. Weber and Mrs. William (Josephine) Doudna, head of the Empty Stocking Club toy distribution project, standing in front of shelves lined with toys.
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 12 12 1950
Description: Mrs. Leslie (Luella) Morris and Allen Zoeller check for children's names in the "Holiday Exchange," a filing system which serves as a clearing house for th...
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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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U.W. Student Service Projects

Date: 12 10 1951
Description: Harriet Kirchhoff, Delta Gamma Sorority member, reading to a blind student, Robert Langford, as part of a University of Wisconsin Student Service project. ...
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Dane County 4-H Leaders

Date: 02 02 1952
Description: Group portrait of the officers of the Dane County 4-H Leaders Senior Council. Seated, from left: Mrs. Melfred Anderson, Waubesa, treasurer; Lyle Fosshage, ...
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Dane County 4-H Leaders

Date: 02 02 1952
Description: Group portrait of ten Dane County 4-H Club leaders who were named state honor achievement members for their 1951 club work. Left to right, front row: Ednab...
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Dane County 4-H Leaders

Date: 02 02 1952
Description: Three Dane County 4-H leaders are given gold wrist watches by William J. Kimball, Madison, County 4-H Agent, as awards for outstanding club work in state c...
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Red Cross Social Welfare Aids

Date: 03 11 1952
Description: Mrs. Doris Grove is shown handing a Red Cross information card to her son, LT. James Grove. Mrs. Grove is one of twelve graduates of the first class of so...
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Junior Division of the University League

Date: 08 28 1953
Description: Horace A. and Jane Page attend a "tea party" with their daughters, Penny and Julie. Jane is the chairman of the Understanding Children Group, a project of...
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Alfred Hopf as Blood Donor

Date: 09 17 1953
Description: "Alfred Hopf makes his final visit to the blood center to give his last pint of blood before his 60th birthday makes him ineligible to donate again. He is ...

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