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New Quarters for University of Wisconsin-Extension

Date: 03 04 1948
Description: University of Wisconsin Extension's new quarters for the department of discussion and public discussion. Workers Mrs. Marion West and Ruth Rowland are show...
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Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross

Date: 11 01 1948
Description: Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross sorting books at the library of Mendota hospital for the mentally ill. Left to right: Mrs. Frederick Hillyer, and ...
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National Book Week

Date: 11 16 1948
Description: "Books Tell the Story" display at Wisconsin High School as part of the observance of National Book Week. Students looking at display are, left to right: Ph...
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Empty Stocking Fund Contribution to Lions Club

Date: 12 06 1949
Description: Jean Behling and Bill Doudna of the Wisconsin State Journal staff present a check for $100 to Herman Wagner who is co-chairman of the industrial div...
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Girl Scout Leader Presentation

Date: 06 01 1950
Description: A book on Girl Souting by a Wisconsin author is presented to Mary Rennebohm, wife of Governor Oscar Rennebohm, for her Wisconsin library. Pictured during t...
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Youth Summer Reading Group at Madison Free Library

Date: 06 23 1950
Description: Ten Madison school children, all fourth through sixth graders, sit with librarian Mrs. E.J. Levenick in the Madison Free Library children's reading room. T...
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Children Patients at the Morningside Tuberculosis Sanitorium

Date: 08 08 1950
Description: Three children patients at the Morningside Tuberculosis Sanitorium, 300 Femrite Drive, are pictured with their teacher, Murva James (center), and Dr. W.D. ...
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Madison Art Association

Date: 10 01 1950
Description: Artist Francis Chapin is shown standing beside his oil painting "House of Dogs, Mexico" which the Madison Art Association displayed at the Madison Free Lib...
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 11 1950
Description: Three members of the Madison Business and Professional Women's Club, which is celebrating National Business Women's Week, look at a shelf of books. They ar...
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Edgewood Library Club

Date: 11 14 1950
Description: Five members of the Edgewood library club who will attend the Wisconsin Catholic Library Association meeting at Milwaukee Pius XI high school posing for a ...
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High School Seniors Representing Edgewood

Date: 11 14 1950
Description: Six Edgewood High School seniors who represented their school at a symposium at St. John's Catholic high school in Milwaukee posing for a portrait in a lib...
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Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity Party

Date: 12 11 1950
Description: A scene from the "Emperor's Waltz" party at the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity house. In the library decorated as a formal garden are, seated, left to right: ...
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New School Librarians

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: Margaret Moss, director of school libraries (second from left), meets with new librarians Marguerite Hasse (Lincioln & Dudgeon Schools), Joan Mundt (Schenk...
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Questions about Christmas Gifts

Date: 12 30 1953
Description: Helen Jansky, head of the circulation department at the Madison Free Library, displays a few of the books used to help library patrons use their Christmas ...
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Madison Public Library Phonographic Record Collection

Date: 11 29 1953
Description: Ruth Anderson, the music librarian at the Madison Public Library, adds another phonograph record to the library's phonographic record collection.
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University of Wisconsin Memorial Library Reference Room

Date: 01 17 1955
Description: Students studying inside University Library.
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Professor Laurence F. Graber

Date: 12 01 1955
Description: University of Wisconsin Agronomy Professor Laurence F. Graber posing in front of shelves of agronomy books in his office library.
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Director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 07 17 1956
Description: Portrait of Dr. Clifford Lee Lord, director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, sitting at his desk.
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Madison Public Library Bookmobile

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Interior of Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Librarian Doris Cruger is sitting at the desk inside Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Standing...
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Madison Public Library Bookmobile

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Exterior view of the new Madison Public Library bookmobile parked in front of the City-County building on Monona Boulevard.

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