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Milo Kittleson at the Nakoma Country Club

Date: 06 23 1923
Description: Madison Mayor Milo Kittleson hitting the first tee shot on the temporary nine-hole golf course of the Nakoma Country Club at the formal opening on June 23,...
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Jairus Fairchild

Date: 1862
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Jairus Cassius Fairchild (1801-1862), the first mayor of the city Madison (1856). Fairchild was also the father of Lu...
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Horlick Residence

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view of the home of A.J. Horlick, located at 11th and Main Streets.
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Bartholomew Ringle

Date: 1870
Description: Portrait of Wisconsin politician Bartholomew Ringle. Ringle served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly as well as mayor of Wausau.
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City of Madison Merit Award Presentation

Date: 08 28 1958
Description: Madison traffic engineer John H. Bunch, left, displays his check as a merit award for suggesting the installation of an automatic warning for tall trucks a...
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Visiting Russian Social Welfare Workers

Date: 12 04 1958
Description: Acting Madison mayor George Elder introducing five Russian welfare officials to Madison. The Russians are, left to right, front row: Vasilya Sadykova, Dmit...
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Daughters of the American Revolution Plan Constitution Week Events

Date: 09 07 1960
Description: Regents of the three Madison chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution are shown with Mayor Ivan Nestingen and a proclamation declaring Septembe...
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Manchester's Third Store Opening

Date: 11 03 1960
Description: Jessie E. Manchester, widow of merchant Harry S. Manchester, prepares to snip the ribbon officially opening the third store at the Westgate Shopping Center...
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New Third Grade Teacher in Sun Prairie

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: New third grade Sun Prairie teacher Diane Schnitt meets banker Tom Tubbs and mayor Joseph N. Hanley.
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The Ivan A. Nestingen Family

Date: 01 28 1961
Description: The Ivan A. Nestingen family poses with a congratulatory bouquet celebrating Mayor Nestingen's appointment as undersecretary of the United States Departmen...
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Mayoral Candidate, Henry Reynolds

Date: 02 02 1961
Description: Portrait of Henry E. Reynolds, businessman and candidate for Mayor of Madison in the upcoming election.
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IH Community Luncheon

Date: 12 17 1962
Description: Men at the head table at the luncheon at the Edgewater Inn Hotel. Caption on back reads: "Mayor Jack Maltester (mayor of San Leandro) presents key to the C...
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Mayor Ivan Nestigen at Brittingham Project

Date: 11 1957
Description: Two men stand on a sidewalk and look in the direction of a sign, which reads: "Brittingham Redevelopment Project UR Wis. 2-1 A Project of City of Madison, ...
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Harry Wilfred Adams

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Harry Wilfred Adams, a lawyer and mayor of Beloit, 1914-1918.
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Moses Alexander

Date: 1917
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Moses Alexander, 19th and 21st Mayor of Boise, Idaho (1897-1899, 1901-1903) and 11th Governor of Idaho (1915-1919).

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