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| Date: | 07 05 1956 |
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| Description: | Frank Lloyd Wright (seated left), Madison Mayor Nestingen (seated right), and other officials signing a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank ... |
| Date: | 07 05 1956 |
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| Description: | Frank Lloyd Wright and Madison Mayor Nestigen at the signing of a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Madison Mayor, George Forrester, seated in the front row of the audience at the Ringling Brothers Circus. Clowns entertain the children seated near Forrest... |
| Date: | 01 28 1950 |
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| Description: | City Manager Charles Howell is shown receiving a "passkey to fun" from a representative of the St. Paulites Association, sponsors of the St. Paul Winter Ca... |
| Date: | 04 16 1951 |
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| Description: | An informal portrait, taken at a caucus at city hall, shows Madison's City Council, the city's mayor, and two of its top officials. In the foreground are C... |
| Date: | 05 01 1951 |
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| Description: | Two officials of the Madison General Hospital Association and a workman are pictured with Mayor George Forester, far right, at the cornerstone laying prior... |
| Date: | 05 18 1951 |
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| Description: | Rear Admiral and Mrs. Roy T. Cowdrey are welcomed by city, state and military officials at the airport. From left: Col. Collins Ferris, commanding officer ... |
| Date: | 10 12 1951 |
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| Description: | Madison mayor George Forster signs the proclamation to observe Oil Progress Week, while Arnold Wake (center), the general chairman for the observance, and ... |
| Date: | 09 29 1951 |
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| Description: | Head table at a dinner honoring two retiring city employees, Tim Harrington, City Engineer and Art Lundholm, electrical engineer. Seated, left to right: Ti... |
| Date: | 10 06 1951 |
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| Description: | Mayor George Forster signs a document proclaiming November 11 to November 17 as Optimist Week. Looking on are John Canny, right, Madison Newspaper, Inc. a... |
| Date: | 12 09 1951 |
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| Description: | Mayor and Mrs. George and Frances Forster prepare to donate blood as volunteer Grey Lady Mrs. Margory Colvin (left) looks on. |
| Date: | 12 06 1951 |
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| Description: | Pvt. Gregory Becker, Beaver Dam (left), leader of the forty-seven "Operation Badger" Air Force recruits, is presented with numerous gifts to present (inclu... |
| Date: | 05 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Alderman Donald Viereg, second ward, at left, swears in Dick Hilden, the new East side youth mayor (directly in front of Viereg), and thirty youth members ... |
| Date: | 07 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Madison Mayor George Forster, center, holds the mayor's trophy which will be awarded to the winner in the three-gaited open class in the Madison Saddle Hor... |
| Date: | 07 19 1952 |
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| Description: | R.J. Sutherland, president of the board of directors of the Madison General Hospital Association, standing at the lectern to the left as he gives the main ... |
| Date: | 09 04 1952 |
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| Description: | Mayor George Foster throws out the first ball at the start of the Young Adult Club (YAC) League at the Lark Lanes. |
| Date: | 07 21 1953 |
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| Description: | Elsie, the Borden Co. cow with Gov. Walter Kohler, acting mayor Carl Wilhelm, Alice in Dairyland Mary Ellen Jenks and another man. They are posing together... |
| Date: | 08 31 1953 |
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| Description: | Stuart B. Wright, AAA general Manager, presents school safety signs to Mayor George Forster, Supt. of Schools Philip H. Falk, and Police Chief Bruce Weathe... |
| Date: | 01 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Margaret Jo Kincaid, Neil Smith, Lois Ann Paulsen, and Rosemary McCafferty watch Mayor George Forester sign the proclamation for Youth Week. |
| Date: | 05 16 1954 |
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| Description: | Madison mayor George Forster prepares to throw out the opening pitch at the first game of the Madison Baseball League, successor to the old Industrial Leag... |
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