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Ku Klux Klan Parade

Date: 12 05 1924
Description: Ku Klux Klan (KKK) wearing iconic masks and white robes parading down King Street to Schroeder Funeral Home for the funeral of Police officer Herbert Drege...
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Beach Scene

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing.
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Cassius Clay at the Pan-American Games

Date: 04 30 1959
Description: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali, (white trunks) fighting Amos Johnson in the 178 pound final of the Pan-American Gam...
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Tinkering with the Car

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Description: A man shows two teenagers the intricacies of what is under the hood of the family car.
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Gary Wilhelm Boxing Match

Date: 03 21 1960
Description: Gary Wilhelm, University of Wisconsin boxer.
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UW Boxing Match

Date: 02 19 1960
Description: Unidentified (Charlie Mohr?) University of Wisconsin boxer, in the midst of a match. A referee is partially visible off to one side.
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John Steuart Curry with "An All-American" Painting

Date: 12 27 1945
Description: John Steuart Curry standing next to an action painting of David N. Schreiner, an All-American end in 1942 who was killed in action on Okinawa in 1945, whil...
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Football Player on Scale

Date: 11 24 1944
Description: A football player stands on scale weighing in at 183 lbs. A second player is standing nearby.
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Ice Fishing

Date: 01 03 1948
Description: Ice fishing on Lake Mendota. A traffic problem was created in the village of Maple Bluff during the weekend when hundreds of persons from all parts of sout...
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Ice Fishing

Date: 01 03 1948
Description: Hundreds of persons from all parts of southern Wisconsin descend on Lake Mendota to fish through the ice for perch and other pan fish. The picture was take...
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Manchester's Department Store at Christmas

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Description: Santa Claus talks on a telephone at a Christmas display at Manchester's Department Store.
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Manchester's Department Store at Christmas

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Description: Santa Claus talks on a telephone seated in a Christmas display in Manchester's Department Store.
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Manchester's Department Store at Christmas

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Description: Santa Claus standing and waving in a Christmas display at Manchester's Department Store.
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Football Player on Scale

Date: 11 24 1944
Description: A football player standing on a scale.
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Interior of Store

Date: 05 03 1949
Description: Store interior with two men and two boys looking at baseball bats.
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Fishermen with Sturgeon

Date: 09 22 1949
Description: Two fishermen, Frank Gratiot (president of the Yahara Fisherman's Club) and his brother Charles, display a 4.5 foot long, 50-pound Sturgeon they caught nea...
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Water Skiers

Date: 06 12 1955
Description: A man and a woman water ski behind a power boat on a Lake Mendota with downtown Madison skyline in the background.
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Madison Diving Club Members

Date: 11 08 1956
Description: Madison Diving Club members Harold Stitgen, president, Reverend Herbert Schaak, treasurer, and James Filer dressed for scuba diving in Lake Mendota off Con...
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Winner of Christmas Home Decorating Contest

Date: 12 22 1956
Description: Ruth Bass, 4216 Mandrake Road, receiving a clock radio as a prize in the Christmas outdoor home lighting contest from Lucien G. Schlimgen, Jr., president o...
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Men Planning a National Elks Bowling Tournament

Date: 09 04 1955
Description: Harold Lampert and E.N. (Pim) Quinn discussing their proposal to bring the 1958 Elks National Association bowling tournament to Madison in 1958. They will ...

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