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Gumball Machine

Date: 12 11 1965
Description: Boy inserting coin into a gumball vending machine in anticipation of a sweet treat.
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Rob Bake

Date: 11 15 1963
Description: Originally titled 'Rob Bake', two women count cash and receipts at Bernauer Bakeries & Delicatessen after an attempted robbery.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: The Chicago Seed

Date: 1968
Description: Cover of "The Chicago Seed," an underground newspaper, featuring Santa Claus crucified on a dollar sign. The landscape below is made from collaged advertis...
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NAACP and UPWA

Date: 1960
Description: Donald Hankins (third from the right), president of United Packinghouse Workers Local 569, hands a $500 check for an NAACP life membership to Arthur Johnso...
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Bank Burning Money, Tezpur, Assam

Date: 1962
Description: Bank burning money in Tezpur, Assam during the Sino-Indian Border Conflict. The large pile of paper is steadily burning and a group of men are watching fro...
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Cerebral Palsy Research Grant Presentation

Date: 02 25 1960
Description: Thomas Hefty, right, treasurer of the United Cerebral Palsy Association Dane County chapter, presents a check to Dr. Lowell E. Hokin, a University of Wisco...
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Parks Landscaping Fund

Date: 10 06 1960
Description: A $250 check is presented to Professor C.A. DeDeurwaeder, right, to help with a project aimed at the development of landscaping themes for parks. The grant...
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Empty Stocking Club Donation

Date: 12 12 1960
Description: Kimball Dyer, holding his daughter Meg, hands a check from the Madison Sports Car Club to Sally Hoeveler for the Wisconsin State Journal's on Empty ...
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Bishop O'Connor Receives Holy Name Gift

Date: 12 19 1960
Description: Catholic Bishop William O'Connor, right, accepts a $500 check from the Madison Diocesan Holy Name Union. From left to right are: F.M. Bosold, union preside...
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UNICEF Drive

Date: 02 1961
Description: Leo Lunenschloss, left, chairman of the board of the Security State Bank, holds a check for $3,876.71 representing money collected in the 1960 UNICEF drive...
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International Harvester Scout: Saving Pennies While it Carries Millions

Date: 06 02 1965
Description: International Harvester Scout. Original caption reads: "Saving Pennies while It Caries Millions. Photograph No. MX-10029-- A David doing work normally rese...
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State Tax Office Activity at Tax Deadline

Date: 04 13 1961
Description: Workers at the state tax office in the City-County building assisting taxpayers in preparing their tax forms as the tax deadline nears.
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Deputy Attorney General Nathan Heffernan and State Treasurer Dena Smith

Date: 04 19 1961
Description: State Deputy Attorney General Nathan Heffernan handing State Treasurer Dena Smith a check for $750,000. The check represents money owed the state from the ...
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Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Annual Valentine Dance

Date: 05 05 1961
Description: Mrs. Roger Clark (left) presenting a check for $200 to Mrs. Elaine Ellibee, Wisconsin Central Colony staff person, from the profits of the annual Epsilon S...
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Queen's Guild Presents Check

Date: 05 05 1961
Description: Members of the Our Lady Queen of Peace Queen's Guild Society present a check to Pastor Francis L. McDonnell as a result of numerous projects undertaken by ...
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Bergman's Check

Date: 06 05 1961
Description: Two men and a woman posing with Bergman's Pharmacy check (?).
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Newlyweds Control Their Money

Date: 08 29 1961
Description: Marilyn and James Mielke are at their desk going over their bills and books as they plan their budget together.
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Bank Burning Money, Tezpur, Assam

Date: 1962
Description: Bank burning money in Tezpur, Assam during the Sino-Indian Border Conflict. The large pile of paper is steadily burning and a group of men watch from behin...
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Mental Health Fund Raising

Date: 06 02 1965
Description: Susan Butler presenting a check for $760 to Atty. William Chatterton, president of the Dane County Assn. for Mental Health. The gift has been designated fo...

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