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Franklin School Eighth Grade Banquet

Date: 06 13 1934
Description: Five women and group of eighth grade students sitting around banquet tables at the Franklin School Mothers Club eighth grade banquet in the school gymnasiu...
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Little Mothers Class

Date: 1915
Description: Mothers in class learning to care for their babies. The caption reads: "Little Mothers Class in Connection with School Work".
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Kindergarten Registration at Marquette School

Date: 09 13 1948
Description: Evelyn Frish, a kindergarten teacher at Marquette School, registers students for the new school year in the Marquette School gymnasium.
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Allis School Pre-School and Kindergarten Club

Date: 12 14 1948
Description: Members of the Allis School Pre-School and Kindergarten club in the school auditorium refinishing old toys and making other Christmas gifts for sick and ne...
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Madison Vocational and Adult Education School

Date: 01 18 1949
Description: Mrs. Charles H. (Mary) Rogers, graduate nurse and instructor in the infant-care course at the Madison Vocational and Adult Education School, explaining cer...
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Student Leaving Home for School on the First Day

Date: 09 10 1949
Description: Five-year-old Jenna Icke waves to her mother Mrs. George W. Icke, and to her brother, Phil, and dog, Tippy, as she heads off to school for the first day of...
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Reverend John H. Keene Family

Date: 03 27 1950
Description: The family of the Reverend John H. Keene arrived with Reverend Keene as he took up his duties as Rector of Grace Episcopal Church. Pictured are Mrs. Kather...
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Mother and Daughter Ready to Travel to England

Date: 08 25 1950
Description: Mrs. William O'Meara (Ruth Byrns) of Chicago poses with her daughter, Felicity, as they visit her father, Daniel Byrns, in Madison before leaving for Engl...
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Hearing Impaired Children

Date: 03 02 1951
Description: Two children with a hearing impairment, each seated in their mother's lap, learn about an instrument designed to help them hear. It will be used in an upco...
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East Side Women's Club Mother-Daughter Banquet

Date: 03 18 1952
Description: Three generations of a well-known Madison family were represented at the annual East Side Women's Club's Mother-Daughter Banquet held at the new St. Bernar...
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Bettina Bjorksten

Date: 12 08 1953
Description: Portrait of Bettina Bjorksten, an opera singer and teacher in Madison and other cities. Her family migrated from Germany to Brazil when Naziism became 'une...
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Education Week at East High School

Date: 11 01 1954
Description: Four parents and teachers are shown making preparations for the observance of Education Week at East High School. From left to right are, Mina Sperling, Ed...
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Madison High School Party Code

Date: 11 09 1954
Description: Marie Frost advising her daughter, Mary, as to the appropriate dress for a party, following the "Madison High School Party Code."
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Red Cross Blood Drive

Date: 04 11 1956
Description: Cherokee Heights School principal Emery Bainbridge stands beside student Robert Kurtenacker and his mother, Elizabeth, who needed blood donations during he...
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Planning High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 04 1957
Description: The Brandenburg family is one of hundreds in Madison who open their homes to State Basketball Tournament student guests. Marian Brandenburg and her twin da...
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We Saw You . . . on First Day of New Term

Date: 09 14 1959
Description: Bright smiles on the faces of proud children and mothers are evident on the first day of the new school term. Shown are Mrs. Don Reppen with daughters (L-R...
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West High Y-Teens at Flower Show

Date: 11 07 1959
Description: Lisa Rutherford (left), chairman of the West High Y-Teen Club and chairman of the ticket sellers for the flower show presented by the Wisconsin-Upper Michi...
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Nellie Jones Attending a Circus

Date: 09 06 1954
Description: Entering the grounds of the Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus is 96 year-old Nellie Kedzie Jones, an educational pioneer and Home Economics Extens...
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We Saw You . . . as Catholic Schools Opened

Date: 09 1955
Description: Departing St. Bernard's Catholic School located at 2450 Atwood Avenue, after a morning class session are: on the left, Mrs. Ray Kowalsky (of 106 Cumberland...
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Mothers With Careers

Date: 02 02 1959
Description: Paula Suomi in her seventh grade classroom at Cherokee Junior High. She is the mother of three.

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