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Gov. Nelson Dewey Estate — Stonefield

Date: 08 04 1949
Description: Master bedroom at the Governor Nelson Dewey house on his estate called Stonefield. On the right side are Cassville President R.J. Eckstein, and George W. F...
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WIBA Interview of Exchange Students

Date: 01 10 1950
Description: WIBA provides a radio workshop program featuring foreign exchange students at Wisconsin High School. From left to right are: Jeanne Tierney, interviewer, A...
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William B. Cantwell with His Seven Children

Date: 06 13 1950
Description: Group portrait of William B. Cantwell and his seven children, each of whom holds a necktie to give him for Father's Day. Sitting on the arm of the chair a...
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Badger Kennel Club Dog Show

Date: 06 19 1950
Description: Forrest Gillett, Chair of the Grounds Committee for Badger Kennel Club Dog Show, is shown with his Irish Setter, Mr. Chips of the Terrace.
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Governor-Elect Kohler Working on State Budget

Date: 11 14 1950
Description: Governor-elect Walter J. Kohler works on his executive budget with State Auditor J. Jay Keliher (left) and Budget Director E.C. Giessel (right).
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Senior Girl Scout Conference

Date: 03 12 1951
Description: Dorothy Stephenson presses the tie for her scout uniform prior to the Senior Girl Scout Conference of Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. She is a se...
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Ernst Friedlander Family in Home

Date: 10 03 1951
Description: Portrait of Ernst and Marie Friedlander with their baby, Helen, in the living room of their home that Ernst designed. The room includes a stone wall firepl...
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Joe Oesterle's Japanese Doll Collection

Date: 11 01 1951
Description: Joe Osterle, 2411 Monroe Street, is pictured with his collection of handmade Japanese dolls. Mr. Osterle, a Korean War veteran, collected the dolls and oth...
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Rai-Molay Dance Honor Court

Date: 12 15 1951
Description: Group portrait of the honor court for the Rai-Molay Christmas dance. The court is made up of members of Order of Rainbow and the Order of DeMolay. The girl...
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Madison Bowling Association Officers

Date: 07 23 1952
Description: Officers of the Madison Bowling Association gather to formulate plans for the 1952-53 season.
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Musician Elmer Ziegler

Date: 09 25 1952
Description: Elmer Ziegler was a musical arranger, conductor, composer, publisher, multi-instrumentalist, instrument repairman, teacher and music store operator. He is ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 17 1953
Description: WIBA truck and two radio broadcasters on south Midvale Boulevard, the site of the Madison Soap Box Derby.
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C.V. Hibbard

Date: 08 13 1953
Description: C.V. Hibbard seated at his desk in his home in Shorewood.
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Junior Division of the University League

Date: 08 27 1953
Description: U.W. chemistry professor M. Leslie Holt and his wife Gretchan check the proofs of a new book for which he is an assistant editor. Gretchan is in charge of ...
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George Post

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: George Post, who will be 84 years old soon, is retiring from his life work as a carpenter.
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University of Wisconsin Tent Colony

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: Professor J. Duke Elkow and his family stand at their "summer home" at the University of Wisconsin tent colony on Lake Mendota.
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Advertising Shapes American Life

Date: 02 14 1956
Description: John Worden and Ralph Denu recently formed an art studio bearing both of their names. Advertising agencies often use such an art studio.
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West High School Football Players

Date: 07 22 1956
Description: Dr. L . Riley McCormick examines the teeth of West High School football player Ray Denson. Football player Jim Horney and Dr. William Evans are on the righ...
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Wisconsin Free Library Commission

Date: 01 20 1958
Description: S. Janice Kee (left), secretary of the Wisconsin Free Library commission, gives some suggestions to Russell L. Davis, the new library director in Utah.
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Mothers' March on Polio

Date: 01 25 1958
Description: Because Chester Hartel, husband of the Wisconsin state president of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority is a polio victim, the three chapters of the sorority in M...

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