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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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Cub Scouts Donating Toys to Empty Stocking Fund

Date: 12 02 1950
Description: Cub Scouts from Pack 304 place toys for less fortunate boys and girls under a Christmas tree at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. The toys will go to the Wiscons...
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Bob Allen in Wisconsin National Guard Uniform

Date: 1922
Description: Journalist Robert S. Allen, center, in military uniform, poses with the staff of the "Wisconsin State Journal". A graduate of the Wisconsin Journalism Scho...
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Greetings

Date: 1931
Description: The "Milwaukee Journal's" holiday card with a scene of two women in front of a town scene done in the Old English style. A man inside of a shop door is tip...
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Happy Holidays From Chappell's Ad Dept.

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card from Chappell's Ad Dept. The card has seven consecutive panels accordion folded. The front panel shows a bell hanging by a ribbon surrounded b...
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Newspaper Greeting from Want-ad Department

Date: 12 11 1953
Description: Group portrait of the Want-ad Department of Madison Newspapers, Inc. that appeared in a Christmas greeting.
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 11 11 1954
Description: Marcia Holten, age 3 and a half, holds a Musical Duck pull toy she received from the Empty Stocking Club, as imagined in Monte Allen's dream. The Club, spo...
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 19 1961
Description: Donald Lawton, director of activities at Central Colony, left, consulting with Julian Clark, coordinator of volunteer services, right, and Mrs. Charles Jen...
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 20 1961
Description: Wives of Wisconsin State Journal and Madison Newspapers, Inc. select gifts at the toy depot of the Empty Stocking Fund. From left to right are: Mrs. Edwn S...
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 20 1961
Description: Mrs. Donald Schaefer sorting through gifts at the Empty Stocking Club toy depot for "just the right" gift for a youngster.
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 20 1961
Description: Two wives of Wisconsin State Journal employees sorting gifts at the Empty Stocking Club toy depot. Pictured are Mrs. Thomas Butler and Mrs. Monte McCormick...
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Girl Praying for a Bright Christmas

Date: 11 17 1954
Description: A young girl kneeling at the side of a bed accompanies a plea for donating to the Empty Stocking Club organized by the Wisconsin State Journal. A st...
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Herbert Brumder Reading

Date: 12 1916
Description: Herber Paul Brumder (1885-1967) relaxing in an easy chair with his crossed legs on an ottoman as he is reading the Germania Herold newspaper. There ...

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