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| Date: | 10 14 1931 |
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| Description: | Mr. Bellam and George O'Connell discuss the "Forget-Me-Not" campaign for Disabled American Veterans. |
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| Description: | A man with a bandaged foot sits in a chair holding crutches for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket, hat, and tro... |
| Date: | 03 31 1949 |
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| Description: | Gilbert Ripp of Waunakee works at a loom at the Wisconsin Homecraft Program, a part of the rehabilitation division of the State Board of Vocational and Adu... |
| Date: | 08 03 1949 |
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| Description: | Governor Rennebohm purchases the first viola from Walter Nettum, Stoughton, a member of the Iron Brigade Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.... |
| Date: | 11 27 1949 |
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| Description: | W. Jerome & Dora Higgins celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a cake in their home at 316 Grand Avenue. Jerry Higgins is blind and runs the newsst... |
| Date: | 05 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Leslie Zacharias, a blind hitchhiker, is shown standing with his thumb out. A University of Wisconsin junior, he has hitchhiked an estimated 8,000 miles in... |
| Date: | 08 02 1951 |
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| Description: | Bonnie Wainscott (left), age 16, and her mother Mrs. Grace Wainscott are greeted by Francis M. Higgins, President of Wisconsin Central Airlines. The Wainsc... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Two Ojibwa men standing outdoors on a blanket while shaking hands. The man on the left is dressed in a suit and wearing a hat while holding a blind walking... |
| Date: | 11 05 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Lyall Scott, an epilepsy sufferer, and one of the leaders in lobbying for rights for people with epilepsy in the state of Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 03 1998 |
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| Description: | "At the Legion's 79th Birthday Party, World War II veterans were honored. Commander Greg Krueger presents awards to Ralph Widmer, Navy; Bud Ruecker, Army A... |
| Date: | 04 1998 |
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| Description: | "In ceremonies at Madison, Joe Widmer was named a Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker. His mentor was his uncle, Ralph Widmer." |
| Date: | 04 27 1961 |
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| Description: | Members of the United Cerebral-Palsy Parents League meet monthly to exchange information and experiences. Pictured, from left to right: Alma Dambekaln, Jam... |
| Date: | 05 21 1961 |
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| Description: | The Madison chapter of the Disabled American Veterans presents a 50-star flag in honor of John Parrish, center, a member of the newly built Mt. Zion Church... |
| Date: | 08 1889 |
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| Description: | Formal outdoor group portrait of the 29th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers. They are posing while lined up on the front steps of the Milwaukee Armory building... |
| Date: | 12 09 1953 |
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| Description: | A.E. Whitford, W.K. Mansfield, Ted M. Meloy, and Carl Regenberg (left to right) discuss plans for the drive to raise $75,000 for the Dane County chapter of... |
| Date: | 08 09 1913 |
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| Description: | Grandfather I.P. Rumsey and granddaughter Eleanor Holt are standing together outdoors on the Island at Archibald Lake. I.P. Rumsey is wearing a suit, bow t... |
| Date: | 05 09 1958 |
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| Description: | Governor Vernon Thompson signs an official proclamation declaring May as national hearing month. Sitting on his knee is Jean Monteith, 4, of Richland Cente... |
| Date: | 09 18 1958 |
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| Description: | Mike Falconer (17), 626 Eugenia Avenue, an avid Milwaukee Braves fan, receives an autographed baseball from the team. Mike, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Falco... |
| Date: | 08 1913 |
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| Description: | The family is posing on the screen porch at Island Lodge. Eleanor Holt, wearing a leg brace, is sitting on the fringed hammock with her maternal grandfathe... |
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