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| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Francis Jefferson Coates of the 7th Wisconsin who earned the Medal of Honor for bravery at the Battle of Gettysburg. Sergeant Coates was so severely wounde... |
| Date: | 08 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Junior Red Cross members making Christmas tree decorations for military service units and hospitals overseas. Arline Whitefoot, on the right, assists a you... |
| Date: | 06 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Jack Severson provide entertainment during the marionette show "Holiday on Strings" as part of the sorority marionette show and tea party at t... |
| Date: | 12 10 1950 |
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| Description: | Shown from left to right are Vincent Peterson using crutches, the Reverend Jerome Mersberger, pastor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, and Mickey Hal... |
| Date: | 12 21 1950 |
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| Description: | A group of severely handicapped adults who take part in the homecraft program of the State Board of Vocational and Adult Education Rehabilitation Division ... |
| Date: | 02 19 1952 |
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| Description: | "Shown above are some of the youthful Republicans who attended the annual Lincoln Day box supper Tuesday night in the Eagles Hall. Nearly 1,000 persons bra... |
| Date: | 03 06 2009 |
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| Description: | "At Hope Rehab Center they gave us a nice room where we could meet with former Theresa residents. Clockwise they are (residents marked with an *) *Rogeen F... |
| Date: | 10 09 1957 |
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| Description: | Attending a tea in honor of Helen E., wife of Edward T. Fairchild, former chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court are, left to right, Gladys, wife of ... |
| Date: | 12 30 1959 |
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| Description: | Dr. John Touissant , clinical director at Central Colony, accepts a television set from Y-Teens Alison Keith and Ruth Rauschenberger. The Senior Y-Teens of... |
| Date: | 02 12 1960 |
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| Description: | Eagle Scouts are honored at the first annual Eagle Scout recognition banquet at the Madison Elk's Club. Shown (L-R) are: John Esch, Sr., Scout executive bo... |
| Date: | 06 05 1960 |
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| Description: | University President and Mrs. Conrad Elvehjem greet Mrs. and Mr. James Cietlow of Norwalk while their 2-month-old daughter, Ruth Ann, lies in her father's ... |
| Date: | 09 29 1960 |
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| Description: | Pauline Dubner, a patient at the Wisconsin Neurological Foundation, poses in her hospital bed next to a new record player in a case. Behind her stand the f... |
| Date: | 03 2014 |
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| Description: | Michael Pierce Murphy in his giant leprauchan hat and decorated scooter wheelchair at Becker Plaza. |
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| Description: | View down long table of members of the Ice Chippers of Gisholt having dinner, They are sitting in a restaurant, where comical hand-drawn drawings created b... |
| Date: | 09 12 1953 |
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| Description: | Fourteen men and women (one in a wheelchair) sitting around a dining table in a restaurant (Hoffman House?) as part of the WKOW-TV telethon (?). |
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