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| Date: | 07 25 1944 |
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| Description: | Philip John Dumbleton, his mother Mrs. Ruth Dumbleton, and client Bernadyne Hogan photographed in one of two beauty shops he owns. Mr. Dumbleton who is bl... |
| Date: | 03 28 1946 |
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| Description: | Governor Goodland being presented with a sheet of Easter Seals by a disabled girl, Carol Schlimgen, age 9. Carol is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose P... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Madison Mayor, George Forrester, seated in the front row of the audience at the Ringling Brothers Circus. Clowns entertain the children seated near Forrest... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | A blind(?) man operates a piece of machinery behind a table in a display booth at the "blind veterans show." The booth is labeled "International Harvester'... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | A Ho-Chunk couple and their dog outside of their winter home (ciiporoke). A Hudson Bay blanket is hanging over the door opening. The long tree branches lea... |
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| Description: | A Ho-Chunk man and woman posing standing in front of a Ho-Chunk winter lodge. The man is reportedly blind. In the background there is a horse and snow on t... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Exhibit poster arguing that "the medical inspection of school children . . . means a broader understanding of childhood." In many of the photographs a man ... |
| 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: | 10 26 1951 |
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| Description: | The "Old South" came to life as the Shorewood Hills Community League presented its minstrel show to Shorewood Hills residents and guests. Seated at the pia... |
| Date: | 12 10 1951 |
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| Description: | Harriet Kirchhoff, Delta Gamma Sorority member, reading to a blind student, Robert Langford, as part of a University of Wisconsin Student Service project. ... |
| 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 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Funds received from the sale of Easter seals each spring provide the taxi service necessary to tranport the handicapped members of the Happy Hours club to ... |
| Date: | 03 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Matt Esser is learning how to weave under Mrs. Mina Dutton's direction. Mrs. Dutton is one of the instructors at the Wisconsin Homecraft Training center, ... |
| Date: | 03 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Enjoying a game of checkers at the Madison Community center are three members of the Happy Hour club, a social organization for handicapped adults. From le... |
| Date: | 07 07 1952 |
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| Description: | Harlan W. Kelley of Baraboo, is disabled. He is the Sauk County district attorney, and talks with Cyrus L. Phillips of Milwaukee at the Republican National... |
| Date: | 12 14 1952 |
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| Description: | A circle of female patients and a nurse hold hands during a dance at Mendota State Hospital. John Birchall, a hospital recreation staff person, plays a dou... |
| Date: | 05 13 1953 |
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| Description: | Ruth M. Luetscher, president of the Soroptimist Club of Madison, presents a check for $558 to Steve Hopkins at the news stand in the lobby of Madison's Fed... |
| 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: | 12 28 1954 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Arnold (Elizabeth) Griswold sitting in a wheelchair beside her family. She was diagnosed with polio in 1949. |
| Date: | 01 1987 |
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| Description: | "The Ron Bernhard family, seated, who lost their young daughter, received aid from AAL Insurance of Appleton. Representatives are in back." |
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