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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Seaman 1st class Tom Teeley with newsboy, Bernard Ehrmann, holding a copy of the Wisconsin State Journal with headline declaring peace in the Pacific. Cele...
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Fishermen with Sturgeon

Date: 09 22 1949
Description: Two fishermen, Frank Gratiot (president of the Yahara Fisherman's Club) and his brother Charles, display a 4.5 foot long, 50-pound Sturgeon they caught nea...
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Easter Seal Boy

Date: 03 11 1955
Description: David Lindl, Easter Seal boy, being carried to taxicab by driver, Mr. Coster.
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Mr. and Mrs. Kapec with Strawberries

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Local fruit farmers Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kapec, Route 2, Madison, display a crate of home grown strawberries the size of golf balls.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 24 1955
Description: Madison Soap Box Derby champion, David Laverty of Mineral Point, posing with the plaque and his brother Larry who is a past champion. In the background is ...
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Woman Golfer

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Unidentified woman golfer posing outdoors at the Maple Bluff Country Club.
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King and Queen of the 25th International Show

Date: 02 01 1944
Description: Janice Eide of Lodi and Chester B. Van Roo of Wauwatosa with the horse, "Belgian Farceur." Eide and Van Roo are king and queen of the 25th Little Internati...
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Polish Mother

Date: 1941
Description: Close-up portrait of a Polish mother.
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Visiting Nurse Service Staff Nurse on Bicycle

Date: 04 11 1944
Description: Myra Johnson, 323 West Mifflin Street, the newest member of the Visiting Nurse Service staff, with her bicycle, which she uses to make her daily rounds. Ca...
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Marion Kinnamon and Son

Date: 04 20 1944
Description: Marion Kinnamon with son David at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo).
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Edna Krieger and Daughter

Date: 04 20 1944
Description: Edna Krieger and daughter Nancy, posing on the steps of 2404 Kendall Avenue.
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Jack Kammer, Track Runner

Date: 04 29 1944
Description: Jack Kammer, member of West High School track team. He won the mile race in 4:32:5.
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Dick Botham, Track Star

Date: 04 29 1944
Description: Dick Botham, West High School track star who was undefeated in the 440 yard run.
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Dick Bauhs, Track Star

Date: 04 29 1944
Description: Dick Bauhs, West High School track star, whose best time in the 200-yard low hurdles has been 24.9 seconds, and has leaped 20 feet 1/2 inch in the broad ju...
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Jerry Vetter, Pole Vaulter

Date: 04 29 1944
Description: Jerry Vetter, West High School track star, has cleared 11 feet 7 inches in the pole vault, and 21 1/2 inches in the broad jump.
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Forrest W. Gillett, II

Date: 04 29 1944
Description: Forrest W. Gillett, II, a West High School athlete who died in February 1945 after a brief illness.
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Willis Jones

Date: 05 12 1944
Description: Portrait of Willis Jones, West High School athletic coach.
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Helen Hall, Youth Hostel Secretary

Date: 05 18 1944
Description: Helen Hall, secretary at the Youth Hostel headquarters on the Samuel Post farm on Middleton Road, near Shorewood Hills.
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Helen Harkness Eby

Date: 06 05 1944
Description: Helen Harkness Eby, vice-chairman Second Congressional District of the Republican Party of Wisconsin and treasurer of the women's section, posing outdoors.
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Richard Straavaldsen floating in an inner tube in the water.

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