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| Date: | 05 31 1935 |
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| Description: | Charles H Hopkins, retiring postal employee, closing his rolltop desk for the last time. He was the superintendent of the East Side postal station, located... |
| Date: | 05 18 1944 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Grace Pekel, principal of Shorewood Hill school, retiring after serving as principal at that school since 1928. |
| Date: | 06 28 1944 |
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| Description: | John E. "Hickey" Wilkinson sitting in his office at the Democrat Printing Company from which he is retired after fifty years of service. |
| Date: | 04 30 1947 |
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| Description: | Madison retired fire chief, Fred L. Peabody, on his 85th birthday. |
| Date: | 05 24 1947 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Dr. Leon Cole with an open book, pioneer geneticist at the University of Wisconsin. Cole worked with animal and crop sciences prior to his rece... |
| Date: | 12 18 1947 |
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| Description: | Lee B. Bailey, retired farmer, standing on steps near airplane, getting ready to take his first airplane ride a few days before his 75th birthday. |
| Date: | 01 27 1948 |
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| Description: | State Treasurer John Sonderegger, on right, presenting a tie pin to his chief accountant, Arthur Pugh, wearing eyeglasses on left, at his retirement. A gro... |
| Date: | 10 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Daniel E. Harrington, Madison storm sewer foreman and contractor. |
| Date: | 02 22 1949 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Grace Haugen, DeForest (left), retiring president of the Dane County Rural Letter Carriers' Association Auxiliary, talking with the new president, Mrs... |
| Date: | 08 17 1949 |
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| Description: | Peter and Mary Rommelfanger observe their 61st wedding anniversary. Mr. Rommelfanger is a retired employee of the Chicago and North Western Railroad. |
| Date: | 04 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of P.A. Cary, 1602 Jefferson Street, retiring classified advertising manager of Madison Newspapers, Inc. and his staff at a farewell party... |
| Date: | 06 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Henry M. Zweifel, former district manager of the Kroger Company, tries out a chair and ottoman presented to him by Kroger employees at his retirement dinne... |
| Date: | 04 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Charles F. Kirwin in celebration of his 87th birthday. At the age of 87, Charles had been a resident of Madison for 52 years. He was an employe... |
| Date: | 05 16 1952 |
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| Description: | William "Bill" Hellman, chef on the Northwestern Railroad's Madison-Chicago passenger run, on the train as he is preparing his last meal for the railroad a... |
| Date: | 05 25 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Bert W. Wells, who is retiring from high school teaching. He was the chairman of the Madison East High School social studies for 28 years. |
| Date: | 02 23 1954 |
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| Description: | George Post, who will be 84 years old soon, is retiring from his life work as a carpenter. |
| Date: | 08 03 1956 |
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| Description: | Dr. Eloise Gerry poses with "Black Mint of the Congo," a Basenji or barkless dog of Africa. Dr. Gerry, retired from the United States Forest Products Labor... |
| Date: | 01 17 1957 |
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| Description: | Don Halverson sitting by the fireplace in his home at 5022 Milward Drive that was designed to his specifications. He is the retired director of University ... |
| Date: | 06 14 1958 |
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| Description: | Retiring University of Wisconsin President E.B. Fred, left, receives honors at the Wisconsin Alumni Association Alumni Day banquet. At right is John Keenan... |
| Date: | 06 29 1959 |
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| Description: | Edward Hein, age 66, retires from the Wisconsin Conservation Department after 24 years of service as the publications supervisor. Hein was honored at a ret... |
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