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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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Presentation of Portrait of Edward Kremers

Date: 1932
Description: View of a ceremony in which an oil portrait of University of Wisconsin pharmacist Edward Kremers was unveiled. Pictured are (right to left): Nellie Wakeman...
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Wisconsin Central Airlines Dedication

Date: 1948
Description: The ceremony marking the first Wisconsin Central Airlines flight at Madison. Margaret "Mickey" Morey, the wife of Howard Morey, is about to cut the ribbon....
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Hailing the 5,000,000th International Harvester Tractor

Date: 02 01 1974
Description: Press release photograph of female model, Valerie Robb, posing on the 5,000,000th International Harvester tractor to roll off the assembly line on Feb. 1, ...
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New Year's Baby

Date: 12 28 1934
Description: "Miss 1935," one-year-old Lois Ann Endres, daughter of Emil and Berniece Endres, 534 W. Mifflin Street, standing in an overstuffed chair wearing top hat an...
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Stephen & Anne Patterson, National Baby Week

Date: 04 25 1949
Description: Stephen (left) and Anne Patterson, four month old twins, lying in a bassinet in a portrait taken for National Baby Week. Rev. Patterson is the rector of Gr...
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Young Boy and Girl Wearing Crowns

Date: 1941
Description: A young boy and girl posed dressed up and wearing a crowns.
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Clean-Up Week Planning

Date: 04 12 1950
Description: Sherwyn Woods (right), president of the Madison Youth Council confers with Marilyn Erickson, co-chairman of publicity for the upcoming Clean-Up Week.
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National Baby Week

Date: 04 26 1950
Description: Margaret, age 11 months, sitting on a couch. She is the daughter of Dr. Lester and Elizabeth Antonius of 221 South Owen Drive. The portrait was taken as pa...
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National Baby Week

Date: 04 26 1950
Description: Joan Carol, 3 years, and Ruth Ann, 15 months, daughters of Lieut. Col. Glenn and Mrs. Stell of 5-D University Houses, sitting on a couch for a portrait. Th...
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National Baby Week

Date: 04 26 1950
Description: Thomas W., the nine-month-old son of Kenneth and Mary Conlin of 208 West Gorham Street, posing for a portrait while sitting on an ottoman. The photograph w...
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National Baby Week

Date: 04 26 1950
Description: Robert, age three years, and Tommy, one year, sons of P. Goff and Mary Beach of 318 Woodland Circle, posing for a portrait in their living room. The photog...
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National Baby Week

Date: 04 26 1950
Description: Ann, age 14 months, and Kenneth, three years, children of Dr. Kenneth and Kathleen Lemmer of 111 Virginia Terrace, posing for a portrait in their home. The...
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Father's Day

Date: 06 10 1952
Description: Wilbur J. Schmidt, 1221 E. Johnson Street, watches his two year old daughter, Linda play with her toy piano. The photograph was part of a newspaper feature...
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Rose Bowl Bid of 1952

Date: 11 24 1952
Description: A female student holds up "Capitol Times" newspaper of November 24, 1952 announcing University of Wisconsin-Madison's bid for Rose Bowl participation. Othe...
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Senior Swingout

Date: 05 11 1954
Description: Portrait of Connie Kowalski, marching chairman, and Joan Fagan, general chairman of the Senior Swingout ceremony. The annual event was held outdoors on Bas...
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Wisconsin High School Prom Royality

Date: 05 11 1954
Description: Portrait of Roger Dewa and Judy Hilgers, king and queen of the Wisconsin High School Junior Prom.
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Donald Rock Wayside Park Dedication

Date: 06 27 1954
Description: Vona Donald poses next to a newly dedicated plague. The occasion was the opening of a new wayside park located along Highway 92 between Mt. Horeb and Mt. V...
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Passport to Happiness

Date: 10 20 1954
Description: Portrait of Fricis Brakmanis, age 41, and his bride-to-be Maija Smeils, 40, holding their wedding license. Both had spent time in Latvian forced-labor camp...
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Mother's Day

Date: 05 07 1956
Description: Mother's Day portrait of Julie Severson, with her 8-month-old daughter Linda.

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