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Chet Huntley with Equipment

Date: 1956
Description: Chet Huntley, manning a portable television unit, for coverage of 1956 political conventions.
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Fred Coe

Date: 1956
Description: Candid shot of Fred Coe, producer of "Playwrights '56," sitting at his production board.
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Sylvester "Pat" Weaver

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Description: Candid portrait of Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, father of Sigourney Weaver, wearing a pinstripe suit and horn-rimmed eyeglasses, in his office.
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Ed Sullivan and Shari Lewis with Puppets

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Description: Ed Sullivan and Shari Lewis pose with puppets Topo Gigio and Lambchop.
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The Cast of "Happy Days"

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Description: The cast of the television show "Happy Days" pose in a telephone booth. From top to bottom are Ron Howard, Donny Most, Anson Williams, and Henry Winkler.
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Ronald Reagan in Death Valley Days

Date: 1952
Description: Ronald Reagan sits on a horse in a publicity still for the TV show Death Valley Days. He wears a hat and a vest with a pocket watch fob attached to...
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Fern Fowler Makes Christmas Candles

Date: 11 05 1953
Description: Portrait of Fern Fowler, WMTV show host, with Christmas candles that she made.
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Cowboy Eddie and Friends

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Description: Madison television personality Howie Olson (right) with Cowboy Eddie and his friend magician Ben Bergor.
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Roma Borst

Date: 05 11 1954
Description: Portrait of Roma Borst, a Spanish-language PhD candidate and a Spanish department teaching assistant. She lead long summer tours of Europe and traveled ext...
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Margaret Nelson and Diet

Date: 01 08 1957
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Margaret Nelson, teacher-coordinator at the Madison Vocational and Adult school's homemaking department. She was preparing to appear on WH...
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Jim Lehrer

Date: 04 07 2011
Description: An on-set portrait of PBS NewsHour co-anchor Jim Lehrer.
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Lewis Rachmil

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Description: Indoor portrait of Lewis Rachmil, the producer of the television show Men Into Space. He is wearing a suit and is leaning on his knee and holding a ...
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Mimi Gibson

Date: 02 05 1960
Description: Mimi Gibson is seen in a wheelchair on the set of the television show Men Into Space. Her character's name is Jenny.
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William Lundigan

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Description: William Lundigan poses as his character Colonel Ed McCauley from the television show Men Into Space. He is wearing a military uniform and hat.
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Douglas Dick in Men Into Space

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Description: Douglas Dick, as Harold Carter on the television show Men Into Space, peers over a mound of rocks. He is wearing a spacesuit and helmet.
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Charlie Herbert

Date: 06 10 1959
Description: Charlie Herbert, who played Pete McCauley on the television show Men Into Space, is seen sitting at a desk. He is holding a ball in one hand, a comi...
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William Lundigan with Model Rocket

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Description: William Lundigan, who plays Colonel Ed McCauley on the television show Men Into Space, holds a model of a flight capsule and rocket. A large poster ...
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Romper Room

Date: 06 14 1957
Description: "Miss Nancy" (Eunice Spindler) posing with a Good Behavior Poster on the set of WMTV's Romper Room program.
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Madison Women Host Television Shows

Date: 05 15 1958
Description: Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. Luella Mortenson, women's director for bot...
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Madison Women Host Television Shows

Date: 05 15 1958
Description: Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. A husband and wife team, Bea and Carson Gu...

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