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Richard Upson

Date: 08 10 1944
Description: Richard Upson, ten-months-old, with portrait of his father in background, Lieutenant Commander Richard Upson, who is missing in action overseas.
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Wisconsin Banking Commission

Date: 11 05 1944
Description: Members of the Wisconsin Banking Commission shown examining a State Historical Society collection of coins and currency, and bank notes signed by some of W...
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Peterson Christmas Tree

Date: 12 24 1945
Description: Unidentified woman seated in a chair next to a decorated Christmas tree with presents underneath. On a table next to the woman are photographs of a soldier...
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Elizabeth Waters Dormitory Library

Date: 09 24 1947
Description: Five women enjoying the library at Elizabeth Waters Dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The portrait on the wall at the far end is of ...
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Roy Matson and Rex Karney, Wisconsin State Journal Staff

Date: 06 17 1948
Description: Roy Matson, Editor, and Rex Karney, political writer, both of the Wisconsin State Journal, pictured in Matson's office prior to their leaving to att...
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Carl A. Anderson House

Date: 02 04 1949
Description: View of the living room of the Carl A. Anderson home on East McKinley Street. A portrait of the Anderson's daughter, Mrs. Owen Klongland, hangs above the s...
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 04 1949
Description: The Madison Business and Professional Women's club celebrates National Business Women's Week by honoring some of its members. Ms. Clara Effinger, 842 Spaig...
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Supreme Court Justice Portrait

Date: 04 27 1950
Description: Noted Chicago artist Christian Abrahamson holds a palette and paintbrushes as he stands next to a portrait of the retired chief justice of the Wisconsin Su...
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Madison Art Association Exhibit — "American Open House"

Date: 04 01 1952
Description: Mrs. Raymond J. (Dorothy G.) Koltes, president of the Madison Art Association, in front of a portrait of John Quincy Adams, painted about 1790 by Charles W...

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