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Hill's Department Store Employees Party

Date: 05 29 1933
Description: Group portrait of Hill's Dry Goods Store employees at dinner dance party, Schenk's Hall, 2028 Atwood Avenue. A woman sitting in the center, a woman standin...
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Jack Carson and Dairy Queen

Date: 1947
Description: Actor Jack Carson congratulating the winner of the Wisconsin Dairy Queen at the Wisconsin State Fair, while another competitor is looking on.
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Alice in Dairyland and Race Winners

Date: 1949
Description: Alice in Dairyland standing with midget auto race winner Sam Hanks, a noted Indianapolis 500 driver, and Neal Carter, the fastest qualifier in the 100-mile...
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Women Volunteers for the Community Chest

Date: 10 04 1948
Description: Three division chairmen view the trophy that will be awarded to the division that attains the highest percentage of its quota for the Madison Community Che...
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Phi Delta Theta "Dream Girl" of the Year

Date: 12 17 1948
Description: The Phi Delta Theta "Dream Girl" of the year, with her court at the fraternity's Christmas formal at the Park Hotel. The "Dream Girl" is Betty Burt of Dall...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Spelling bee champion Arlene Brown of Janesville holding her trophy. Smiling on the right is her eighth grade teacher at St. Mary's Catholic school, Siste...
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Mendota Yacht Club Members With Trophies

Date: 09 07 1951
Description: Mendota Yacht Club members posing with their trophies at the Yacht Club's annual banquet, held at Maple Bluff Country Club, 500 Kensington Drive.
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United Givers' Campaign Winners

Date: 11 06 1951
Description: Group portrait of the winners of the United Givers Fund campaign. Shown are, left to right: Mrs. Oscar (Inez) Toebaas, chair of the women's division; Stanl...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 05 1952
Description: Group portrait of Beth Knope, winner of the 1952 Badger Spelling Bee, holding her trophy and standing between her teacher Floy Kendrick, on the left, and h...
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Transtar Rose with ATA Roadeo Winners

Date: 1973
Description: Transtar Rose (a.k.a. Bonnie Nelson) poses with ATA Roadeo winners. Original caption reads: "Transtar Rose, known to drivers across America through Interna...
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Blackhawk Country Club Women Win Inter-Club Golf Trophy

Date: 08 13 1954
Description: Group portrait of several Blackhawk Country Club women after they won the Inter-Club Golf Team Play Dr. W.G. Beercroft traveling trophy. Pictured are Viole...
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Annual Madison City Golf Banquet

Date: 07 18 1956
Description: Frank Blau (left), a member of the city recreation department and secretary of the tournament committee, and Hazel and Harry Simonson are seated behind the...
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Women's Golf Champion

Date: 08 10 1956
Description: Dr. William Beecroft presents the trophy to Faye Nelson of Blackhawk Country Club for winning the annual interclub golf meet. Margaret Hundt of Nakoma Golf...
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Nakoma Country Club Testimonial Dinner

Date: 09 18 1956
Description: Group portrait of golfers from Madison's Nakoma Country Club who helped win state amateur trophies. Seated, left to right, are: Steve Caravello, Jill Molin...
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Lomira Basketball Game

Date: 03 06 1993
Description: "After defeating Chilton for the sectional title, the Lomira Lions posed for a team picture."
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Madison Women's Interclub Golf Play

Date: 08 1958
Description: Group portrait of those gathered at the head table during a luncheon that accompanied the Madison Women's Interclub golf play. Attendees include, from left...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 359-369

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Description: Everybody was wonderful

Stars kept rising, pink and gold
Trailing threads of breathless music
barely out of reach
Hand to hand around the n...
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Madison Golf Tournament

Date: 09 13 1959
Description: Winning couples in the Squaw and Paw golf tournament at the Blackhawk Country Club. John and Polly Erickson, left, were the winners of the low gross score....
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We Saw You . . . at Yacht Club Event

Date: 09 13 1959
Description: The Mendota Yacht Club holds its annual Commodore's dinner-dance at the Maple Bluff Country Club. The highlight of the evening is the presentation of troph...
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Mount Horeb Rifle Club Banquet

Date: 04 30 1960
Description: Among the sharpshooters at the Mount Horeb Rifle Club banquet are, left to right, seated: Ted Church; Mrs. Virgil Turk; Standing: Rev. Alvin Pinke; Elmer S...

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