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| Date: | 02 18 1952 |
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| Description: | Nancy Wetzel, a finalist in the University of Wisconsin Prom Queen contest, is shown putting pretzels in the mail boxes at Elizabeth Waters Hall, as part o... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Stereograph looking south from the post office at the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue across one corner of the Capitol Square toward Grace Ep... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A wooden chest with a sign "[illegible] Cement Work" stands on West Dayton Street near its intersection with Wisconsin Avenue. There is a bucket nearby, an... |
| Date: | 06 1967 |
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| Description: | Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 100 block of State Street. Businesses include: Brathaus, The Perfume Shop, Lou's Tobacco Bar, Pattie Wago... |
| Date: | 02 06 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Alfred Plaenert, a candidate for Madison postmaster general. |
| Date: | 02 13 1954 |
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| Description: | Part of the group of eighty-two Madison mail clerks and carriers write their promotional exam to qualify for supervisory jobs. Standing are V.K. Peterman (... |
| Date: | 03 24 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of the state convention planning committee of the National Association of Postal Supervisors which is planning a convention to be held in Madison.... |
| Date: | 09 08 1954 |
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| Description: | Nels Anderson of 524 East Washington Avenue tells why he endorses the "fair share" plan of the United Givers Campaign. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | This map oriented with north to the upper left shows railroads, creeks, post offices, smaller lakes, Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Wingra, Lake Waubesa, ... |
| Date: | 1854 |
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| Description: | Shows street grid, sections in adjacent townships, routes of railroads and projected railroads, post offices, and creeks. Table of references identifies ma... |
| Date: | 06 24 1958 |
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| Description: | A convention of the state auxiliary of the National Association of Postal Supervisors met in Madison at the Simon House. Elected president of the group is ... |
| Date: | 06 24 1958 |
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| Description: | A convention of the state auxiliary of the National Association of Postal Supervisors met in Madison at the Simon House. Wives of state postal supervisors ... |
| Date: | 06 24 1958 |
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| Description: | A convention of the state auxiliary of the National Association of Postal Supervisors met in Madison at the Simon House. Pictured at center is Edith Cooper... |
| Date: | 06 24 1958 |
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| Description: | A convention of the state auxiliary of the National Association of Postal Supervisors met in Madison at the Simon House. Children and wives of postal super... |
| Date: | 12 04 1958 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Journal Editor Roy L. Matson buys stamps from Charles Smythe, wholesale stamp clerk, while Postmaster John F. Whitmore waits his turn. They... |
| Date: | 12 17 1958 |
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| Description: | Postal workers deal with a shipment of Christmas mail that was "arriving by the roomful and the ton." Workers are, left to right: William Borjinkhof, John... |
| Date: | 12 15 1958 |
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| Description: | Esther Haack (seated left) sells a page of Christmas seals to Leone Wagner at the post office. The Madison Tuberculosis Association sells about $150 worth ... |
| Date: | 08 27 1959 |
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| Description: | A new 4-cent postage stamp honors the American soil conservation effort by showing various phases of soil conservation. Shown (L-R) are: Russell Silverwood... |
| Date: | 12 04 1959 |
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| Description: | Acting Postmaster for Madison, John F. Whitmore (right), receives a certificate of appointment from Adolph Knudson (left), postal department field services... |
| Date: | 02 28 1960 |
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| Description: | Key participants in the Wisconsin Postmaster's Management Conference are shown, left to right: Harold Van Buren (Hartland postmaster and secretary-treasure... |
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