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| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Smokey Bear cub with Judy Bell in front of a fire-prevention poster featuring the character for whom the young bear was named. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Smokey Bear cub with a fire-prevention poster bearing his namesake. The poster has three bears, and the text reads: "Please Folks, be extra careful this ye... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Peavey Falls group of dancers and musicians from the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin. The group is standing in front of a building with a sign th... |
| Date: | 01 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Mrs. John J. (Audrey) Walsh and Mrs. Gottfired (Ruth) Mayer attach plastic heart coin containers to posters for the Madison Heart Fund Drive. |
| Date: | 02 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Boy Scout - Four Lakes Council annual dinner head table. Left to right are: John A. Raymond, scout commissioner; Dr. Albert E. Iverson, national director o... |
| Date: | 10 1957 |
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| Description: | Martin Luther King, Jr., during his appearance at the United Packinghouse Workers of American Wage-Policy Conference. With him are Russell Lasley (left), ... |
| Date: | 10 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Joyce Nelson gets her hand stamped by Kristine Kaltbrunner at the Loft Halloween party. Admission cost one quarter and Dan Garson's orchestra performed for... |
| Date: | 04 10 1956 |
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| Description: | Shown with a sign advertising the Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers are, left to right: Constance Stolen and Judy Smith, two West High School stu... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from stairway of the ornate Otis elevator in the Wisconsin Historical Society building. This elevator was installed as original equipment in ... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | A view of the ornate Otis elevator originally installed in the Historical Society building in 1900. This picture, taken on the second floor during remodeli... |
| Date: | 06 14 1957 |
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| Description: | "Miss Nancy" (Eunice Spindler) posing with a Good Behavior Poster on the set of WMTV's Romper Room program. |
| Date: | 10 14 1957 |
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| Description: | Two members of the decorations committee, Judy Johnson and Paul Haskenson, prepare for the annual East Side Youth Council's homecoming dance. They are work... |
| Date: | 12 17 1958 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of six Phi Beta Chi sorority members from West and Edgewood high schools, who planned a New Year's Eve party. Shown holding a "Midnight in ... |
| Date: | 12 12 1959 |
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| Description: | Drama Institute in Madison drew hundreds of high school thespians from all over the state. Members of the South Milwaukee High School Drama Club. Left to R... |
| Date: | 09 27 1957 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Journal staff reporter, June Dieckmann seated at a desk. Behind her on the wall is a poster saying "Them Cards is Dead." The poster ... |
| Date: | 03 14 1958 |
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| Description: | Five Edgewood High School Library Club members are preparing posters for the observance of National Library Week. Meeting in the library by bookshelves, th... |
| Date: | 08 14 1958 |
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| Description: | Sorority members planning the Phi Beta Chi "Bermuda Sock Hop". Front row, left to right, are: Marian Amlie, Pat Patterson, Kathleen Gorman Cathy Cline, and... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Walter W. Eiler. Three Lakes, Wisconsin. Realtor - Insurance. 'Recreational Real Estate in Northern Wisconsin." A storefront with a... |
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