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Youth Council Installation

Date: 06 03 1959
Description: Taking the oath of office as new aldermen of the East Side Young Mayor's council are, left to right: Mary White, Janet Wegner, Pat Klein, Sean Austin and T...
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Youth Council Installation

Date: 06 03 1959
Description: Madison City Attorney, Harold E. Hanson, left, congratulates two newly elected officers of the East Side Young Mayor's Council. The officers are, left to r...
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Youth Council Installation

Date: 06 03 1959
Description: Karen Mennes hands over the symbolic gavel to Mayor-Elect Ronald Mathison during ceremonies for the incoming officers of the East Side Young Mayor's Counci...
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Dane County Highway Commissioner

Date: 11 11 1959
Description: Portrait of Dane County highway commissioner, Ray R. Swann.
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Edwin E. Witte

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Dr. Edwin Witte, considered the father of Social Security, Executive Director of the Executive Staff to the Committee on Economic Secu...
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Arthur J. Altmeyer Taking the Oath as Assistant Secretary of Labor

Date: 06 08 1934
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer taking the oath as Assistant Secretary of Labor. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stands on the left, and Samuel Gompers on the right,...
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In the U.S. Supreme Court Room

Date: 05 1937
Description: In the U.S. Supreme Court Room, after hearing the Court hand down its decisions upholding the constitutionality of the old age insurance and unemployment i...
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First Meeting of the Social Security Board

Date: 09 14 1935
Description: From left to right: Arthur J. Altmeyer, John G. Winant, and Vincent M. Miles at the first meeting of the Social Security Board.
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Banquet Celebrating the Third Anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act

Date: 08 15 1938
Description: Banquet celebrating the third anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act. From left to right: David J. Lewis, Congressman from Maryland, and Sen...
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Social Security Board Chairman Testifies

Date: 02 24 1939
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer (center), Chairman of the Social Security Board, pictured as he appeared before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee. Altmeyer e...
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Conference Concerning the Pending Bill to Improve the Social Security Act

Date: 03 31 1939
Description: The conference concerned the pending bill to improve the Social Security Act. From left to right, all sitting: Senator James F. Byrnes, Chairman of the Sen...
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Social Security Conference with President Roosevelt

Date: 03 20 1939
Description: Leaving the White House after their Social Security conference with President Roosevelt are (left to right): John Hanes, Undersecretary of the Treasury; Ar...
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Early Meeting of the Social Security Board

Date: 1939
Description: From left to right: George Bigge, Arthur Altmeyer, Chairman, and Ellen Woodward in an early meeting of the Social Security Board.
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Arthur J. Altmeyer with Sir William Beveridge

Date: 06 05 1943
Description: From left to right: Sir William Beveridge, author of the British "Cradle to the Grave" social security plan, and Arthur J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social...
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Arthur J. Altmeyer Taking Oath of Office on Reappointment

Date: 08 14 1945
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer, taking the oath of office on reappointment as Chairman of the Social Security Board, Term 1945-51. Mrs. Sarah H. Napier is the Notary P...
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Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies

Date: 09 28 1948
Description: Robert C. Goodwin, Director of the Bureau of Employment Security, and Arthur J. Altmeyer, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, at the twelfth annu...
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Shorewood Hills-Blackhawk Country Club Meeting

Date: 02 23 1960
Description: Once a year, members of the Shorewood Hills village board and members of the Blackhawk Country Club board of directors get together for a social evening to...
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Shorewood Hills-Blackhawk Country Club Meeting

Date: 02 23 1960
Description: Once a year, members of the Shorewood Hills village board and members of the Blackhawk Country Club board of directors get together for a social evening to...
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State Retail Merchants Incorporation

Date: 03 04 1960
Description: Wisconsin Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman, seated, looks over papers of incorporation for the Wisconsin Retail Merchants Association. Looking on are...
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Shorewood Hills-Blackhawk Country Club Meeting

Date: 02 23 1960
Description: Once a year, members of the Shorewood Hills village board and members of the Blackhawk Country Club board of directors get together for a social evening to...

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