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Filming of McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 1934
Description: Cameraman and sound operator from Paramount Sound News on top of a truck filming a demonstration of the McCormick-Deering O-12 radio-controlled tractor and...
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Teenagers Listening to WVLR at the Eagle's Nest

Date: 1965
Description: Teenagers studying and playing pool at the Eagle's Nest, a popular teen hangout in downtown Sauk-Prairie. The Eagle's Nest had a juke-box, but the WVLR (Wi...
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La Follette Family Listens to the Returns

Date: 11 1924
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with Isabel Bacon La Follette (Mrs. Philip La Follette), Mrs. John J. Blaine, Philip Fox La Follette, Governor John J. Blaine, ...
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Radiophone

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Description: A woman takes down menus and recipes that she hears on her radiophone.
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WIBA Radio Transmitter

Date: 11 04 1933
Description: Everett H. Marshall stands next to a radio transmitter at the WIBA transmitter station, 111 King Street.
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Three Little Maids

Date: 05 16 1933
Description: "Three Little Maids," group portrait of three women, all standing, one holding a guitar, who performed with the WLS Barn Dance.
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Girls Listening to Small Radio

Date: 11 10 1932
Description: Fanchon & Marco "Irene Girls" listening to a small radio backstage at the Orpheum Theatre. Fanchon & Marco were a brother and sister choreography duo who t...
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WIBA Radio Control Room

Date: 12 05 1930
Description: Mr. Hagen sitting at master control in the WIBA control room.
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Playing the RCA Victor Theremin

Date: 10 17 1930
Description: Charlotte Hilton playing the Victor Theremin musical instrument invented by Leon Theremin, at the Ludlow Radio Company store, 116 N. Fairchild Street.
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Singer, James Regan

Date: 10 19 1930
Description: Singer, James Regan, standing by a radio in the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street.
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Singer, James Regan

Date: 10 19 1930
Description: Singer, James Regan, sitting by a radio in the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street.
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Radio Station Master Control

Date: 10 03 1930
Description: Everett Marshall, engineer, standing at the control panel of the radio station, WIBA.
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Progressive Party Returns

Date: 1934
Description: In 1934 the La Follette brothers, the sons of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., broke with the Republican Party and founded the Progressive Party of Wisc...
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Group Listening to V-E Day Radio Commentary

Date: 05 08 1945
Description: Two women and three men (one in uniform) gathered around a table listening to a radio commentary on V-E (Victory in Europe) Day.
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Man Deplaning Airplane following Rose Bowl Trip

Date: 01 02 1953
Description: Football coach Ivy Williamson (?) is interviewed by a man with a radio transmitter on the steps of the airplane upon his return from the Rose Bowl game.
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WHA Summer Radio Workshop

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Three persons at the summer radio workshop sponsored by WHA Radio on the University of Wisconsin campus. Jack Steel shows Senta Lorenz on the left and Ruth...
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Radio Station WHA Staff

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Dr. William H. Lighty, one of the guiding forces behind Radio Station WHA in its infancy, is shown at the lower left, duplicating the position he was in ba...
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Woman Broadcasting Music at Veterans Administration Hospital

Date: 10 15 1947
Description: Woman seated at radio broadcasting console playing music for patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital on the grounds of Mendota State Hospital.
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WIBA-FM Tower

Date: 05 26 1948
Description: WIBA-FM, 45,000 watts, tower was built at Blue Mounds Park, and radiated power starting about June 10, 1948. WIBA was established in 1925 by The Capital...
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WIBA-FM Tower And Transmitting Station

Date: 07 19 1948
Description: The higher antenna of the WIBA tower and transmitting station increased the power of the station for the newly operational FM transmission at the Blue Moun...

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