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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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Election Party

Date: 11 08 1932
Description: Election party at St. Andrew's Church. Shown are (left to right): Joyce Brown, Mrs. John Gillette, Clara Wiedner, Robert Holland, Mack Murdock, Ted Brewer,...
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Henry Vilas Zoo Award Presented to Boy

Date: 10 05 1931
Description: Two men are presenting a radio to a boy, Phillip Harris, as an award for naming the Vilas Zoo lion cubs. The names were "Thor" and "Yama." Left to right in...
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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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Radio Transmitter and Walter T. Butler

Date: 10 29 1930
Description: Walter T. Butler stands beside a radio transmitter in his store, Butler Radio Service, 606 University Avenue.
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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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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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Madison Home Show

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: Three men standing at the microphone during a WIBA Radio broadcast from the Madison Home Show.
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Dane County Medical Society Committee Members

Date: 03 27 1952
Description: Four members of a Dane County Medical Society Committee are sitting and standing around tape recording machinery. They had edited a sound tape recording of...
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"Your Pastor Speaks" Radio Program

Date: 04 30 1952
Description: Four pastors are shown seated around a table with a radio microphone in the studio of WIBA-FM and WIBA-AM. They are planning a program that will be on the ...
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Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club

Date: 06 21 1952
Description: Seven members of the Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club operating a transmitter and receiving station at the club's annual field day. Standing, left to right: ...
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9XM-WHA Radio Historic Marker

Date: 11 24 1958
Description: The family of Professor Earle M. Terry and C.M. Jansky, Jr. honor Professor Terry with the C.M. Jansky award at the dedication of the historical marker doc...
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Opening Night of the 47th Annual Haresfoot Show

Date: 04 26 1954
Description: Visiting in the atrium of University of Wisconsin Union Theater prior to the performance of the musical comedy, "Wait and See," are (left to right): Dave W...
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We Saw You . . . at Council Opening

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Madison City Council holds its reorganization meeting in the new City-County Building Council Chamber. Shown from left to right are City Clerk A. W. Bareis...
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Madison Radio Disc Jockeys

Date: 09 08 1957
Description: Jim Walters of WMFM holding a Wisconsin State Journal newspaper as he is watching a vinyl record begin. He interlaces music and comments on the news...
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Roy Matson, Wisconsin State Journal Editor

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Portrait of Wisconsin State Journal editor, Roy Matson, sitting at his desk.
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Mr. Oakie

Date: 1952
Description: A man sits at a desk, with one hand on a book and the other adjusting a radio. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. 1950-4. Mr. Oakie, local police official."

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