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PTA, Reception for Principal Marvin

Date: 06 05 1935
Description: Group portrait of large group of Draper School PTA members at a reception in Draper School, 910 W. Johnson Street, for retiring principal Miss Adeline Marv...
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Police Chief McCormick Testimonial Dinner

Date: 01 05 1949
Description: Retired Police Chief William H. McCormick was honored by his friends and associates at a testimonial dinner at the Elk's Club. Seated at the table (left to...
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Police Chief McCormick Testimonial Dinner

Date: 01 05 1949
Description: "Roundy" Coughlin sitting between retired Police Chief William H. McCormick (left) and his successor, Chief Bruce Weatherly, at a testimonial dinner for th...
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Dane County Rural Letter Carriers' Association Auxiliary

Date: 02 22 1949
Description: Mrs. Grace Haugen, DeForest (left), retiring president of the Dane County Rural Letter Carriers' Association Auxiliary, talking with the new president, Mrs...
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Madison Council of Parents and Teachers

Date: 05 08 1950
Description: New and retiring officers of the Madison Council of Parents and Teachers are pictured. In the first row, left to right, are: Mrs. Walter Barr, vice-preside...
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Social Afternoon Klub

Date: 01 18 1951
Description: A group of retired people play a game of canasta at the Social Afternoon Klub which is held weekly at the Madison Community Center. The Social Afternoon Kl...
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Captain Reed A. Rose Retirement Dinner

Date: 04 09 1956
Description: Members of Madison's Naval Reserve Composite Company at the retirement dinner for Captain Reed A. Rose. Left to right: Comdr. Fred Werren, Lt. Comdr. Waldo...
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Madison Bowling Association Honors

Date: 04 27 1957
Description: Bob and Irwin Goodman honor the Madison Bowling League's retiring secretary, Eddie Toellner, and high-scoring keglers Peter Miller and John Poloni, with gi...
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Altrusa Club Spring Garden Festival

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: A volunteer discussing seed catalogs with two nursing home residents as they are sitting outside on lawn chairs. They are at Monona Drive Rest Home at 4202...
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Wisconsin Real Estate Brokers Board

Date: 12 04 1957
Description: J.S. Miller posing with the plaque he received upon retirement from the Wisconsin Real Estate Brokers board after 14 years service. Shown left to right: M....
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Wisconsin Alumni Association Banquet

Date: 06 14 1958
Description: Retiring University of Wisconsin President E.B. Fred, left, receives honors at the Wisconsin Alumni Association Alumni Day banquet. At right is John Keenan...
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Senior Citizen Hobby and Talent Show

Date: 09 29 1959
Description: John Uselman standing with a chair he made out of scraps of wood at the hobby and talent show at the Madison Community Center. The one-day show was sponsor...
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Girl Scouts Honor Esther Williams

Date: 09 28 1959
Description: Friends and co-workers honored Esther Williams at a retirement dinner at Camp Brandenburg. Williams is retiring after 38 years in Girl Scouts, ten of which...
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Conservation Commissioners Honored

Date: 12 08 1959
Description: Wisconsin Conservation Department employees honor two retiring members of the Conservation Commission at a dinner at the Middleton Sportsmen's Club. Shown ...
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Frances Zuill Retires

Date: 04 22 1961
Description: Frances Zuill, seated, associate dean of home economics at the University of Wisconsin, was honored by members of the Wisconsin Home Economics Association ...
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Lucille Hanks Retiring

Date: 06 25 1961
Description: Lucille Hanks, left, who is retiring as secretary of the Children's Service Society, was honored at an open house in the Surf and Sand Apartments at 4353 K...
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Four Men at Point Beach State Forest

Date: 06 1958
Description: These four men from Wisconsin's Forests and Parks Department will retire in July 1958. C.L. (Neal) Harrington is second from the right.

A new retirement ...

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Madison Youth Council

Date: 11 02 1954
Description: Madison Youth Council vice-president Judy Vander Meulen, a student at East High School, presents scrolls of appreciation to two retiring advisers to the co...
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Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association Alumni Day

Date: 05 21 1965
Description: Dr. Frank L. Weston, right, retiring president of the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association, talks with his successor and two of the association's award win...
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Margueite Judd Honored as Red Cross Volunteer

Date: 10 06 1965
Description: Marguerite Judd is shown opening a gift package at an informal retirement party honoring her 10 year service as a Red Cross volunteer at the Wisconsin Diag...

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