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Burning the Mortgage

Date: 01 21 1935
Description: The Board of Directors burning the mortgage for the Nakoma Country Club to celebrate paying it off, with l-r: H.M. Lambert, Frank Davies, Carl Laughnan, H....
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Corben Christening

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br...
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St. Patrick's Church Confirmation Group

Date: 06 13 1943
Description: St. Patrick's Catholic Church Confirmation class and priest on the steps of St. Patrick's Churck at 410 East Main Street.
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Edgewood High School May Crowning

Date: 05 29 1942
Description: Students gathering in front of Edgewood High School, 1000 Edgewood Avenue, waiting for Mass to begin, with May Crowning procession in the foreground.
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National Housing Day Groundbreaking

Date: 06 14 1935
Description: At ceremonies held in observance of National Housing Day, Mayor James R. Law and members of the Madison Building Industries Committee are shown breaking gr...
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Chief Justice Marvin Rosenberry

Date: 06 15 1935
Description: Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry speaking in the Assembly Chamber during the 10th annual Robert M. La Follette, Sr., memorial ser...
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Senator Gerald P. Nye

Date: 06 15 1935
Description: U.S. Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, at the podium, speaking in the Assembly Chambers at the 10th annual Robert M. La Follette Sr. Memorial Service.
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Senator Gerald P. Nye

Date: 06 15 1935
Description: U.S. Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, at the podium, speaking in the Assembly Chambers at the 10th annual Robert M. La Follette Sr. Memorial Service.
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Methodist Church Easter Pageant

Date: 04 28 1935
Description: First Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue. Easter pageant "At Dawning," with a large group of actors in costume in a scene on "stage" in the chancel.
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First Methodist Church Easter Pageant

Date: 04 20 1935
Description: First Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue. Easter pageant, with large group of actors in costume in a scene on "stage" in the chancel.
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New Directors, Nakoma Group

Date: 01 21 1935
Description: Seven men preparing for the burning of the second mortgage, Nakoma Country Club. It became the Nakoma Golf Club in 1944.
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Mayor Law and Chic Sale

Date: 07 20 1933
Description: Mayor James R. Law presenting the keys of the city to Chic Sale, former Dane County land owner and character impersonator performing at the Orpheum Theater...
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Military Ball Sabre Arch

Date: 04 15 1932
Description: Military ball sabre arch.
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Governor Philip F. La Follette at the Telegraph

Date: 11 01 1931
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette presses a telegraph key at the Western Union Office to open an event in Green Bay.
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Peacepipe Ceremony

Date: 06 20 1931
Description: Nine members of the junior and senior class at the University of Wisconsin are sitting in a semi-circle dressed as Native Americans. They are smoking the p...
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Field House Flag Raising

Date: 10 04 1930
Description: Crowds in the stands watch a marching band as the American flag is raised at the new University of Wisconsin Field House.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows 111th Anniversary

Date: 04 25 1930
Description: Men and women are seated in a "Mock Trial" as part of the I.O.O.F. 111th anniversary program at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall. The hall is deco...
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Betty Livesey at the Capitol

Date: 10 08 1928
Description: Five-year-old Betty Livesey pauses for a picture after the "Declaration of Chivalry" ceremony conducted at the 81st annual Capitol Grand Encampment of the ...
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Catholic School Graduation Class

Date: 05 20 1956
Description: Indoor group portrait of boys and girls, in school uniforms, at graduation from a Catholic School. A priest is standing on the left.

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