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| Date: | 12 1954 |
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| Description: | Boy Scout Lloyd Dresen lighting a candle during the investiture service at Lakeview Community Church. The church is sponsoring Madison's newest Scout Troop... |
| Date: | 04 12 1955 |
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| Description: | Pitcher Warren Spahn bows his head as the fans in Milwaukee County Stadium pause during the pre-game ceremonies for a minute of silent tribute to the late ... |
| Date: | 08 14 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the dedication ceremony and first Mass held at the Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church located at 401 South Owen Drive. Madison Dioces... |
| Date: | 10 29 1963 |
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| Description: | Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Madison Public Library building at the south corner of W. Mifflin and N. Fairchild Streets. Rev. Joseph Brown is standi... |
| Date: | 05 04 1957 |
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| Description: | Four Zor Shrine clowns entertain young girl Mary Farmiloe during the annual spring ceremonial at the Masonic Temple. The clowns are (left to right): Tom Ro... |
| Date: | 05 01 1957 |
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| Description: | Veronica Goebel (of Racine) is carrying the crown of May flowers to place on the head of a Virgin Mary statue. Maids of Honor in dresses holding posies are... |
| Date: | 05 17 1957 |
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| Description: | The Dane County Board met for the last time in the old courthouse Thursday night, and heard C.A. Sorenson (of Springdale) recite a history of the building ... |
| Date: | 05 17 1957 |
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| Description: | With nostalgic feelings, Dane County supervisors said goodbye to the old courthouse on Main Street, then marched to the new City-County building on Monona ... |
| Date: | 06 29 1957 |
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| Description: | An image of the dedication event of the new City-County Building as reflected in a pair of sunglasses on one of the spectators. In the right lens, a police... |
| Date: | 06 29 1957 |
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| Description: | View of the dedication event of the new $8.6 million City-County Building in Madison from the sidewalk across the street on Monona Avenue (now Martin Luthe... |
| Date: | 05 30 1957 |
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| Description: | Former Madison resident, 86 year old William Nichols, listening to a talk at the Memorial Day ceremony, located at Central High School because of rain. He ... |
| Date: | 05 30 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a group of people on a stage. Standing at a podium is Mayor Ivan Nestingen, speaking at the Memorial Day ceremony held at Central High Sch... |
| Date: | 05 30 1957 |
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| Description: | Pausing after playing "Onward, Christian Soldiers," two tuba players in the 32nd Infantry division band are watching the ceremonies on the stage for Memori... |
| Date: | 05 30 1957 |
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| Description: | In the foreground a Veteran of Foreign Wars is looking at a Memorial Day program, held at Central High School because of rain. In the background is the aud... |
| Date: | 12 18 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view through an arch towards a large group of people sitting in pews. The body of Msgr. John A. Koelzer, 67, pastor of St. James Catholic Church, ... |
| Date: | 04 15 1958 |
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| Description: | Debbie Duncan, University of Wisconsin student from Batavia, IL, christens "Rosebud I", a used 33-ton Sherman tank, with a bottle of beer at Ed's Service S... |
| Date: | 04 25 1958 |
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| Description: | State Bar president R.E. Anderson and past president Alfred LaFrance participate in the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new Wisconsin Bar Center at 402... |
| Date: | 05 17 1958 |
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| Description: | Four Zor Shrine Temple officials await the start of the public exhibition of uniformed units during the Shrine ceremonial in Madison. Left to right are: Fr... |
| Date: | 06 26 1958 |
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| Description: | A group of the Wisconsin Section of the National Daughters of the Grand Army of the Republic organization laying a memorial wreath to Civil War veterans at... |
| Date: | 07 23 1958 |
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| Description: | Switch-throwing ceremony for the new electric sub-station in Sun Prairie on Market Street. Five men are standing in front of the transformer and other equi... |
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