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| 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 1955 |
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| Description: | Participants with lit candles in a mortgage-burning ceremony at Trousdal Methodist Church located at 1125 Vilas Avenue, include Rev. R.D. Robinson (pastor ... |
| 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 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: | 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: | 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: | 10 09 1958 |
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| Description: | Professor Ray Dvorak leads the University of Wisconsin band during the inauguration ceremonies for the new U.W. president Dr. Conrad A. Elvehjem at the fie... |
| Date: | 10 09 1958 |
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| Description: | Professor Henry L. Ahlgren and his wife at a reception at Memorial Union preceding the inaugural luncheon for the new University of Wisconsin president Dr.... |
| Date: | 10 09 1958 |
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| Description: | New University of Wisconsin president Dr. Conrad A. Elvehjem poses with members of his family before the inaugural luncheon at Memorial Union. From left ar... |
| Date: | 11 11 1958 |
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| Description: | A Service Auxiliary member, escorted by a Marine, lays a wreath at the State Capitol cenotaph during Veterans Day observances in Madison. |
| Date: | 12 16 1958 |
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| Description: | Observing a family tradition that the height of all children are measured each Christmas season on the sliding oak door between the parlor and dining room,... |
| Date: | 12 19 1958 |
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| Description: | A live outdoor Christmas scene is held at the new Midvale Lutheran Church at 4329 Tokay Boulevard. Live sheep and a burro are used in the creche. The Chris... |
| Date: | 01 02 1959 |
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| Description: | An oil portrait of Governor Vernon Thomson is unveiled by his wife Mrs. Helen Thomson. The portrait will be hung in the State Capitol executive office with... |
| Date: | 02 19 1959 |
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| Description: | Lieutenant Governor Philleo Nash, center, cutting the ribbon to open the new million dollar J.C. Penney Co. department store located on the Capitol Square ... |
| Date: | 05 21 1959 |
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| Description: | Students of St. Mary's hospital School of Nursing held their annual May crowning ceremony by crowning the statue of the Blessed Virgin with a wreath of flo... |
| Date: | 11 03 1960 |
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| Description: | Jessie E. Manchester, widow of merchant Harry S. Manchester, prepares to snip the ribbon officially opening the third store at the Westgate Shopping Center... |
| Date: | 11 11 1960 |
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| Description: | Outdoor portrait of a woman holding a US flag. "Many women - like this one — became misty-eyed during the solemn Veterans Day ceremony as they thought of t... |
| Date: | 11 23 1960 |
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| Description: | Ground-breaking ceremony for the Wisconsin Life Insurance Company's new office building at Segoe road and University avenue. The company president, Gordon ... |
| Date: | 01 02 1961 |
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| Description: | Cynthia (Tia) Nelson, age 4, wanting a little attention from her mother, Mrs. Gaylord Nelson just before Governor Gaylord Nelson takes his oath of office i... |
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