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UAW Advisory Committee on Guaranteed Annual Wage

Date: 1954
Description: Arthur Altmeyer poses with the other 19 members of the United Automobile Workers Advisory Committee on Guaranteed Annual Wage.
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REA Convention at Loraine Hotel

Date: 03 28 1944
Description: View from back towards the stage of Wisconsin Electric Cooperative delegates, from REA (Rural Electrification Administration) member cooperatives, attendin...
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Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Delegates

Date: 03 23 1943
Description: Group of people at the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative meeting. They are delegates, from REA (Rural Electrification Administration) member cooperatives, att...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: Librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol f...
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McCormick Works Council

Date: 09 09 1927
Description: A group of 23 men from the McCormick Works Council posing for an outdoor photograph.
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National President of UNICO

Date: 01 19 1950
Description: Standing is William Calvano, Milwaukee, national president of UNICO National, (Italian-American Service Organization - UNICO is the Italian word for unique...
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Southampton Beach Club

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Description: Elevated view of crowds gathered around the outdoor pool and beach club porch at Southampton Beach Club while people swim across the width of the pool.
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Night School for Men at Neighborhood House

Date: 1921
Description: Groups of men, most dressed in suits and ties, sitting at small tables, looking at books. A few female teachers, including one in the foreground, are also ...
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Coffee Hour for New Citizens

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: Three former German nationals attend a coffee hour for new US citizens hosted by Lawyers' Wives of Dane County. Left to right: Gertrude Miller and John and...
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Nick Stassi at "Tell It Like It Was" Event

Date: 04 20 1982
Description: Nick Stassi, proprietor of Stassi's Children's Shoes, giving a speech about the Greenbush neighborhood at a "Tell It Like It Was" oral history event at the...
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Audience Members at Nick Stassi Event

Date: 04 20 1982
Description: Audience members (from left to right: Gina S., Hazel Kline, Cathy Coberly, Otto Masshardt) at a Nick Stassi speech ("Business as Usual"), as part of the "T...
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Ukrainian Egg Painting Demonstration

Date: 1978
Description: A man readies the materials for a presentation at Neighborhood House on the art of Ukrainian egg decoration as several women around a table observe.
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We Saw You . . . at Visting Nurse Election

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: Officers are elected at the annual meeting of the Visiting Nurse Service held at the Maple Bluff Country Club. Shown seated (L-R) are Mr. Thomas Broadman, ...
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Emmanuel Philipp with the Council of Defense

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Description: View from audience towards stage where Governor Emmanuel Philipp is standing behind a desk. Standing with him, in front of their chairs, are two men in sui...
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Leo Lania Speaking at an Event

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Description: View towards Leo Lania speaking from a podium at the United Jewish Appeal. Men are sitting at the long table on either side of Leo Lania, and men and women...
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Hotel Room Dedication

Date: 09 04 1958
Description: A man wearing a suit and bow tie is standing at a podium, speaking and gesturing with his hands. A lectern scarf is draped over the podium with the word "P...
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Madison Civic Symphony Orchestra

Date: 10 02 1957
Description: Conductor Walter Heermann leading the Madison Civic Symphony orchestra of 75 members during a rehearsal at Scanlan Hall. The group rehearsed every Tuesday ...
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Madison Civic Symphony Orchestra

Date: 10 02 1957
Description: The principal players of the woodwind section of the Madison Civic Symphony orchestra at rehearsal in Scanlan Hall. Left to right are: Donald Kirkpatrick, ...
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The Reverend Jesse Jackson Preaching

Date: 01 14 1974
Description: The Reverend Jesse Jackson preaching at Shiloh Baptist Church. Members of the congregation are sitting behind him. Delegate Walter E. Fauntroy is sitting o...
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The Reverend Jesse Jackson

Date: 1975
Description: The Reverend Jesse Jackson addressing an Operation PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) rally in its headquarters. He is pointing with one finger while s...

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