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Joyce Krosemann, "Miss Twirp"

Date: 10 31 1950
Description: Portrait of East High School senior Joyce Krosemann, selected to be "Miss Twirp." "Twirp" season enables the girls to ask the boys to go to the party, alth...
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16th Annual Wisconsin Salon of Art

Date: 11 06 1950
Description: The Madison Art Association's 16th Annual Wisconsin Salon of Art opened at the Memorial Union with a traditional preview reception. Shown unpacking some of...
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University of Wisconsin YWCA

Date: 11 13 1950
Description: Professor Lowell E. Noland chats with members of the University YMCA and YWCA at a program of fireside chats. Seated are (left to right): Wanda Bertelman, ...
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Tuberculosis Research in Laboratory

Date: 11 15 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin professor J.W. Williams, and Mrs. Winifred Saunders, research associate, work with an electrophoresis instrument in a laboratory in...
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West High Cross Country Banquet

Date: 11 22 1950
Description: Group portrait of adult organizers and speakers for the banquet to honor West High School cross country runners. Front row, left to right: Mrs. Harry (Fred...
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University of Wisconsin Dames Club

Date: 11 29 1950
Description: Five members of the Dames Club posing with sports equipment that depict activities the club will be involved in during the upcoming year. The Dames Club is...
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Daughters of the American Revolution Officers

Date: 02 22 1951
Description: State and national officers of the Daughters of the American Revolution organization. Left to right: Lola Pierstorff, state chair of joint education; Mrs. ...
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Wisconsin Civilian Defense Nurses Enrollment Day

Date: 02 20 1951
Description: Mrs. Myrtle Cadwell, a retired nurse, butters a piece of bread as two of her three children, Kristi and Carlton, look on. As a graduate nurse she could be ...
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Emerson Grade School Sketch Club

Date: 03 19 1951
Description: Members of the Emerson Grade School Sketch Club, an after-school group, are pictured preparing a giant "Happy Easter" card for the children at the Orthoped...
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Square Dance Association Jamboree Co-Chairmen

Date: 03 19 1951
Description: Two couples, co-chairmen of the upcoming state-wide jamboree of the Square Dance Association of Wisconsin, demonstrate a square dance step. They are, from ...
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JCC Safety Contest

Date: 04 29 1951
Description: Top prize winners in the JCC safety slogan contest posing with a new bicycle and contest officials. Left to right: Harry Tobias, chairman of the contest; S...
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Madison Teachers - Education Week

Date: 11 06 1951
Description: Portrait of Dudgeon School fifth grade teacher Mable Day with one of her pupils reviewing a globe of the world.
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All City Football Team Banquet

Date: 11 14 1951
Description: Charles Thomas of East High School, and Pat Lawrence of West High School put the finishing touches on decorations for the all-city football team banquet at...
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Scrap Metal Parade

Date: 11 20 1951
Description: Governor Walter Kohler and Sonja Iverson, Cambridge High School drum majorette, standing on West Mifflin Street during the Cambridge scrap metal parade aro...
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Holiday Decorating at the Loft

Date: 12 13 1951
Description: Two teenage girls are placing a garland on an artificial Christmas tree in front of a graphic depicting Santa in a sleigh holding a bag of presents. They a...
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Rai-Molay Dance Honor Court

Date: 12 15 1951
Description: Group portrait of the honor court for the Rai-Molay Christmas dance. The court is made up of members of Order of Rainbow and the Order of DeMolay. The girl...
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U.W. Student Service Projects

Date: 12 10 1951
Description: Members of Phi Beta Speech Sorority rehearse a play reading they will be putting on for patients in Madison hospitals. Left to right: Jean Day, Madison; Ev...
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March of Dimes Campaign

Date: 12 31 1951
Description: Ann E. Boberschmidt, Edgewood College sophomore, is shown wearing a necklace and sweater. She was stricken with polio in November of 1945, paralysing her l...
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Edgewood High School Committee

Date: 01 10 1952
Description: Group portrait of five Edgewood High School students on a committee to plan the school's Senior Ball. Sitting are Virginia Ripp, left and Peggy Cafferty. S...
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Edgewood High School Prom Queen and King

Date: 01 16 1952
Description: Portrait of Patrick Lynch and Shirley Baines, selected as king and queen of the Edgewood High School prom.

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