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VA Yule Party

Date: 12 1954
Description: Leah Rothschild and Minnie Marcus folding napkins for the holiday party for patients at the Veterans Hospital. Both are members of the Madison Jewish Welfa...
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Finger Painting Class at Nichols School

Date: 01 05 1955
Description: Third-grade student Jeanne Klawitter (of 6204 Bridge Road) cleaning up after a finger painting class at Nichols School.
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YWCA Summer Activities Directors

Date: 06 1955
Description: Two women posing on a dock on Lake Mendota. They are Ruth La Duke (left), acting director of the YWCA's health education department, and Ruth Edie, who was...
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West High Graduates Off to College

Date: 08 1955
Description: Seven recent graduates of West High School, all of whom have chosen to attend Colorado colleges. They are (left to right): Barbara Bowman, Catherine Clare ...
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Clothing Fashions for High School & College Coeds

Date: 08 1955
Description: Clothing outfits available at Madison stores being modeled by young women: Standing on a flight of steps, Margaret McDowell is wearing a black felt, full ...
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Clothing Fashions for High School & College Coeds

Date: 08 1955
Description: Clothing outfits available at Madison stores being modeled by young women: Margaret McDowell is wearing a pleated wool and orlon skirt in Black Watch Tarta...
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Grand Opening of Chandler's Shoes

Date: 09 1955
Description: Ribbon cutting at the grand opening of Chandler's Shoes located at 10 West Mifflin Street. The salesmen have carnation boutonnieres in their coat lapels.
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Aaron Bohrod, U.W. Artist-in-Residence

Date: 04 1955
Description: University of Wisconsin artist-in-residence, Aaron Bohrod, welcoming young visitors to his campus studio. Shown with Bohrod (left to right) are: John Drake...
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 1955
Description: David Buege is placing a bowling ball into the hands of his wife, Hazel Buege, who is one of about fifteen visually impaired participants who gather weekly...
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 1955
Description: Hazel Buege is holding onto a rail with her left hand, and releasing a bowling ball with her right hand towards standing bowling pins. She is one of about ...
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Aaron Bohrod, U.W. Artist-in-Residence, with Family

Date: 04 1955
Description: University of Wisconsin artist-in-residence, Aaron Bohrod, relaxing at his home located at 715 East Gorham Street. He is pictured with his son Neil (8-year...
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 29 1955
Description: Mildred Finney releases a bowling ball. She is one of about fifteen visually impaired participants who gather weekly on Tuesdays at Playdium Alleys, locate...
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Shirley Abrahamson

Date: 07 26 1962
Description: Attorney, Shirley Abrahamson, walking her Irish Setters, Brisco and Betsy-B near her Fish Hatchery Road home. She is a member of the law firm of LaFollette...
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Eiffel Tower Replica

Date: 09 17 1964
Description: Pedestrians pass a replica of the Eiffel Tower being constructed by workers at the corner of East Washington and Pinckney Streets on the Capitol Square. Th...
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Madison General Student Nurses Receive Bikes in Honor of Student Nurses Week

Date: 10 10 1957
Description: Student nurses at Madison General Hospital standing with bicycles received from the hospital's medical staff as a gift for Student Nurses Week. Shown (left...
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Edgewood High School Teen-Age Potluck Group

Date: 11 05 1957
Description: Carol Tobin enjoying the teen-age girls' potluck before the Edgewood High School football game. The potluck was at the home of Mark and Mary Schmitz and ho...
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Activities at the Atwood Community House

Date: 03 11 1958
Description: Two members of the East Side Youth Mayor's Council, Pat Friedland (205 North Fifth Street) and Karen Mennes (1949 East Main Street) are working on decorati...
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University of Wisconsin Eagle Heights Apartments for Married Graduate Students

Date: 03 25 1958
Description: Mrs. R.W. Doskotch serves lunch to her baby daughter Donna Leisa at their unit in the U.W. Eagle Heights graduate students apartments. Mr. Doskotch earned ...
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Easter Baskets for Child Tuberculosis Patients

Date: 04 05 1958
Description: Three members of the Alpha Xi chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority delivered Easter baskets to the young tuberculosis patients at the Morningside sanato...
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We Saw You Before Leaving for Europe

Date: 04 04 1958
Description: Shown outside the State Capitol after leaving the Supreme Court Chambers: (L to R): Dorothy Gregory; Mrs. Charles Doyle and daughter, Kathleen; Mrs. George...

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