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| Date: | 08 14 1935 |
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| Description: | President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. Surrounding him are: Robert L. Doughton, Senator Barkley, Senator Wagner, Congressman John Dingell, Secr... |
| Date: | 04 13 1960 |
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| Description: | Foster parents are honored at an institute sponsored jointly by the Community Welfare Council foster Parents committee and the University of Wisconsin Exte... |
| Date: | 04 13 1960 |
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| Description: | Two foster mothers, Mrs. Fred Rhyner, Oregon, left, and Mrs. Henry Hamer, Ft. Atkinson, discuss care of their children with Jerold Majerus, 434 Holly Avenu... |
| Date: | 04 13 1960 |
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| Description: | Edwin Robinson, 508 N. Frances Street, a staff member of the Dane County Department of Public Assistance, talks with two foster mothers, Mrs. Edwin Boley, ... |
| Date: | 04 13 1960 |
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| Description: | Many foster fathers also attended the Foster Parents Institute. One of the couples, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford (Margaret) Loiselle, 2605 Spencer Lane, converse... |
| Date: | 04 13 1960 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars community service records for 1959 were judged by this committee. Left to right are: Bjarne Romnes, 4215 Waneta Trai... |
| Date: | 05 05 1960 |
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| Description: | Pictured from left are Merrill Shepard, Chicago, guest speaker and at right, Rev. A.C. Schumacher, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church and master of cerem... |
| Date: | 04 03 1964 |
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| Description: | Alabama governor George Wallace shaking hands with members of the Madison Exchange club. They invited Wallace to give a speech at the Cuba Club restaurant ... |
| Date: | 1974 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising a demonstration to end racism and repression in North Carolina. An outline of the shape of North Carolina is in the center, with a banne... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | Social action poster advertising Native American Week, January 26-Feburuary 3, 1973. In the center is a photograph of two Native Americans, an adult and a ... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Social action poster, with edit marks in red, on the United States Constitution, titled: "Read It And Weep." Red arrows point to descriptions of S1 in the ... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Social action poster advertising a march against executions. The headline at top reads, "National March Against Death," and at the bottom "Stop Executions.... |
| Date: | 12 12 1964 |
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| Description: | Four U.W. Greeks unloading a bed frame from a truck. The Department of Public Welfare Group Home (for women) moved from 404 W. Washington Avenue to 305 N. ... |
| Date: | 10 23 1980 |
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| Description: | Several women and children are walking, riding bicycles, or on roller skates. Some are carrying signs that read: "Equality of rights under the law shall no... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | Hand-drawn banner hanging from the bay window of a home. The banner features a cartoon, rear view, of a boy holding an American flag, with his arm around a... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | A school boy is raising a fist for the photographer while sitting with a group of his friends. Handwritten caption on the reverse: "These boys asked us to ... |
| Date: | 10 25 1957 |
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| Description: | Benjamin Epstein, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, was guest of honor at a luncheon given by Governor and Mrs. Vernon W. Th... |
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