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| Date: | 03 29 1958 |
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| Description: | A young boy rings a locomotive bell. Other artifacts of locomotive history are on the table before him with members of the Milwaukee chapter of the Nationa... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | To celebrate the addition of DC-3s to their fleet, North Central Airlines sponsored several special promotional events. One such activity was a special fli... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | 4-H Tractor Queen receiving a cake on a Farmall Cub tractor while other 4-H members serenade her. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A view of the Library Reading Room in 1955, after the modernization of the 1950s was complete. Most prominent is the division of the room into functional ... |
| Date: | 12 1951 |
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| Description: | State Historical Society of Wisconsin Director Clifford Lord (left) and McCormick Collection Director Herbert Kellar examining packages of manuscripts. The... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Dodge County Historical Museum, exterior view. This was the old Milwaukee railroad depot before it was remodeled for the Society's use. |
| Date: | 10 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., cuts a ribbon to open the "They Did It Themselves: 50 Years Ago" exhibit at the State Historical Society. Mrs. Vincent W. K... |
| Date: | 09 19 1952 |
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| Description: | Brian Lange, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lange, Portage, being weighed by Inez Lee, assistant chairman of the American Legion Baby Show and Child Talent Cont... |
| Date: | 09 19 1952 |
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| Description: | Four mothers sitting with their babies waiting to be "weighted in" at the American Legion Hall as contestants in the Legion baby show and child talent cont... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Front and back cover of the dedicatory brochure issued by the First Unitarian Society of Madison, "the church of tomorrow," a Frank Lloyd Wright design. Th... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | An elevated view of the intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. Bascom Hill can be seen in the right background, and ... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The sign for the Wisconsin Historical Society is on the lawn in the center, a... |
| Date: | 01 09 1950 |
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| Description: | 27 teen singers stand behind a piano at the Madison YWCA. The group was formed by Don Voss (extreme right) with the cooperation of the East Side Youth Acti... |
| Date: | 01 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Three members of the board of curators of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin sitting and standing at a banquet table. They are, from left: Professor... |
| Date: | 02 21 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of officers and advisory council members of the Wisconsin Future Farmers of America Council at Green Lake for a planning meeting. |
| Date: | 02 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a portion of the crowd of 200 at the 95th birthday celebration dinner at the Turner hall. Those seated at the speakers' table are, left to... |
| Date: | 03 31 1950 |
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| Description: | Amerian Legion 40 et 8 presents checks to three Madison welfare groups; Rev. J. Van Handel of the Madison Catholic diocese welfare bureau, Rabbi Manfred Sw... |
| Date: | 05 10 1950 |
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| Description: | Governor Oscar Rennebohm receiving the first poppy of the year from Patty Coyne, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J.J. Coyne and Phillip Thornton, son of Mr. and M... |
| Date: | 05 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Three Madison women and a display of their crafts. The women, members of the Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen Society, and their crafts are: Mrs. Bentley (Lean... |
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