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| Date: | 11 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Uptown Post #400 Drill Team in formation firing a salute on Armistice Day while passers-by pause to pay their respects. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a completed painting by artist Robert Thom titled: "The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia". The painting depicts a scene from the fi... |
| Date: | 06 01 1957 |
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| Description: | Graduates in caps and gowns attend the graduation ceremony. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Robert Fischelis and George Griffenhagen assist in the groundbreaking for an addition to the American Pharmaceutical Association headquarters. |
| Date: | 11 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Catholic War Veterans of America parade in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral in recognition of Armistice Day. |
| Date: | 10 18 1952 |
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| Description: | Central High School Homecoming King, Miles Kiefer; Queen, Mildred Fish; attendants Bonnie Willmoth, Shirley Jackson, Peggy Swadley, and Beverly Larson; and... |
| Date: | 11 06 1956 |
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| Description: | Three Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity members, Joe Wimmer, Watertown; Jim Laabs, Abbotsford; and Gene Frederickson, Milwaukee; prepare house decorations for t... |
| Date: | 10 06 1956 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin students Pamela Lynch, Homecomming publicity chairman, Richard Hammes, Homecoming Chairman, and Jack Heffernan, Chairman of the Pep... |
| Date: | 11 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Sigma Kappa fraternity house decorated as a showboat for a University of Wisconsin-Madison Homecoming celebration. |
| Date: | 11 07 1952 |
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| Description: | The Phi Delta Theta fraternity house, 222 Langdon Street, is decorated for Homecoming with a theme of Bucky Badger whipping the Northwestern University Wil... |
| Date: | 02 15 1953 |
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| Description: | Historic evening mass at St. Raphael Cathedral, a stately two-hour ceremony closing the parish's annual 40 Hours' Devotion. This was the first evening mass... |
| Date: | 03 30 1953 |
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| Description: | Dottie Hildebrandt, a Wauwautosa senior in Recreation at the University of Wisconsin, trying on spring hat, assisted by Lonnie Graham. The hat, titled "Gra... |
| Date: | 06 26 1955 |
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| Description: | Three Madison Boy Scouts received the Ad Altare Del medal at a retreat at the Dane County fairgrounds. Left to right: Reverend Wayne Turner, Tim Harrington... |
| Date: | 07 1956 |
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| Description: | Women make fry bread at the dedication of the Winnebago Indian Village. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Peltz family (head table) at son Andre's Bar Mitzvah at the Jewish Community Center. |
| Date: | 03 08 1950 |
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| Description: | Three "Irishmen" in the St. Patrick's Day mood. Left to right: Tom McManus of Central High School, Jo Gilbert of Edgewood High School, and "Rusty" Moran of... |
| Date: | 04 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Sherwyn Woods (right), president of the Madison Youth Council confers with Marilyn Erickson, co-chairman of publicity for the upcoming Clean-Up Week. |
| Date: | 04 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Margaret, age 11 months, sitting on a couch. She is the daughter of Dr. Lester and Elizabeth Antonius of 221 South Owen Drive. The portrait was taken as pa... |
| Date: | 04 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Joan Carol, 3 years, and Ruth Ann, 15 months, daughters of Lieut. Col. Glenn and Mrs. Stell of 5-D University Houses, sitting on a couch for a portrait. Th... |
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