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| Date: | 06 13 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of William B. Cantwell and his seven children, each of whom holds a necktie to give him for Father's Day. Sitting on the arm of the chair a... |
| Date: | 06 19 1950 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin President E.B. Fred (left) accepts a $6,000 Steinway concert grand piano from the Class of 1925 on Alumni Day. John L. Bergstresser... |
| Date: | 09 19 1950 |
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| Description: | Head table guests shown include Attorney General Thomas E. Fairchild; the Reverend Robert G. Borgwardt, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran church; Governor Ren... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of parade. Crowds are gathered on either side of the street, many holding umbrellas. Women are walking two-by-two carrying flags in parade. F... |
| Date: | 02 07 1951 |
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| Description: | Shown at the speakers' table at the University of Wisconsin Founders' Day banquet are, (left to right): Walter Frautschi, member of the board of the Madiso... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Young Richard and Ralph Quinney pose for a picture holding hands in front of the farmhouse on the first day of the school year. |
| Date: | 04 24 1948 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of people seated at tables for Seder. The Pelz family if identified in the lower right of the picture. The mother is identified as Esther ... |
| Date: | 09 16 1951 |
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| Description: | Dr. Morris Thomas, left, manager of the new Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison, greets Major General Carl R. Gray, Jr., administrator of veterans ... |
| Date: | 09 16 1951 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a crowd gathered on the lawn in front of the new Veterans Administration Hospital during the dedication ceremony. |
| Date: | 10 03 1951 |
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| Description: | Emil J. Frautschi, prominent Madison business, church, and civic leader, shares his day of honor at the Rotary Club meeting with members of his family. Sea... |
| Date: | 11 29 1951 |
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| Description: | Miss Ida Collings, second from the left, is honored for her twenty-five years as superintendant of nurses at Madison General Hospital at a reception given ... |
| Date: | 02 19 1956 |
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| Description: | Father and daughter Theodore and Janet Weiss setting up bowling pins on Dads Day at Milwaukee-Downer College. |
| Date: | 01 23 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of officials who took part in the dedication program for the new University of Wisconsin cancer research hospital. Left to right are Former ... |
| Date: | 05 18 1952 |
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| Description: | Two women at the Tri Delta "Pansy Breakfast". The purpose of the breakfast is to honor engaged and "pinned" women. Marilyn McCormick, Alpha Gamma Delta, is... |
| Date: | 05 18 1952 |
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| Description: | Three Tri Delta sorority sisters acting as style show models at their "Pansy Breakfast." Left to right: Charlotte Wagenknecht, Fort Atkinson; Marion Miller... |
| Date: | 05 18 1952 |
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| Description: | Two women visiting on the porch prior to the Tri Delta "Pansy Breakfast". Seated is Joanne Conlin, Alpha Phi, and standing is Pat Devine. The purpose of th... |
| Date: | 06 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Stanley N. Davidson, 5670 Lake Mendota Drive, is shown sitting on the floor while feeding his twin sons, Dannie and Donnie. The photograph was part of a ne... |
| Date: | 06 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Wilbur J. Schmidt, 1221 E. Johnson Street, watches his two year old daughter, Linda play with her toy piano. The photograph was part of a newspaper feature... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Male and female students from Freedom Academy sit outdoors with two teachers. A larger group sits on platform while a smaller group looks on from the foreg... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowds of people and cars in the street on Farmers' Day. Caption reads: "Farmers' Day, Somerset, PA." |
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