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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Crowds at the corner of East Mifflin Street and North Pinckney Street on V-J Day, August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of J...
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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Automobiles and police officer on West Mifflin Street. Celebration of V-J Day August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of Japan...
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Crowds on Capitol Square

Date: 12 06 1944
Description: Christmas shoppers crossing the street (walking away from the photographer) at the corner of King Street on the Capitol Square in front of Kresge's, 25-27 ...
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Wisconsin State Centennial Celebration

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: View of the set up for the reviewing and bandstands of the Wisconsin State Centennial celebrations on the corner of Monona Avenue and Main Street of the Ca...
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Crowds on Capitol Square

Date: 12 06 1944
Description: Christmas shoppers cross the the corner of King Street on the Capitol Square in front of Kresge's, 25-27 East Main Street.
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Holy Name Society Procession

Date: 01 11 1953
Description: An honor guard of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus leads a procession of 300 members of the Catholic Holy Name Society up the steps of St. Raphael's Cathe...
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Red Cross Blood Bank Donors

Date: 02 03 1944
Description: Group of 67 people from Viola, Wisconsin, who came by bus to donate blood to the American Red Cross Blood Bank.
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Red Cross Blood Bank Donors

Date: 02 03 1944
Description: Group of 22 people from Wilton, Wisconsin, who came by bus to donate blood to the American Red Cross Blood Bank.
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AAA Tour Cars

Date: 05 14 1944
Description: Men doing a periodic rotation of the synthetic and recapped tires on one of the two cars parked in front of the Park Hotel, and participating in the Americ...
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Children Playing in Flooded Street

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Children in swimming suits playing in a miniature lake created by heavy rains in the area of Fox and Prospect Avenues.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary

Date: 10 05 1944
Description: Four members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, including Mrs. Hazel Miller, the national president, in a horse-drawn carriage in front of the Chic...
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Paper Drive

Date: 08 11 1945
Description: Members of the Junior Red Cross, Boy Scouts of Troops 20 and 30, and boys of Madison, sitting on the back of a Truax Field army truck loaded with waste pap...
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Highway Maintenance Truck

Date: 07 31 1947
Description: Highway lane painting truck painting lane lines on Highways 12-13-14, University Avenue between Madison and Middleton. This is the first highway in the sta...
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Flooded Park Street

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Flooded South Park Street underpass, with car stalled in three feet of water. A train is on the railroad bridge above. A young boy and girl wearing bathing...
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Miss America With Campus Lovelies

Date: 04 02 1949
Description: Miss America of 1948, BeBe Shopp, second from left, rides in the back seat of a convertible with Jaenne Faber, Suzaanne Wheeler, and Anne Barber. BeBe Shop...
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Madison Visiting Nurse Service

Date: 04 11 1949
Description: Visiting nurse Esther Sorensen standing at her car ready to start her daily activities.
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Truckload of Canoes at Madison Marine Service

Date: 06 29 1949
Description: A truckload of canoes in front of Madison Marine Service, 2102 Atwood Avenue, with eight employees standing in front. In the background is the Ben Franklin...
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Sadie Jackson Murder

Date: 07 10 1949
Description: Unidentified police officer inspecting the truck owned by George "Butch" King, suspected killer of Sadie Jackson.
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 09 05 1949
Description: Elevated view of Madison's Labor Day parade, showing the electrical workers' unit, the largest unit in the parade, and the Brotherhood of Electrical Worker...
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Traffic Officer Hector Naze with Second Grader Freddy Milverstedt

Date: 09 13 1949
Description: Traffic officer Hector Naze, who directs morning traffic at the corner of Johnson and State Streets, is shown explaining the crossing rules to seven-year o...

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