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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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Richard Halbach and Florence Bahr

Date: 01 01 1945
Description: Richard Halbach and Florence Bahr, sitting in a car, are the King and Queen of the 26th annual Little International Livestock and Horse Show, held in the S...
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Eddie Peabody with New Car

Date: 10 1947
Description: Eddie Peabody with his new Lincoln Continental, receiving the title from Lucien S. Hanks, general manager of Kayser Motors, Inc., 1501 Monroe Street. Eddie...
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New Police Car

Date: 05 06 1949
Description: Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly, left, and Inspector Phillip Oakey, right, inspect one of the city's fifteen new police cars.
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Kayser Safety Parade

Date: 10 07 1949
Description: Three men are standing by a Dane County Police Ford station wagon during the Kayser Safety Parade in the 700 block of East Washington Avenue. Businesses in...
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Roundy Coughlin Receiving a New Car

Date: 12 01 1949
Description: A crowd gathers around Roundy Coughlin, Wisconsin State Journal columnist, as he receives a new car from the Rounders' Club.
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Fire at Pyramid Motor Company

Date: 03 02 1950
Description: State Journal photographer Arthur M. Vinje, camera in hand, arrives at the scene of the fire at the Pyramid Motor Company, 434 West Gilman Street, to take ...
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Cornerstone Laying at Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 05 07 1950
Description: A crowd gathers in front of the partially constructed new building for Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago at First Street. The existing church buildin...
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Blind Hitchhiker

Date: 05 16 1950
Description: Leslie Zacharias, a blind hitchhiker, is shown standing with his thumb out. A University of Wisconsin junior, he has hitchhiked an estimated 8,000 miles in...
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Funerals for Glenn Frank Sr. and Jr. at the State Capitol

Date: 09 18 1940
Description: The caskets of University of Wisconsin president Glenn Frank and his son Glenn, Jr. are carried up the steps of the Monona Avenue entrance to the Wisconsin...
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AAA Dual Control Training Car

Date: 06 27 1950
Description: The Madison board of education's summer driving program for high school students acquires another American Automobile Association (AAA) dual control car, a...
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Chevrolet Dealers' Slogan Contest Winner

Date: 11 26 1951
Description: Ralph Hult, president of Hult's Capital Garage, Inc. presents a check to H.A. Habeck who won the Chevrolet Dealers' Association "OK" slogan contest that wa...
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Knights of Columbus vs. Zor Shrine Softball Game

Date: 08 06 1952
Description: Clowns surround Mayor George Forster, sitting the the driver's seat of a car, during the Knights of Columbus Shrine Softball Circus event.
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Packard Convertible Automobile

Date: 07 15 1953
Description: Four men and "the Caribbean," a new Packard convertible automobile, parked in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Henry J. McCormick

Date: 03 01 1954
Description: Henry J. McCormick, Wisconsin State Journal Sports Editor, stands beside an automobile before his departure for Bradenton, Florida to report on the M...
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Schappe Motors Employee

Date: 02 17 1954
Description: Portrait of Persh Curran, Service Director at Schappe Motors Incorporated, 801 East Washington Avenue.
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Schappe Motors Employee

Date: 02 17 1954
Description: Portrait of William "Bill" Zurian, in the car-repair business for 34 years. He has been recognized as a Master Technician after graduating from Chrysler Mo...
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Simulated Automobile Accident

Date: 08 05 1954
Description: University of Wisconsin law professor George Young (left) and assistant professor James B. MacDonald, along with University police officer Dwight Brown, pl...
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Anglo-American Vintage Car Rally

Date: 08 11 1954
Description: Edward Hansen, left, standing in front of his 1918 Biddle automobile at the Wisconsin State Capitol prior to leaving for Scotland to participate in the Ang...
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Madison High School Party Code

Date: 11 09 1954
Description: W.L. Ragatz with son Dick Ragatz and Dick's date Sally Tisdale illustrate a driving safety point in the "Madison High School Party Code."

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