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Family in their Living Room

Date: 1955
Description: Family in their living room. The mother watches television, the father reads a newspaper, the daughter reads a book, and two sons play with a train set.
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Johns Island Children

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Description: A child holding a baby next to a television on Johns Island. Part of the Citizenship group that convened there.
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Madison Home Show Television Demonstration

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: Television was a feature enjoyed by children and adults at the Madison Home Show. The fascination of new improvements for the home, many of them on displa...
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Nguyen Family with Television

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Description: Trong Nguyen poses with his children in the living room, next to the television. Charlie Nguyen sits on his lap. In front of him, from left to right, are T...
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A Tribute to Madison Dads on Fathers' Day

Date: 06 16 1953
Description: A photographic tribute to Madison dads on Fathers Day includes a photograph of Dr. James J. Nania, a dentist, with his three sons John Nania, James Nania, ...
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Catholic Church Bazaar

Date: 11 09 1954
Description: Lynn Dudley serves as a model for one of the sweaters which will be on sale at the annual bazaar sponsored by the women of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cat...
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Residential Family Rooms

Date: 05 11 1956
Description: Mrs. Nelson M. (Marjorie) Hagan sits with her 6-year-old daughter Nancy in the family room in their home at 3417 Circle Close in Shorewood Hills.
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Car Slogan Contest Winners

Date: 02 01 1957
Description: Five adults and three children posing in front of a prize new 1957 Chevorlet. On the left is Warner Young, chairman of the Madison Automobile Dealers Assoc...
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Gerald Bartell Home Interior

Date: 03 26 1957
Description: Joyce Bartell sitting on the sofa with her daughter Laurie, age three, in the living room of her and husband Gerald's home at 3938 Plymouth Circle in Madis...
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Romper Room

Date: 06 14 1957
Description: The set of WMTV's Romper Room program, showing "Miss Nancy" (Eunice Spindler) with her kindergarten "pupils." They include, from left: David Shwaiko, Marg...
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Student Nurse Week

Date: 10 07 1957
Description: Student nurses in Madison take part in a state-wide aid project at various hospitals and welfare centers during Student Nurse Week. Susan Miller of Methodi...
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Y-Teens Give Television to Central Colony

Date: 12 30 1959
Description: Dr. John Touissant , clinical director at Central Colony, accepts a television set from Y-Teens Alison Keith and Ruth Rauschenberger. The Senior Y-Teens of...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: Lutheran Welfare Society is one of 29 United Givers agencies. The society facilitates the adoption of children into families such as the one pictured, find...
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Boy with Television Camera

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Description: A young boy learning how to operate a television camera.
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Wolman Family Home

Date: 05 08 1958
Description: New home, located at 4121 Chippewa Drive, designed by owners Martin and Ann Wolman to meet the needs of their large family of five children. Shown is so...
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Granny Cowdin

Date: 11 19 1958
Description: Three generation family watching television, shot from behind the television through the 'rabbit ears' antenna. At the far right is 'Granny' Mary B. Cowden...

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