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| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | People gather around a table of food for the First Unitarian Society's "Work Day". The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and some of the construc... |
| Date: | 10 23 1956 |
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| Description: | Betty J. DiSalvo reading good night stories to her children, Michael DiSalvo (age 6) and Mark DiSalvo (age 4) after having solicited money for 27 Red Feath... |
| Date: | 11 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Bessie Koen serves the first course of the traditional turkey-and-trimmings dinner to James Eckert. Dinner was served by the Volunteers of America to 56 me... |
| Date: | 11 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Lt. Col. Frieda Nolte, officer in charge of the Madison post, welcomes Jenny Frothingham to a Thanksgiving dinner served by the Volunteers of America to 56... |
| Date: | 12 16 1952 |
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| Description: | Susie Kamm and Nancy Miles putting cookies into the oven. The girls are members of the 8th grade home economics class at West Junior High School. The class... |
| Date: | 12 16 1952 |
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| Description: | Nancy Rieter and Dianne Blanchard, students in the 8th grade home economics class at West Junior High School, mixing cookie batter. The class baked several... |
| Date: | 12 15 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Jack Westra is serving punch at a Christmas party to three residents of the Dane County Home. The party was sponsored by the Madison Association of Un... |
| Date: | 01 19 1950 |
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| Description: | Standing is William Calvano, Milwaukee, national president of UNICO National, (Italian-American Service Organization - UNICO is the Italian word for unique... |
| Date: | 01 30 1950 |
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| Description: | National officers of UNICO (Italian-American Service Organization) at the national meeting at the Edgewater Hotel. Standing, left to right, are: Theodore M... |
| Date: | 03 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Four members of the YWCA Senior Business and Industrial Girls Club are standing and sitting around a table laden with items for a bazaar and bake sale. Lef... |
| Date: | 04 04 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the Eagles' auxiliary making dressings for cancer patients while sitting around a table at the Woman's Building. Around the table from the left ... |
| Date: | 05 13 1950 |
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| Description: | More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited through the Madison Youth Council helped plant trees and shrubs on the Vilas Park island. |
| Date: | 05 13 1950 |
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| Description: | Three teenage girls are carrying shovels on their shoulders while crossing a wooden foot bridge. More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited throug... |
| Date: | 06 23 1950 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm is shown registering at the American Red Cross regional blood center in Madison. Mrs. Charles Schmalbach, volunteer officer of ... |
| Date: | 07 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Three Volunteer Red Cross staff aides register donors at the American Red Cross Blood Center. Left to Right: Mrs. Lyle (Irene) Carpenter, Ruth Peafield, M... |
| Date: | 06 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Dr. Merle Owen Hamel (left), American Red Cross Blood Center physician, shows features of the center laboratory to Mrs. John Brown, volunteer representing ... |
| Date: | 07 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Mrs. John (Emily) Sprague, right, nurse's aide at the American Red Cross Center blood bank, preparing to take the temperature of blood donor, Mrs. Richard ... |
| Date: | 07 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Volunteer worker Mrs. Charles (Elnora) Wirth stands at the counter in the American Red Cross Blood Center canteen, while nurses' aide Mrs. Gordon (Mabel) N... |
| Date: | 07 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Three Garden Club members arrange flowers at the American Red Cross Blood Center. Left to right: Mrs. T.H. Davies, president of the Madison District of the... |
| Date: | 08 10 1950 |
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| Description: | Volunteers who will staff five special voters registration centers during "Register and Vote week" are shown being sworn in by City Clerk Al W. Bareis at l... |
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