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Preparing for YWCA Benefit Party

Date: 02 07 1949
Description: Three women preparing for a YWCA benefit party to send representatives to an YWCA conference. Delores Nelson, left, is painting a poster. Violet Fisher, c...
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Madison Altrusa Club

Date: 02 14 1949
Description: Altrusa Club members preparing for a benefit program for the club's scholarship and hospital fund, at which Kathryn Turney Garten will give a book review. ...
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Madison Altrusa Club

Date: 02 14 1949
Description: Madison Altrusa Club members inspecting a Madison General Hospital room which is maintained by the club. Left to right: Alfreda Fauerbach, 901 Jenifer Stre...
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American Cancer Society Volunteers

Date: 04 01 1949
Description: Madison volunteers stuffing envelopes for the financial drive of the American Cancer Society. Left to right: Mrs. Lewis W. (Leatha) Premo, cancer chairman ...
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Easter Seal Drive

Date: 04 05 1949
Description: Twenty-one vocational school commerce pupils who volunteered to stuff 50,000 Easter seal letters are shown working.
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Girl Scout Council Board of Directors

Date: 04 28 1949
Description: Thirteen members of the Madison Girl Scout Council Board of Directors sitting and standing around a table.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Volunteers

Date: 07 05 1949
Description: Looking over plans for a Soap Box Derby are volunteers Rolf Anderson, left, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.L.F. Anderson, DeForest, and Bobby Holm, son of Mr. and M...
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Junior Red Cross Training Camp

Date: 08 01 1949
Description: Four Madison high school youth are standing with their luggage near the entrance to a train car as they prepare to depart for the Red Cross training center...
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Red Cross Home Nursing Class

Date: 10 17 1949
Description: Thirteen women take a lesson in home nursing from Red Cross volunteer nurse, Leone Higgins, 2231 Oakridge Avenue, seated at the head of the table at left. ...
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Community Chest (Red Feather) Campaign

Date: 10 17 1949
Description: Major Frank Genge, director of the Salvation Army in Madison, telling three women's division volunteers of the Community Chest about the weekly clothing sa...
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Community Chest (Red Feather) Campaign

Date: 10 17 1949
Description: Mary Lee Griggs reads to some of her pupils at the Neighborhood House while three women's division volunteers of the Community Chest look on. From left are...
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 21 1949
Description: Dozens of contributed stuffed toys are examined by volunteers for The State Journal Empty Stocking Club. In the front row, left to right, are: Alice Shores...
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National President of UNICO

Date: 01 19 1950
Description: Standing is William Calvano, Milwaukee, national president of UNICO National, (Italian-American Service Organization - UNICO is the Italian word for unique...
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UNICO National Meeting

Date: 01 30 1950
Description: National officers of UNICO (Italian-American Service Organization) at the national meeting at the Edgewater Hotel. Standing, left to right, are: Theodore M...
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YWCA Group

Date: 03 17 1950
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...
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Eagles' Auxiliary Members Making Dressings

Date: 04 04 1950
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 ...
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Vilas Park Island Tree Planting

Date: 05 13 1950
Description: More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited through the Madison Youth Council helped plant trees and shrubs on the Vilas Park island.
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Vilas Park Island Clean Up Campaign

Date: 05 13 1950
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...
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Mary Rennebohm Donating Blood

Date: 06 23 1950
Description: Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm is shown registering at the American Red Cross regional blood center in Madison. Mrs. Charles Schmalbach, volunteer officer of ...
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American Red Cross Blood Center

Date: 07 07 1950
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...

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