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City Hall Outing

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: City Clerk A.W. Barels (left), City Attorney Harold Hanson, and Alderman Norman Moll are shown singing at Alderwoman Ethel Brown's picnic.
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: Illinois Central flagman R.D. DeRoche walking along the railroad tracks at the Monroe and Regent Streets crossing ahead of the engine after he activated wa...
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: After passing the intersection of Monroe and Regent Streets, the brakeman gets back on the train for the trip to Freeport on the Illinois Central Railroad.
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Wisconsin State Journal Carriers' Picnic

Date: 08 1955
Description: Nineteen Wisconsin State Journal carrier boys at the Blue Mounds State Park swimming pool. Some are shown diving off a platform named for the previo...
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Wisconsin State Journal Carriers' Picnic

Date: 08 1955
Description: Eight Wisconsin State Journal carrier boys around a picnic table enjoying root beer and apples in the shade of a grove. They are (left to right): Ri...
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Clothing Fashions for High School & College Coeds

Date: 08 1955
Description: Clothing outfits available at Madison stores being modeled by young women: Walking on a sidewalk, Margaret McDowell is wearing a suit of a avocado green tw...
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We Saw You . . . at Water Follies

Date: 08 1955
Description: Water comedian, Eddie Rose, of the Sam Snyder's Water Follies performing his routine jumping off a high-level diving board during a show at Breese Stevens ...
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Shirley Abrahamson

Date: 07 26 1962
Description: Attorney, Shirley Abrahamson, walking her Irish Setters, Brisco and Betsy-B near her Fish Hatchery Road home. She is a member of the law firm of LaFollette...
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Edward Steichen Received Honorary Degree

Date: 06 21 1957
Description: Edwin Steichen, in cap and gown, waiting to receive an honorary degree at University of Wisconsin graduation ceremonies. Steichen grew up in Milwaukee and ...
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Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: Two men watching the demolition of the Pioneer block and Madison Theater from the Capitol grounds in Madison. The photograph was taken with a new telephoto...
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Gas Main Explosions Killed a Madison Couple

Date: 01 05 1958
Description: Workmen from Madison Gas and Electric Company work on Main Street at the Capitol Square to check for gas leaks after two explosions rocked downtown Madison...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: As part of the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, model Marlyn Sachtjen reclines on an inflated beach mattress in th...
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Painting the Vilas Zoo Merry-Go-Round

Date: 06 07 1958
Description: Workmen painting the merry-go-round at the Vilas Park Zoo.
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University of Wisconsin President's Official Residence

Date: 09 12 1958
Description: New U.W. president Conrad A. Elvehjem and his wife standing in the garden of the official residence at 130 Prospect Avenue. The many-roomed house was prese...
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City Leaf Vacuum Cleaner

Date: 10 30 1958
Description: Street gutter full of leaves about to be vacuumed up by three city workers operating a large two wheeled trailer-sized vacuum cleaner with a leaf hose nozz...
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Christmas on the Bayles Farm

Date: 12 16 1958
Description: Dennis Bayles, his son-in-law, Le Verne Kirking, and two of the Kirking children, Ann Denise and Duane, trudging through the snow to cut pine branches from...
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Crossing guard Meredeth Niemczyk, standing at the corner of Jenifer and Brearly streets, facing north, spreads her arms and displays a hand held stop sign ...
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High Water Flow at Tenney Dam Construction Site

Date: 04 02 1959
Description: Water flows through a diversion channel around the Tenney Park lock and dam construction site. A man is standing in the foreground and pointing towards men...
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Vilas Park Beach Lifeguards

Date: 06 21 1960
Description: Two Vilas park beach lifeguards, one wearing earmuffs, on a chilly summer day.
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Artist Aaron Bohrod Shows Off New Studio

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod shows his new studio at his English Tudor style home at 4811 Tonyawatha Trail overlooking Lake Mon...

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