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General Beverage Employees

Date: 09 14 1953
Description: Two General Beverage Sales Co. employees. One man is sitting behind a desk, and the other man is looking over his shoulder.
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American Society of Tool Engineers Institute

Date: 11 19 1953
Description: Discussion at a dinner program. From left to right are: Robert R. Larsen and T.W. Johnson from Marinette; Roy Lindberg, University of Wisconsin; M.S. Phoen...
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Employees

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: A group of people working at desks. One of these operators responds when someone dials for information. Most of their work is to provide telephone numbers ...
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Employees

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin Telephone Company's main switchboard. Thirty five operators, all women, handle all toll calls.
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American Optical Company

Date: 03 15 1954
Description: Slightly elevated view of three women in the order department at the American Optical Company, located on 429 State Street. Two women are standing at a cou...
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George Vukelich

Date: 09 28 1962
Description: Radio host and newly published author, George "Papa Hambone" Vukelich relaxing at his home on Plymouth Circle. He is sitting in a chair holding an LP copy ...
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Librarian Helen Farr Retires After 41-Year Service

Date: 08 13 1957
Description: Image is of Helen Farr, a Madison librarian who is retiring after forty-one years of service. For the past twenty-one years she has been the Chief Libraria...
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Eldred Garter and Secretary

Date: 12 07 1957
Description: Eldred Garter, Madison Newspapers employee, showing a secretary how to type using a dictaphone.
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Roy Matson, Wisconsin State Journal Editor

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Portrait of Wisconsin State Journal editor, Roy Matson, sitting at his desk.
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Wisconsin State Journal Women's Editor

Date: 08 01 1958
Description: Jo Ann Beier, Women's Editor for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Post Office Telephone Operator

Date: 12 31 1958
Description: Mrs. Mary Snell who has been the post office telephone operator for almost 19 years. She answers complaints, refers calls, and gives information for hundre...
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Mothers with Careers

Date: 02 02 1959
Description: Beverly Stark, a Madison television personality with two children, is posing with a floral arrangement on a set in front of a television camera. A man is s...
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Counting Votes

Date: 11 08 1960
Description: Scene Tuesday night Nov. 8th in the office of the Dane County Clerk Otto Festge as he and his aids tally a heavy presidential year vote in Dane County.
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Election Night

Date: 11 08 1960
Description: The election night staff of the Wisconsin State Journal on works its way Tuesday night through the vote returns.
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CUNA Mutual's Moving Day Goes Smoothly

Date: 09 30 1960
Description: Maintenance men William Glasser, left front, Truax Park; Lou Freiling, second from right, 3514 Hargrove ST; and Earl Kroetz, right, 3916 Vernon Avenue, cle...
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Moving Day at CUNA Mutual

Date: 09 30 1960
Description: When their furniture finally arrived at the new CUNA Mutual Insurance Society building, these three women went to work straightening it up so that they'd b...
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Family Record Book Developed by University of Wisconsin Faculty Members

Date: 12 29 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin faculty members Louise A. Young (R) and L. G. Sorden have developed a "Family Record Book" that allows for a complete listing of fa...
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Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson Dictating

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Description: Shirley Abrahamson is sitting at her desk in an office while dictating.

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