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Gov. Walter Kohler Signing a Document

Date: 06 03 1953
Description: Five men standing behind Gov. Walter Kohler watching him sign a document in his office. One of the men might be Paul Thielan from Brookfield, Wisconsin.
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Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Edward C. Waffle, in charge of the tower for the Air Force, is talking with a pilot from the Truax Field control tower by speaking into a handheld radio tr...
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Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: From the observation window, G.M. Femrite is fixing his binocular field glasses on an incoming plane at the Truax Field control tower.
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Monitoring the outgoing mail are (left to right): William C. Davis, assistant superintendent, George Gauke, superintendent, and William Vaeble. They are in...
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Postal worker, Eugene Hathaway, emptying a mail bag of letters onto a table for sorting crews at the United States Post Office on Monona Avenue.
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Employees

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Charles N. Goulet, Wisconsin Telephone Company manager, discusses operations with assistant manager, Vera Kloppmann. They sit at a broad desk that has a ro...
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Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Harold Hansen (left) and Fred Manthe making chili for the firemen's dinner. Hansen is standing next to the stove stirring a deep pot with one hand, and is ...
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Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Captain Arne Lewick doubles as the fire station mechanic. Smoking a pipe, he is working at a lathe.
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Firemen Activities at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Chatting about previous fire fighting experiences are (from left to right): Captain Arthur Wilcox, Firemen Russell Mani, and Wilbur Wright. They are sittin...
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Architect's representative Rod Lindwall checking over plans at the new Sears Roebuck store under construction on East Washington Avenue. He is using what a...
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Checking over blueprint plan details at the new Sears Roebuck store under construction on East Washington Avenue are Cy Perkins, George Lehmann, and Robert...
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Milwaukee Braves Branch Ticket Office

Date: 03 01 1954
Description: View looking down at a line of men and women waiting to buy tickets to Milwaukee Braves baseball games at the branch ticket office located in the basement ...
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You Can't Keep Veterinarian Down on Farm

Date: 05 19 1954
Description: Farmer George Stenjen (right) helping veterinarian Dr. R.H. Romaker (left) coax a calf into a stanchion for a brucellosis vaccination.
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Sail Boat Rescue on Lake Mendota

Date: 06 13 1954
Description: Boat rescue crew member, James Crary, is dashing down the pier from the U.W. Lifesaving Services facility to board the rescue boat," Isabel III," to help a...
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New Pines Restaurant

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Two African American cooks standing by a stone hearth in the kitchen at the New Pines restaurant located at 2413 Parmenter Street. One of the cooks might ...
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K & O Transfer Truck

Date: 12 16 1954
Description: Four men standing in front of a K & O Transfer truck pulling a long flatbed at an unknown location. They are right behind a building and down a back alley ...
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Frank Lloyd Wright Receiving Honorary Degree

Date: 06 17 1955
Description: Professor Ben Elliot placing the doctoral hood on Frank Lloyd Wright at the University of Wisconsin Commencement ceremony. U.W. President Edwin Broun Fred ...
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New U.S. Postal Mail Truck

Date: 08 1955
Description: A new red, white and blue mail truck is displayed at the Madison Post Office garage. A poster on the side of the truck reads: "Don't be a Hurry Bug — Slow ...
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We Saw You . . . at Council Opening

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Madison City Council holds its reorganization meeting in the new City-County Building Council Chamber. Shown from left to right are City Clerk A. W. Bareis...
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Newsmen at Governor's Press Conference

Date: 04 22 1957
Description: Wisconsin Governor Vernon W. Thomson sits at his desk during a press conference. Newsmen seated around the governor's desk are (from the left): Mack Hoffma...

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