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UW Half Century Club

Date: 06 19 1948
Description: Max Mason, left, UW Class of 1898, Chairman of the council of Palomar Observatory in California, shown being welcomed by UW President E.B. Fred at the Univ...
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Gimbel Brothers Art Competition

Date: 07 21 1949
Description: Madison and University of Wisconsin artists carried off the major share of the prizes and awards in the 1949 Gimbel Brothers art competition. Seated, left...
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Madison Vocational School Addition Cornerstone

Date: 05 08 1950
Description: The cornerstone for the million-dollar four-story addition to the Madison Vocational School was laid at the corner of North Carroll and West Dayton Streets...
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UW President E.B. Fred & Football Coaches

Date: 01 23 1951
Description: UW football Coach Ivan "Red" Williamson accepts a new salary agreement on behalf of his assistants and himself. Pictured left to right, are: President E.B....
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Ted Zillman

Date: 10 15 1954
Description: Portrait of Theodore Zillman sitting at his desk. Zillman is the University of Wisconsin Dean of men.
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Sauk City Basketball Tournaments

Date: 03 12 1956
Description: Sauk City School superintendent William Leahy goes over some basketball tournament details with Coach Bob Schrader, while players Larry Breunig and Wayne S...
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Professional Women in Madison

Date: 01 29 1957
Description: Portrait of Ruth Allcott, Art Director of Madison's public schools.
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New Biography of Charles Richard Van Hise

Date: 12 07 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin President Conrad A. Elvehjem (left) receives the first copy of a new biography of the former university president, "Charles Richard...
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Madison City Employees Honored

Date: 12 16 1960
Description: Mayor Ivan Nestingen is shown with five of thirteen city employees honored for service to Madison at a Christmas party at Welch's Embers restaurant. Six wh...
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New University of Wisconsin YMCA Building Cornerstone Laid

Date: 06 19 1953
Description: The cornerstone for the new University of Wisconsin YMCA building at the corner of W. Johnson and N. Brooks Streets is laid. Copies of the bible, a Wisc...

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