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Arthur G. Tappen

Date: 09 08 1944
Description: Portrait of Arthur G. Tappen, manager of the Madison Office, 21 W. Main Street, of the Western Union Telegraph Company since 1915. The Wisconsin State J...
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Dane County Rural Letter Carriers' Meeting

Date: 02 22 1949
Description: Seated at the speakers table at the Dane County Rural Letter Carriers' meeting (left to right), are: Earl Bagley, Cambridge, treasurer; R.C. Salisbury, Mad...
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Dane County Rural Letter Carriers' Association Officers

Date: 02 22 1949
Description: Vice-president Leslie Larson, McFarland, (left) and president Wilbur Johnson, Lake Mills, who were re-elected to head the Dane County Rural Letter Carriers...
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Joe Mercedes

Date: 03 30 1954
Description: Portrait of Joe Mercedes of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He was the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Tourist Bureau and publisher of at least 23 editions of ...
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Chef Carson Gulley

Date: 03 22 1954
Description: Carson Gulley, senior chef at the University of Wisconsin residence halls, putting on a cooking demonstration at the Loraine Hotel as part of a Norge home ...
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Newspaper Carriers' Breakfast

Date: 04 11 1956
Description: Madison Newspapers carrier boys were treated to breakfast at Felly's Restaurant, 927 South Park Street. Shown clockwise are: Bob Markham, John Washbush, Bi...
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Nels Rasmussen

Date: 01 10 1957
Description: Nels O. Rasmussen is shown at left being presented with a pin in recognition of his 45 years of service with Western Union. He is operations supervisor of ...
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Roundy's Birthday Party

Date: 09 16 1957
Description: Ray Sennett (left), Madison; Olaf Severson, McFarland; Dr. B.I. Pippin, Richland Center; Roundy; and Al Thelen, Madison, attend a birthday party for Joseph...
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Madison Restaurant Association Open House

Date: 04 03 1958
Description: Melvin Dykman, left, and Ernest Clausen register for a Madison Restaurant Association open house. Nora McSherry, right, is assistant secretary of the group...
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Dane County Medical Assistants' Bosses Night

Date: 02 05 1959
Description: Doctors and medical assistants attend the annual Bosses Night party. From left to right are: Dr. Frank Bernard, Peg Clark, Mary Macken, and Dr. Gordon Dave...
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Conference of United States Court Reporters

Date: 08 03 1959
Description: Madison Federal Court Judge Patrick T. Stone greets members of the Conference of United States Court Reporters at their convention at the Edgewater Hotel i...
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State Capitol Building Electrical System

Date: 10 30 1959
Description: Frank E. Nordeen, a state engineering employee, pointing to the main electric switchboard in the State Capitol building basement, while standing next to an...
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Dane County Highway Commissioner

Date: 11 11 1959
Description: Portrait of Dane County highway commissioner, Ray R. Swann.
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Wisconsin National Secretaries Association

Date: 05 16 1960
Description: Wisconsin National Secretaries Association annual spring meeting is held at the Ivy Inn in Madison. Officers of the Association shown (left to right) are: ...
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What Do Women Golfers Wear?

Date: 07 1960
Description: Dorothy Webber, president of the Municipal Golf Association, models Bermuda shorts and a sleeveless blouse.
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Theater Men and Plaque

Date: 05 02 1961
Description: Three men examining a plaque. The original caption states: "F.J. Williams, left, Portage theater owner and longtime Wisconsin showman, receives a plaque co...
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Vernon Dahnert

Date: 03 1958
Description: Portrait of Vernon Dahnert sitting in a chair. He was the cook at Fire Station 8.

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