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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A Ringling Circus wagon, pulled by a horse, with clowns riding on top, is part of a parade along a city street. |
| Date: | 12 27 1945 |
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| Description: | John Steuart Curry standing next to an action painting of David N. Schreiner, an All-American end in 1942 who was killed in action on Okinawa in 1945, whil... |
| Date: | 10 08 1949 |
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| Description: | Third graders at Lincoln School as Bar-None ranch hands singing and square dancing around a "campfire" in the gymnasium. Four couples, boys dressed as cowb... |
| Date: | 02 24 1944 |
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| Description: | Mable Sawtelle, a Red Cross nurses' aide, tends to baby Sara in a crib with doll. Poster on wall reads: "Rollier demonstrated the value of heliotherapy in ... |
| Date: | 01 21 1948 |
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| Description: | William L. Doudna, Wisconsin State Journal staffer, interviews movie actress Esther Williams during her visit to Madison. In the background is the W... |
| Date: | 11 09 1948 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the winners of the Madison Fire Fighters union poster contest, held in conjunction with the annual Firemen's ball. Left to right in the f... |
| Date: | 11 19 1949 |
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| Description: | Madison youth organization the LOFT honored Madison high school football players who were selected previously for All-City berths by handing out certificat... |
| Date: | 06 14 1950 |
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| Description: | Hildur Hanson, receptionist in the "Wisconsin State Journal" editorial rooms, looks over the 25-piece tool kit which will be awarded for the best construct... |
| Date: | 08 05 1952 |
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| Description: | Softball players and twins Darlene and Arlene Bates are shown in their apartment 'robbing' their cookie jar. They both worked at Oscar Mayer and Co. doing ... |
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| Description: | Outdoor portrait of Madison magician Ben Bergor, who performed as Bennie Golden Berger during the early years of his career. He billed himself as the faste... |
| Date: | 05 24 1957 |
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| Description: | The WIBA automatic telephone system which will give latest baseball scores is tested on first day of operation. Shown testing the phones are Norman Hahn, W... |
| Date: | 11 20 1958 |
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| Description: | Evelyn Thomas and Pauline Wixson shown modeling ski fashions at the Madison YMCA Ski Club's meeting and fashion show. |
| Date: | 11 20 1958 |
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| Description: | Anne Collins packs a parka into the knapsack worn by her husband Edward Collins at a fashion show for the Madison YWCA Ski Club. Both are modeling ski appa... |
| Date: | 11 20 1958 |
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| Description: | Noni Foley and R.R. (Bud) Paunack model ski wear at the Madison YMCA Ski Club's fashion show. |
| Date: | 12 09 1959 |
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| Description: | Lowell "Gooch" Jenkins was a 250-pound tackle on the University of Wisconsin’s football team, but he was also a skilled art student. After graduating, he b... |
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| Description: | Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe... |
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| Description: | Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe... |
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| Description: | Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe... |
| Date: | 01 12 1954 |
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| Description: | Prom queen candidate Jean Riley of Green Bay (a.k.a. "Calamity Jean") appearing with two "bashful cowhands," who are singing on her behalf at the rally in ... |
| Date: | 12 1954 |
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| Description: | Jeff and Gregg Anderson playing on a drum set at the Wolff-Kubly-Hirsig store, Toyland. On the drum face is an image of a cowboy riding a bucking bronco. |
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