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Northland Manor Development Corporation Coming to Madison

Date: 06 11 1958
Description: Paperwork is completed for Northland Manor Development Corporation to open an affiliate in Madison. Left to right: William Pessin (Milwaukee builder); Arth...
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Madison Improvement Corporation Meeting

Date: 06 16 1958
Description: Leaders in the Madison metropolitan area met to learn more about the Madison Improvement Corporation whose purpose is to buy and develop land for the expan...
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National Sales Executive Club of Madison's "Top Management" Night

Date: 12 04 1958
Description: Members of the National Sales Executive Club of Madison were hosts to their bosses at "Top Management" Night. Highlight of the evening was the presentation...
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We Saw You . . . at Bankers' Meeting

Date: 04 14 1959
Description: Shown in conversation at the Madison area bankers meeting are, left to right, Richard Quinn, Carl W. Anderson, and David Paterson.
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We Saw You . . . at Bankers' Meeting

Date: 04 14 1959
Description: Three members of the Madison chapter of the American Institute of Banking are shown at the annual meeting. They include, standing left to right, John Swant...
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Dane County Red Cross Chapter 50th Anniversary

Date: 05 12 1959
Description: W. Earl Hall (right), editor of the Mason City, Iowa Globe-Gazette, is the main speaker at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Dane County chapter of the R...
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Ben Franklin Store Opens on Monona Drive

Date: 05 21 1959
Description: Robert Retzlaff (left), manager of the newly opened Ben Franklin variety store at 4204 Monona Drive, posing in the foreground on his store's first day of b...
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United Community Chest Headquarters

Date: 07 13 1959
Description: A check in the amount of $238,500 for the purchase of the old United Community Chest headquarters at 14 West Johnson Street was presented to Chest official...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 574-588

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Description: If we could look forward? If they could have looked forward?
at what kind of life
along what kind of dotted lines?

At the top of the stairs, t...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 706-712

Date: 
Description: Each little world has its private Atlas
working his ethic in longhand
toward the stage set for the point of No Return
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Railroad Official

Date: 1910
Description: Unidentified railroad station officials, seated at their office desks.
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Mr. Beat in his Store

Date: 1955
Description: Mr. Beat in his store.
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Interior of Lumber Mill Office

Date: 1898
Description: Interior of the Knapp, Stout & Co. lumber mill office with posed members of the staff. On the desk in the center of the room is a device with an earpiece h...
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National Machine Accountants Association Board

Date: 09 22 1959
Description: Group portrait of the board of directors of the Southern Wisconsin chapter, National Machine Accountants Association with newly elected officers in the fro...
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Building Trades Apprenticeship Banquet

Date: 11 05 1959
Description: At the completion ceremonies for apprentices moving on to journeymen in the building trades, are (left to right): master of ceremonies O.T. Harvey, Rev. J....
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Raff Brewster

Date: 05 08 1960
Description: Portrait of Raff Brewster, manager and organizer of the newly organized Westgate-Theater-Go-Round, which will operate in the West Side Business Men's Assoc...
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Boss of the Year

Date: 1956
Description: James C. Springer of Cutler-Hammer Manufacturing Co. surrounded by members of the Milwaukee chapter of the National Secretaries' Association who had electe...
Manuscript

I.M. Singer's Will

Date: 07 16 1870
Description: The front page of the last will and testament of Isaac Merritt Singer, founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
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Philip L. Spooner and Associates

Date: 1886
Description: Philip L. Spooner, Wisconsin State Insurance Commissioner, in his office with associates.
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Goodman's Empty Stocking Christmas Party

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: Richard and Jean Potter and Judith and Ron Schenk attend a Christmas party thrown by Robert and Irwin Goodman for the employees of Goodman Jewelers. The Go...

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