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Rev. Edwin O. Kennedy

Date: 09 26 1935
Description: Rev. Edwin O. Kennedy sitting at a desk writing a letter, Christ Presbyterian Church, 124 Wisconsin Avenue. There is a telephone on the desk, and books are...
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Martin Luther King and Labor Leaders

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Description: Martin Luther King, Jr., with two leaders of the United Packinghouse Workers of America, Russell Lasley, and President Ralph Helstein. Probably at a UPWA c...
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Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: Students listening to Rev. Claude Williams teaching "Religion in Contemporary Society." The blackboard says "Gospel of the Kingdom: The Gospel to the Poor,...
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John Lewis Russell, Botanist

Date: 1869
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of John L. Russell (1808-1873), Botanist. From 1831-1854, Russell served as a Unitarian minister in a number of cities. Served as...
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Reverend Joseph Blake, Botanist

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Reverend Joseph Blake (1814-1888), Maine-born reverend, professor and botanist. Published first catalogue of Maine Pl...
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Bishop Northcott

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Methodist bishop, H. Clifford Northcott, seated at a desk.
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Carl Stromberg

Date: 10 30 1953
Description: Portrait of Carl Stromberg, a Methodist minister newly appointed to First-University Methodist Church at 203 Wisconsin Avenue. His father, brother, and fou...
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Theology Students Get Clinical Training

Date: 03 03 1954
Description: An unnamed Mendota patient (left) and Kenneth Smith (right), a theology student receiving 12 weeks of training at Mendota State Hospital for the Mentally I...
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Unitarian Anniversary

Date: 05 19 1954
Description: The head table at a dinner marking the 75th anniversary of the First Unitarian Society of Madison. Seated at the table are Frank Lloyd Wright and, next to ...
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State Commission on Human Rights Officers

Date: 03 12 1959
Description: Newly elected officers of the State Commission on Human Rights. "They are, left to right, the Rev. Perry Saito, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Stev...
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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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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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Madison Youth Council

Date: 11 02 1954
Description: Madison Youth Council vice-president Judy Vander Meulen, a student at East High School, presents scrolls of appreciation to two retiring advisers to the co...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Regalia Brightens School Anniversary

Date: 05 18 1954
Description: Caption under photograph reads: "Buckskins and bright feathered bonnets were donned by this group to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

75th Anniversary Observance

Date: 04 25 1954
Description: Winnebago children and adults are dressed in traditional clothing for the photo. The caption reads: "As part of the 75th anniversary observance of the foun...
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The Reverend Jesse Jackson

Date: 1975
Description: The Reverend Jesse Jackson gesturing while sitting at his desk in the PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) headquarters. In the background, on the wall, ...

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