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Madison Community Chest Budget Committee

Date: 04 05 1949
Description: Portrait of Phoebe Hayes, librarian for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and representative from the Madison Feder...
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Building Trades Apprentices Graduation

Date: 10 16 1951
Description: Ninety five Madison area building trades apprentices received certificates of graduation to journeymen status at a banquet at the Hotel Loraine. Shown at t...
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Carpenter's Union Award

Date: 12 26 1951
Description: George Meyer, left and Gustave H. Sander, center, receive an award for 50 years of continuous membership in the AFL United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jo...
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Bill Skaar

Date: 01 12 1954
Description: Portrait of William Skaar (known as Bill), the president of the Battery Workers' Federal Union at the Ray-O-Vac Company.
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Stan Prideaux

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Indoor portrait of Stanley Prideaux, president of the Dane County CIO Council and president of Local 1404 United Steel Workers at Gisholt, the second large...
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Union Women

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Clara L. Anderson of McFarland operates a machine that puts labels on small batteries. She works at Ray-O-Vac and is a leader in Local 19587, Battery Worke...
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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 expa...
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Construction and General Laborers Union Banquet

Date: 01 12 1959
Description: Group portrait of five attendees at the Construction and General Laborers Local 464 Banquet. Left to right are Bernard Adler, Anthony Caruso, Mike (Michael...
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Orla Coleman

Date: 10 09 1959
Description: Portrait of Orla V. Coleman, business agent of Madison Iron Workers Local 383. Earlier in his career as a iron worker he participated in many construction ...
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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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