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Ruth Ryan with Empty Bank Cans at CUNA

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: Ruth Ryan, bond secretary of C.U.N.A., Credit Union National Association, with empty bank cans and money.
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Miss Gertrude Deniger

Date: 01 03 1934
Description: Portrait of Miss Gertrude Deniger sitting at her desk. She is executive secretary of the Madison division, Wisconsin Transient Bureau, 133 East Wilson Stre...
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Eleanor Roosevet, Myles Horton, and May Justus

Date: 1957
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt, Myles Horton, and May Justus at the 25th anniversary of Highlander Folk School.
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Dena Smith

Date: 01 12 1954
Description: Dena Smith is the private secretary for her husband, Warren Smith, the Wisconsin State Treasurer.
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Arlene Weidenkopf

Date: 01 12 1954
Description: Portrait of Arlene Weidenkopf, private secretary to Wisconsin Attorney General Vernon W. Thomson.
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Obey and the Joint Economic Committee

Date: 02 07 1985
Description: David R. Obey of Wisconsin, chair of the Joint Economic Committee. Opposite him, (in the foreground) is Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block, testifying ...
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Louis Hanson

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Louis Hanson, Senator Gaylord Nelson's home secretary and chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party.
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Madison Bowling Association Secretaries Annual Fall Meeting

Date: 08 15 1956
Description: More than 113 secretaries of bowling leagues affiliated with the Madison Bowling Association gather at the Eagles Club for their annual fall meeting. Front...
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Flying Desk

Date: 1964
Description: A woman working on a Goldwater campaign airplane. She is wearing a Goldwater hat, and a stuffed elephant is sitting on the desk with a Goldwater pin attach...
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Governor Walter S. Goodland Portrait

Date: 02 19 1958
Description: An oil portrait of Gov. Walter S. Goodland is brought out of storage to be hung in the governor's office with those of other former governors. Arlene Weide...
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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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Congressman and his Secretary

Date: 06 1970
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and his secretary in his office in the United States Capitol.
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Obey and Madison

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey (right) and his home secretary Jerry Madison, also a Wausau history teacher, traveling in the district on an airplane.
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Claudia Dennis

Date: 01 15 1959
Description: Portrait of Claudia Dennis, the receptionist in the attorney general's office. She was recently hired by the new attorney general, John W. Reynolds.
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Maurine Mulliner

Date: 1937
Description: Maurine Mulliner was the first Executive Secretary to the Social Security Board, beginning in 1936. This photograph is inscribed "To Wilbur [Cohen] with af...
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Final Meeting of the Social Security Board

Date: 07 15 1946
Description: Back row from left to right: William Mitchell, Asst. Executive Director; Leona MacKinnon, Secretary to the Board; Oscar Powell, Executive Director.

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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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Four Lakes Secretaries Association

Date: 10 18 1955
Description: Prospective members of the Four Lakes Secretaries Association were special guests at the annual membership meeting. Three of the guests, left to right, wer...
Poster

Secretaries of War

Date: 1943
Description: United States Army poster with an illustration of four women posing in front of a U.S. flag. The women are wearing Army identification badges on their shir...
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Mayoral Secretary Adeline Brunke Retires

Date: 07 23 1965
Description: Adeline Brunke is shown at her desk in the Mayor's office on her last day before retirement. She served as secretary for four Madison mayors in the past se...

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