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Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee

Date: 10 14 1912
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt leaving the Chicago and North Western depot after arriving in Milwaukee on his October 14th, 1912 visit, during which he was s...
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Frank P. Cockrell and Three Young Men

Date: 07 17 1945
Description: Group portrait of Frank P. Cockrell, secretary of young men at the Madison YMCA, and three young men. From left: John Farman, Nimmer Adamany, Frank Cockrel...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 30 1949
Description: Roy Matson, Wisconsin State Journal editor, standing to the right and presenting a championship trophy to Charlotte Kreul of Fennimore, Wisconsin. W...
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Madison Youth Council Officers

Date: 06 29 1949
Description: Madison Youth Council officers taking the oath of office from City Manager Leonard G. Howell. New officers, front row, left to right: Sherwyn Woods, pres...
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LOFT Honors Football Players

Date: 11 19 1949
Description: Madison youth organization the LOFT honored Madison high school football players who were selected previously for All-City berths by handing out certificat...
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Wisconsin Future Farmers of America

Date: 02 21 1950
Description: Group portrait of officers and advisory council members of the Wisconsin Future Farmers of America Council at Green Lake for a planning meeting.
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Second place spelling bee champion Dale Sorenson, left, receiving a $25 dollar check from Roy L. Matson, State Journal editor. Looking on are Dale's mother...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Roy L. Matson, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, gives a handshake to champion Arlene Brown of Janesville as runner-up Dale Sorenson looks on.
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Wisconsin Bankers Association Honors 4-H Youth

Date: 10 16 1950
Description: M.W. Iregens, far left, member of the Agricultural Committee of the Wisconsin Bankers Association, presents association awards to, left to right: Patricia ...
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Lapham School Halloweem Party

Date: 10 31 1950
Description: At Lapham School, more than 800 costumed children and their parents attended one of the largest Halloween night parties held in Madison. Judges Roundy, and...
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Senior Girl Scout Conference

Date: 03 12 1951
Description: Four youth make plans for the banquet and dance to be held at the Memorial Union as part of the Senior Girl Scout Conference of Southern Wisconsin and Nort...
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Zonta Scholarship Winners

Date: 12 18 1951
Description: Paul I. Trump, left, is shown presenting a Madison Zonta Club scholarship award to Louise Yanke of Milwaukee, right, while the two other recipients of the ...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 05 1952
Description: Champion Beth Knope, winner of the 1952 Badger Spelling Bee, is shown, left, clutching the Wisconsin State Journal trophy and shaking hands with Jou...
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Madison City School Art Show

Date: 05 25 1952
Description: The two award winners in the "Salon of School Art" show. On the left is the high school winner, William Bunce, a student at West high school. On the right ...
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The Original Dodge City Cowboy Band

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Description: Group portrait of the members of the original Dodge City Cowboy Band, organized 1881-1882. Band members hold musical instruments, and a banner stands behin...
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Madison Public School Safety Program

Date: 09 05 1952
Description: Safety was the topic of discussion when Captain Walter Thompson, of the city police traffic bureau (seated at center) met with safety patrol members from f...
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Mayor George Forster Signs Proclamation for Youth Week

Date: 01 26 1954
Description: Margaret Jo Kincaid, Neil Smith, Lois Ann Paulsen, and Rosemary McCafferty watch Mayor George Forester sign the proclamation for Youth Week.
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High School Vocational Counseling

Date: 02 16 1954
Description: Leo Barnes, a guidance counselor at Madison West High School, confers with student Patricia Dimond about an aptitude test.
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down railroad tracks of a train arriving at the Brooklyn depot. A man in a suit with a briefcase stands on the platform. Standing near the tracks by t...
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Theology Students Get Clinical Training

Date: 03 03 1954
Description: Rev. James R. Love (left), chaplain at Mendota State Hospital for the Mentally Ill, sits at a desk beside four ministers receiving twelve weeks of clinical...

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