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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Elevated view of a mass of cars turning from North Pinckney Street onto East Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square celebrating V-J Day, August 15, the day o...
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Paper Drive

Date: 08 11 1945
Description: Members of the Junior Red Cross, Boy Scouts of Troops 20 and 30, and boys of Madison, sitting on the back of a Truax Field army truck loaded with waste pap...
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Youth Council Cleaning Street

Date: 04 09 1947
Description: Youth council spring clean-up committee cleaning the street in front of the Madison Community Center. Left to right: Rebecca Wilson, Martha Truog, George S...
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Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 04 29 1948
Description: Wisconsin Centennial Parade near the Wisconsin State Capitol. A large group of Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are marching, each with an American flag. In the ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: Elevated view of Soap Box Derby staging area and starting line on 100 and 200 blocks of East Washington Avenue between South Butler and South Pinckney Stre...
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Newspaper Carriers Trip to Indianapolis Race

Date: 05 29 1952
Description: One hundred eighteen newspaper carrier boys ready to board four buses in front of the Madison Newspaper building on Carroll Street for a trip to Indianapol...
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Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: Cub Scout Pack 329 from Emerson School lines up on Doty Street for the Memorial Day parade around Madison's Capitol Square. Monona Tire Company on the corn...
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June Dairy Month on Capitol Square

Date: 06 08 1959
Description: 4-H members, some of them dressed in old-fashioned costumes, serving homemade cakes and donated ice cream at an ice cream social on the Capitol Square. Pro...

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