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Chautauqua Meeting

Date: 1906
Description: Families gathered in front of large tents at a Chautauqua meeting.
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Congressional Medal of Honor Ceremony

Date: 02 01 1945
Description: Axel Olson with his sons Earl and Richard inspecting the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to son and brother Sgt. Truman O. Olson. Truman ...
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Governor Walter S. Goodland's Inaugural Reception

Date: 01 06 1947
Description: Shown at the governor's inaugural reception at the Executive Residence are, from the right: Governor Walter S. Goodland, Mrs. Walter S. Goodland, Mary Jane...
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New Year's Dinner

Date: 01 01 1900
Description: A group of family members sitting at a table laden with food for a New Year's dinner.
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Spelling bee champion Arlene Brown of Janesville holding her trophy. Smiling on the right is her eighth grade teacher at St. Mary's Catholic school, Siste...
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Hugo Phillips and Family

Date: 11 28 1950
Description: Group portrait of Hugo Philipps, his son, three sons-in-law, and five grandchildren during the Franklin Elementary School father-son banquet. Front row sea...
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Children and Christmas Gifts

Date: 12 19 1950
Description: Jeffery, age 10, Leslie, 6, and Kurt, 3, children of Dr. Leslie and Jean Antonius, hold wrapped Christmas gifts while standing in front of their home at 32...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 05 1952
Description: Group portrait of Beth Knope, winner of the 1952 Badger Spelling Bee, holding her trophy and standing between her teacher Floy Kendrick, on the left, and h...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 22 1956
Description: Madison Soap Box Derby winner Alan Strauss holding his trophy and standing with his family on East Washington Avenue. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 20 1952
Description: Madison Soap Box Derby winner Larry Laverty sits in his racer while holding his trophy. His family is gathered around him. The race was held on East Gorham...
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Reunion of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 06 18 1890
Description: Group portrait outdoors of the reunion of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, held at the farm of George W. Dibble in Rock County. Back row, left...
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Lewis Arms on Easter

Date: 04 26 1943
Description: Lewis Arms poses with his sister and other children on Easter Day. Front from left to right are Nedra Arms (sister) and John Hall. From left to right behin...
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A Tribute to Madison Dads on Father's Day

Date: 06 16 1953
Description: A photographic tribute to Madison dads on Father's Day includes a photograph of Dr. Cyrus Reznichek, a physician, and his three children, Dick Reznichek, B...
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Hammerin' Hank's — Interior

Date: 03 15 2002
Description: "Lisa, our waitress, joins us at Hammerin' Hank's in Hartford, WI."
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Christmas with Foreign Students

Date: 12 14 1954
Description: Ritva Jantunen (standing right) of Helsinki, Findland displays a symmetrical "himmelis." In Finland, a "himmelis" would be made of straw and oats and place...
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Christmas with Foreign Students

Date: 12 14 1954
Description: Hiroyoshi Yamamoto of Kurwe-shi, Japan (right) decorating a Christmas tree in the home of his hosts, the Dr. Frank K. Dean family. Tom (center) is standing...
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East Side Women's Club Mother-Daughter Banquet

Date: 03 27 1956
Description: Portrait of a three generation group at the East Side Women's Club mother-daughter banquet, including (from left) Mrs. Detlev Heick (grandmother), Lynn Mar...
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Golden Birthdays

Date: 12 1983
Description: "This was a special year for the three daughters of Nancy & Wally Wiedmeyer in that they each celebrated golden birthdays. Julie was 16 on June 16, Cathy 1...
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Madison Friends of International Students

Date: 10 04 1956
Description: African students (left to right): Joseph Abrefa Ansah and Eugene Quaynor have dinner with Prof. Keith R. and Mary L. Symon and their four children, James, ...
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East Side Women's Club Spring Banquet

Date: 06 11 1957
Description: At left is Mrs. Amy Levander (left) sitting with her 98-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Ella Stevenson, and her mother, Mrs. W.G. Gerlach, during a three-genera...

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