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Edgewood High School Prom King and Queen

Date: 02 22 1944
Description: Close-up of Caryl Coyle and Alex McCormick, who will be the Queen and King of the Edgewood High School Junior Prom to be held in May, photographed at the ...
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Speed Skaters Posing with Trophy

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Description: Junior Girls Speed Skaters Co-Champs, Andrea Melin, of Superior, Wisconsin, and Linda Schubert, of West Allis, posing together with their trophy.
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West High School Homecoming Dance

Date: 10 05 1950
Description: Making decorations for West High School's homecoming dance are the following West students: Richard Hanson, Betsy Severson, Marilyn Jones, and Julie Torris...
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Badger Spelling Bee Winner

Date: 04 25 1952
Description: Beth Knope, 13-year-old champion of the Wisconsin State Journal's 1952 Badger Spelling Bee, with Walter W. Engelke, the principal of Nakoma school, ...
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My Heart is Shaking Only For You

Date: 1945
Description: Valentine's Day card of a soda fountain with two girls seated on stools in front of the counter and a soda jerk behind. Two puppies are on the floor near t...
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Loft Christmas Party

Date: 12 08 1953
Description: Portrait of Larry Brown, West High School student, and Donna Tupper, East High School, seated by Christmas wall decorations at the Loft, a Madison teen org...
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Rai-Molay Christmas Dance

Date: 12 18 1953
Description: Stephen Weiss and Susan Deanovich are shown at the "Snow Flake Whirl," a dance sponsored by the Order of Rainbow for Girls and the Order of De Molay at the...
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East High School Masquerade Party

Date: 02 24 1954
Description: Diane Horalek, Harold Peckham, and John Spaeni take part in a masquerade party for East High School seniors on Saturday, February 24, 1954.
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Boy Scout Explorer Ball

Date: 04 23 1954
Description: Valarie Thomas and Sea Explorer Ted Cole pause at a soft drink dispenser during the Boy Scout Explorer Ball held at the Army Reserve armory.
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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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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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Frank Allis School Fathers and Sons Athletic Banquet

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Coaches, team captains and mascots attend the 18th annual Frank Allis School Fathers and Sons Athletic Banquet. Standing in the back row are Coach Les Wozn...
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Catholic Youth Week

Date: 10 20 1958
Description: Two Edgewood students, Tom Kuehn and George Bernauer, prepare the altar in the school auditorium for Mass.
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Junior Red Cross Party

Date: 11 19 1958
Description: High schoolers choose a mascot for the Thanksgiving eve "Turkey Trot" dance sponsored by the Junior Red Cross. Holding a live turkey on the left is Sandy W...
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We Saw You . . . at Shorewood Youth Party

Date: 01 02 1959
Description: As a highlight of their recent Christmas holiday vacation, Shorewood Hills youth attend a holiday party at Blackhawk County Club. Shown seated (left to rig...
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We Saw You . . . at Shorewood Youth Party

Date: 01 02 1959
Description: As a highlight of their recent Christmas holiday vacation, Shorewood Hills young people attend a holiday party at Blackhawk County Club. Shown (left to rig...
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We Saw You . . . at Shorewood Youth Party

Date: 01 01 1959
Description: As a highlight of their recent Christmas holiday vacation, Shorewood Hills young people attend a holiday party at Blackhawk Country Club. Shown (left to ri...
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We Saw You . . . at Shorewood Youth Party

Date: 01 02 1959
Description: As a highlight of their recent Christmas holiday vacation, Shorewood Hills young people attend a holiday party at Blackhawk Country Club. Show (left to rig...
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Presenting the Key to Wade House

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, presents the key to Wade House to Dr. William McKern, of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The century-old stagecoach inn and...

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