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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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Wisconsin State Journal Newspaper Carriers

Date: 04 14 1944
Description: Eleven boys, winners of a contest for Wisconsin State Journal newspaper carriers, and their supervisors from the circulation area standing on the st...
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Newsboy Selling V-E Day Newspaper to Soldier

Date: 05 07 1945
Description: Tom Miller, of 1815 Vilas Avenue, a newsboy for the "Wisconsin State Journal," selling an "extra" edition of the newspaper to Sgt. Ralph Jacobson, announci...
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Wisconsin State Journal News Boys

Date: 06 21 1948
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin State Journal newspaper carriers and a few parents, taken outside the train station, who left Madison on the train for a...
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Group Posing with Motorcycles and Cars

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Description: Eleven motorcyclists wearing sashes are standing in between two news service cars in front of the Milwaukee Journal building. Another row of men are...
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Newsboys Bus Trip

Date: 05 29 1950
Description: 101 Madison Newspapers, Inc. carrier boys from Madison and southwestern Wisconsin stand by three charter buses before the start of their trip to the Memori...
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Newspaper Carriers' Breakfast

Date: 04 04 1956
Description: Madison Newspaper carrier boys were treated to a breakfast at Felly's Restaurant, 927 South Park Street. Seated at the lower table are Charles Peschel (bac...
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Newspaper Carriers' Breakfast

Date: 04 11 1956
Description: Madison Newspaper carrier boys were treated to breakfast at Felly's Restaurant, 927 South Park Street. Shown seated clockwise are Ivan Hinrichs, James Buc...
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Madison Newspaper Carriers' Braves Outing

Date: 06 29 1958
Description: Joan Boeker (left), and Julia and Glarice Pierce with their newspaper carrier son, LeRoy, watching the Milwaukee Brave's game at a stadium.
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Madison Newspaper Carriers' Braves Outing

Date: 06 29 1958
Description: Madison newspaper carrier John Yount and his parents, Helen and Paul Yount, watch a Braves game in Milwaukee.
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Madison Newspaper Carriers' Braves Outing

Date: 06 29 1958
Description: Chris Willadsen (left), son Steven Willadsen, and Gudrun Willadsen enjoy a Milwaukee Braves baseball game outing for newspaper carriers and their families.
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Madison Newspaper Carriers' Braves Outing

Date: 06 29 1958
Description: Thomas Wagner and his parents, R.D. and Ernestine Wagner, watch a Milwaukee Braves baseball game.
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Carrier Salesmen Subscription Contestants

Date: 03 31 1959
Description: Four Madison Newspapers, Inc., carrier salesmen (or newspaper home delivery boys) looking over possible awards for new subscriptions, such as prizes, cash,...
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Carrier Salesmen Subscription Contestants

Date: 03 31 1959
Description: Four Madison Newspapers, Inc., carrier salesmen (or newspaper home delivery boys) looking over possible awards for new subscriptions, such as prizes, cash,...
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Young Columbus Contest Winner

Date: 04 07 1960
Description: Contest winner George Byrne, surrounded by his family, wears an overcoat, white shirt, tie and fedora (hat) while holding a TWA travel bag. The original ca...
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We Saw You . . . at Carrier Boys' Picnic

Date: 06 30 1954
Description: Madison Newspaper, Inc. hosts a picnic as special recognition to newspaper carriers, each an individual businessman, who carry the paper in any type of wea...
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We Saw You . . . at Carrier Boys' Picnic

Date: 06 30 1954
Description: Madison Newspaper, Inc. hosts a picnic to recognize newspaper carriers, each an individual businessman, who carry the papers in any kind of weather. Duane ...
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We Saw You . . . at Carrier Boys' Picnic

Date: 06 29 1954
Description: Madison Newspaper, Inc. hosts a picnic for special recognition to newspaper carriers, each an individual businessman, who carry the papers in any weather. ...
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Magazine Subscription Contest for Paper Carriers

Date: 04 23 1957
Description: Three Wisconsin State Journal carriers entered in a magazine subscription contest get a pep talk about getting subscriptions from Bob Neuendorf, a d...
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Salute to Newsboys

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Newspaper delivery boy Mathew Bourne, 113 Lathrop Street, checks-in with his Wisconsin State Journal district manager Clint Vondoll, who is sitting ...

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