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Fess Hotel Sign on Side of Building

Date: 1958
Description: View towards the front right corner of the Fess Hotel, and the sign painted on the right side of the Fess Hotel that reads: "Fess Hotel, 75 Rooms 30 Baths ...
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University Campus Shoreline Vista

Date: 07 11 1958
Description: A view of Lake Mendota from the end of Park street. F.O. Leiser, general chairman of the class of 1902 has raised the issue of maintaining the lakeshore be...
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Olin Day Camp Activities

Date: 07 15 1958
Description: A group of kids admire a mushroom that Francis Burns found on a log at the Olin day camp.
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Olin Day Camp Activities

Date: 07 15 1958
Description: Camp director Jo Mancuso shows Jeff Anderson, Ann Grosse, and Charles Starr how to tie a "clove hitch" knot at the Olin day camp.
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Olin Day Camp Activities

Date: 07 15 1958
Description: David Lehman, with a clothespin in his mouth, shows Sue Ann White and Linda Anderson how to hang a lunch up away from ants.
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Olin Day Camp Activities

Date: 07 15 1958
Description: Instructor Jean Loy watches Mark Anderson touch a match to some wood for a bonfire.
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New Dale Heights Presbyterian Church Building

Date: 07 15 1958
Description: The new building for the Dale Heights Presbyterian Church at the corner of University Avenue and Dale Avenue. The congregation was originally part of Chris...
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July Fourth Program for Children

Date: 07 03 1958
Description: A crowd of children holding small flags are assembled in front of Regina Hall at Edgewood College to celebrate the 4th of July.
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Republican Picnic at Burrows Park

Date: 06 26 1958
Description: Some of the 200 attendees at the hot dog stand in Burrows park for the picnic sponsored by the Dane county Republican Women and the Young Republicans. From...
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GAR Daughters Honor Civil War Veterans

Date: 06 26 1958
Description: A group of the Wisconsin Section of the National Daughters of the Grand Army of the Republic organization laying a memorial wreath to Civil War veterans at...
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Merle Patton and Dr. H.T. Sondergaard

Date: 1937
Description: Two men ---- one in a mailman's uniform ----- standing on either side of an oversized special pass to a screening of the film "The Life of Emile Zola" star...
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Vilas Park Merry-Go-Round Grand Opening

Date: 06 21 1958
Description: Attending the grand opening of the Vilas Park merry-go-round are, (L-R): Lawrence H. Fitzpatrick, Wisconsin State Journal managing editor; Robert C....
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National Forest Products Research Society Conference

Date: 06 24 1958
Description: Three staff members of the Forest Products Research Society at the conference of the society in Madison. They are, from left: Claire Joyner, William Kluend...
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New Dog-catching Vechicle

Date: 06 21 1958
Description: William Wurtzler leans from the window of the city's new dog-catching wagon, a two-door four window, 1958 Ford station wagon. Wurtzler, the son of Police S...
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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Detail from original of the family. Original caption reads: "Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dres...
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Grandfathers Spend Time with Grandchildren

Date: 06 10 1958
Description: Grandfather L. J. Padgham, Schroeder Road, spends time at Vilas Park with his grandchildren (L-R) Jody (2) and Patti (4 1/2), daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jac...
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New Headquarters of the Forest Products Research Society at 1 Walnut Street

Date: 06 12 1958
Description: The new headquarters of the Forest Products Research Society located at 1 Walnut Street.
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Diane Barber, Rose Queen

Date: 06 03 1958
Description: Portrait of Diane Barber, a U.W. student, with rose bushes in the background. She was named as queen of the annual rose show of the Madison Rose Society.
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New Madison Parish Center

Date: 06 17 1958
Description: The new St. Patrick's parish center, 404 East Main Street, under construction. The designing architect is Charles A. Woehrl.
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Painting the Vilas Zoo Merry-Go-Round

Date: 06 07 1958
Description: Workmen painting the merry-go-round at the Vilas Park Zoo.

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