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Excavation in Circular Mound

Date: 11 01 1947
Description: Men are working in a hole dug in the ground, which is roped off with stakes. Caption reads: "Excavation in circular mound on R. J. Harker property, Frost W...
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Edward Alsworth and Rosamond Comstock Ross

Date: 1906
Description: Outdoor portrait of UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross and his wife, Rosamund Comstock (Simons) Ross.
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Alois Alphonsus

Date: 1923
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Alois Alphonsus, of the Austrian Department of Agriculture, standing outdoors. Alphonsus was a beekeeper who came to Madis...
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Home of Professor William Francis Allen

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Description: View of a house with a tree in the front yard. Caption on front reads: "Wishing you a very happy Christmas and New Year." On the reverse is written: "Would...
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Clarence and Robbie G. at Findlay House

Date: 1912
Description: Two young men are standing in the foreground. Behind them is a fence and a house. There is a yard swing in the yard on the right. Caption reads: "Madison, ...
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Three Car Accident at 323 East Johnson Street and North Hancock Street

Date: 03 01 1961
Description: A three-car accident occurs at the corner of 323 East Johnson Street and North Hancock Street.
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The Ivan A. Nestingen Family

Date: 01 28 1961
Description: The Ivan A. Nestingen family poses with a congratulatory bouquet celebrating Mayor Nestingen's appointment as undersecretary of the United States Departmen...
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Madison Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting

Date: 01 19 1961
Description: Two members of the Madison Chamber of Commerce Ambassador club inspect their derby hats and carnations that set them apart from the rest of the membership...
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Madison Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting

Date: 01 19 1961
Description: Edward L. Diener, general manager of Sears, Roebuck and Company and outgoing president of the Madison Chamber of Commerce, (left) reviews the program for t...
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Restaurant Remodeling Project

Date: 01 16 1961
Description: Mrs. Dorothy Brewer poses next to artificial palm trees that are part of a remodeling project of the Red Rooster restaurant on East Washington avenue, whic...
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Post-Christmas Shoppers Crowd Downtown Madison Sidewalks

Date: 12 27 1960
Description: Post-Christmas shoppers exchanging or returning unwanted Christmas gifts crowd downtown Madison sidewalks.
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X-mas Gifts for Children Collected at the State Capitol Rotunda Christmas Tree

Date: 12 22 1960
Description: Christmas gifts are collected around the State Capitol rotunda Christmas tree from state employees to give to developmentally disabled children staying in ...
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Post-Christmas Shoppers Return Gifts to Downtown Madison Stores

Date: 12 27 1960
Description: Traffic crowds Madison downtown streets and parking stalls as shoppers return or exchange unwanted Christmas gifts.
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X-mas Tree at the Dane County Jail

Date: 12 20 1960
Description: Deputies decorated a Christmas tree in the Dane County jail chapel and jail matron Anne Frazier played the chapel organ for prisoners meditating in the cha...
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Madison Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps Members Sell Christmas Trees

Date: 12 14 1960
Description: Madison Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps representatives receive a shipment of Christmas trees to sell at their two tree lots at the 1200 block of East Washi...
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Center Avenue Property Clutter Complaints

Date: 12 09 1960
Description: The side yard of the Frances Burnett Gallagher residence at 2129 Center avenue. The owner who owns four other properties in that block has received many co...
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Center Avenue Property Clutter Complaints

Date: 12 09 1960
Description: The backyard of the Frances Burnett Gallagher residence at 2129 Center Avenue. The owner who owns four other properties in that block has received many com...
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Maple Bluff Police Marshall A.J. Taff Conducts Village Census

Date: 12 14 1960
Description: A.J. Taff, Maple Bluff police marshal, 6 Fuller Drive, conducts a one-man census of the village for the annual village directory. Taff has conducted the ce...
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Funeral Service for Roy L. Matson

Date: 12 06 1960
Description: Members of the Wisconsin State Journal staff carry the coffin bearing the body of editor Roy L. Matson from St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Rector Rob...
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Chadbourne Hall Residents Admire Christmas Tree

Date: 12 15 1960
Description: U.W. Chadbourne Hall residents view a Christmas tree put up in the second floor lobby of the dormitory. The State Capitol is in the background. Shown (L-R)...

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