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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Portrait of Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur, the crowned Miss America for 1958, as she visited Madison on her tour of the country.
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, being crowned "Madison's Miss 1957 United Givers' Fund Queen" at the charity's banquet during the Madison stop on ...
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, pinning charity information to a board at the United Givers' Fund at the banquet during the Madison stop on her to...
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Young Madison girls requesting autographs of Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, during a fashion show at the Casey and O'Brien, Inc. store on Atwood ...
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Young Actress Promotes Movie in Madison

Date: 06 06 1958
Description: Twenty-year-old actress from Chicago, Dianne Hatch, stopped in Madison on a tour to promote the movie "Macabre" which will soon appear in local theaters.
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Ed Sullivan as a Little Boy

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Description: Portrait of Ed Sullivan when he was two or three years old. He is wearing a coat with a large collar, and five big buttons and pleats down the front.
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Bishop Fulton Sheen

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. He is looking directly at the camera and is wearing a priestly frock coat and white clerical collar....
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Annual Rounder's Club Christmas Party

Date: 12 18 1958
Description: Four of the 142 who attended the annual Rounder's Club Christmas party are, left to right: Sam Olson, Ed Stoeber, Frank Torre, and Art McCance. Torre, the ...
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Roundy's Fun Fund Plaque Presented to Volunteer Mrs. Leia Josephson

Date: 11 16 1960
Description: A Roundy's Fun Fund plaque is presented to Mrs. Leia Josephson (L), 225 Van Deusen Street by Joseph (Roundy) Couglin (Middle), Wisconsin State Journal colu...
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Faye Emerson and Eleanor Roosevelt

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Description: Faye Emerson sitting next to Eleanor Roosevelt. The two are both wearing nice, but casual dresses. Faye was married to Eleanor's son Elliott from 1944-1950...
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Faye Emerson with Magazine Cover

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Description: Faye Emerson standing next to an enlarged cover for the June 20, 1950 edition of the magazine People Today. She is featured on the cover. Faye is al...
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Faye Emerson at Desk

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Description: Faye Emerson sitting at a desk while filming one of the episodes of The Faye Emerson Show. Next to her on the desk is a stand with many pieces of jewelry o...
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Satchel Paige

Date: 03 29 1960
Description: Satchel Paige at the annual high school basketball banquet sponsored by the West Side Business Men's Association, at the WSBM clubhouse. Jim Atkins, presid...
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Duke Ellington Getting Ready

Date: 11 24 1951
Description: Duke Ellington is knotting his necktie in a mirror prior to a performance at the Milwaukee Arena.
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Duke Ellington at the Piano

Date: 05 09 1952
Description: Duke Ellington at the piano during a performance with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The bassist is likely Joe Benjamin, and the drummer is Louie Bellson. O...

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