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PTA, Reception for Principal Marvin

Date: 06 05 1935
Description: Group portrait of large group of Draper School PTA members at a reception in Draper School, 910 W. Johnson Street, for retiring principal Miss Adeline Marv...
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Mrs. Grace M. Pekel

Date: 05 18 1944
Description: Mrs. Grace Pekel, principal of Shorewood Hill school, retiring after serving as principal at that school since 1928.
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Officer Frank Ingraham with School Children

Date: 04 12 1945
Description: Officer Frank B. Ingraham, at his beat on the corners of State, Henry, and Johnson Streets, with young school children from Holy Redeemer School. Ingraham ...
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Madison Council of Parents and Teachers

Date: 05 08 1950
Description: New and retiring officers of the Madison Council of Parents and Teachers are pictured. In the first row, left to right, are: Mrs. Walter Barr, vice-preside...
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Constructive Workshops For Older Adults

Date: 11 27 1951
Description: Constructive Workshops for Older Adults, created by the Vocational School, offers many leisure time activities for newly-retired men and women. Pictured le...
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Retiring Teacher Bert W. Wells

Date: 05 25 1953
Description: Portrait of Bert W. Wells, who is retiring from high school teaching. He was the chairman of the Madison East High School social studies for 28 years.
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Madison East High School Honor Students

Date: 06 08 1954
Description: Retiring Madison East High School principal Foster Randall presents honor cards to two of the school's graduating honor students, Robert Allman and Barbara...
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East High School Class Reunion

Date: 06 26 1954
Description: Former teachers at East High School converse at a reunion held at Maple Bluff Country Club. Shown left to right are three retired East High teachers: Viole...
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Class Portrait

Date: 1935
Description: Vintage photograph, dated ca. 1890, with a wraparound handwritten message from Miss Louise Parke to her beloved teacher, Miss Mary L. Edgar, is part of a M...
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Wisconsin Alumni Association Banquet

Date: 06 14 1958
Description: Retiring University of Wisconsin President E.B. Fred, left, receives honors at the Wisconsin Alumni Association Alumni Day banquet. At right is John Keenan...
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Veteran Teacher Guest of Honor at Retirement Party

Date: 06 04 1959
Description: Mrs. Elwood Tracy was guest of honor at a farewell coffee party after she retired from teaching at Shorewood Hills Schools after 31 years. The party was ar...
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Science Teacher Fred Schuler Retires

Date: 06 10 1959
Description: Retiring West High School physics teacher Fred Schuler is shown working in his classroom laboratory.
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Nichols School Honors Teacher Irene Sonnenburg

Date: 05 22 1961
Description: About 100 persons gather to honor Irene Sonnenburg, right, who will retire after teaching at Nichols School for 18 years. Among them are, left to right: Ka...
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Madison Youth Council

Date: 11 02 1954
Description: Madison Youth Council vice-president Judy Vander Meulen, a student at East High School, presents scrolls of appreciation to two retiring advisers to the co...
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Madison Vocational and Adult School Retiree

Date: 05 17 1961
Description: Winifred Layden attending the farewell dinner for her retirement from the Madison Vocational and Adult School home economics department.
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Lady with Cats

Date: 10 26 1961
Description: Rachel Salisbury of Milton Junction, a retired college English and Education teacher, sitting with two of her Persian cats with a large awards ribbon in th...
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Armand Ketterer and Margaret Moss, Madison Public Schools Associates At Their Retirement Party

Date: 06 11 1964
Description: Armand Ketterer, supervisor of textbooks for the Madison public schools (left) and Margaret Moss, school librarian, discuss their plans for their future le...
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A.W. Peterson, U.W. Vice-President, to Retire

Date: 09 29 1965
Description: A.W. Peterson, University of Wisconsin Vice-President and trust officer, plans to retire on June 30, 1966. Peterson served as the university business manag...
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Geshe L Sopa

Date: 1997
Description: Geshe L Sopa, Khensur Rinpoche, Yangsi Rinpoche, Sharpa Tulku, Khamlung Rinpoche, Elvin Jones, Geshe Thapkay, Geshe Lobsang Tenzin, and Dr Kenneth Morgan a...
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Geshe L Sopa

Date: 1997
Description: UW-Madison students, Alicia Vogel and Paul Donnelly speaking at Professor Geshe Sopa's retirement event at the University Club.

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