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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park watching I.E. Karsten demonstrating his figure skating technique. Pictured left to right: Richard ...
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Madison Snowstorm

Date: 03 02 1948
Description: A winter scene of the Capitol Square during the year's record snowstorm. Pictured are Mrs. Francis (Mayme) Harrison, 304 West Main Street, with her two ch...
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Firelane Behind Strand Theater

Date: 03 04 1948
Description: A recent snowfall fills the firelane behind the Strand Theater, which should be open for emergencies.
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Farmall Tractor

Date: 04 09 1948
Description: Farmall Tractor outside the Kupfer Foundry and Iron Works, 101 Waubesa Street. Photograph taken for R.L. Kulzick advertising agency.
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Baseball Window Display

Date: 04 09 1948
Description: Wisconsin-Felton Sporting Goods, 29 W. Main Street, display window featuring National Baseball Week April 3-10.
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John Doris House

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Exterior view from across an intersection of the John Doris house, 603-605 West Main Street at South Bedford Street. The home was once a hotel, now home to...
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Wisconsin Varsity Crew on Lake Mendota

Date: 04 10 1948
Description: The University of Wisconsin varsity crew on Lake Mendota in its new pressed plywood racing shell, the Mendota, which was christened just before this...
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Looking Eastward on State Street

Date: 1935
Description: View of State Street from the 300 block, looking east toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Aerial Photograph of Brush Fires

Date: 04 21 1948
Description: Aerial photograph of two brush fires on the north side of Lake Mendota. Taken over the west side of Madison looking northwest across Lake Mendota.
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Aerial Photograph of West Madison

Date: 04 21 1948
Description: Aerial photograph of the west side of Madison and the western edge of Lake Mendota. Taken over the west side of Madison looking northwest toward Middleton.
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The Tenney Building

Date: 1934
Description: An exterior view of the Tenney Building, located at the corner of Pinckney and Main Streets on Capitol Square. Liggett's Drugstore occupies the first floor...
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William F. Vilas House

Date: 1946
Description: William F. Vilas house and its surrounding yard, 12 East Gilman Street. The house was later occupied by the American Association of University Women.
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City-Wide Clean-Up Campaign

Date: 05 01 1948
Description: A truckload of Madison high school students who participated in Madison's second annual city-wide clean-up campaign in front of Manchester's department sto...
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Trailer Explosion

Date: 05 04 1948
Description: A house trailer, owned by Edward Kirby, exploded at the Taylor trailer camp, 1038 South Park Street. The explosion was caused by a bottle gas leak. Kirby a...
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Hanson & Offerdahl Men's Wear Storefront

Date: 05 12 1948
Description: View from across street of the storefront of Hanson & Offerdahl Men's Wear store, 1961 Winnebago Street, Madison's newest men's shop, taken on the occasion...
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Southern Ten conference Tennis Champions

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Southern Ten tennis doubles title winners are Nick Roche and Roger Knerr, Baraboo.
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Southern Ten Conference Tennis Champions

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Southern Ten conference tennis singles champion Ernie Vogler, Monroe, on the right, unknown student on the left.
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Crawford County Historical Pageant

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Crawford County Historical pageant participants depict various early citizens. Back row: Russell Kieser, card sharper; Ray Burgess, Irishman; Lawrence Geis...
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Crawford County Historical Pageant

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Crawford County historical pageant performers came to Madison to announce the Crawford County historical pageant and Villa Louis opening at Prairie du Chie...
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Alpha Phi Sorority Garden Tea

Date: 05 16 1948
Description: Alpha Phi sorority, 28 Langdon Street, was the site of a garden party for all sorority women on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Left to right: ...

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