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Polka Party

Date: 1957
Description: A crowd gathers to watch men and women dance the polka at the Verona Legion Hall. A man plays a banjo in the background.
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Madison's 1958 Red Measles Season

Date: 04 11 1958
Description: Madison's 1958 measles season started with Kurt Tezlaff, at right, then went to Kaye Kennan, then to Kevin Kennan and then to Wendy Kennan. In the Kennan f...
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John Eustice, Designer of China Patterns

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Portrait of John Eustice, a designer of china patterns, at work in his studio. A graduate of University of Wisconsin, and New York State College of Ceramic...
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Obey on Appropriations

Date: 1970
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and his administrative assistant Lyle Stitt outside the office doors for the Committee On Appropriations.
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Police Recruits

Date: 10 22 1958
Description: Nineteen new police recruits are shown sitting in class. The men who are in pre-service training began classes September 16 and will graduate in January.
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Mail Early for Christmas

Date: 12 04 1958
Description: Wisconsin State Journal Editor Roy L. Matson buys stamps from Charles Smythe, wholesale stamp clerk, while Postmaster John F. Whitmore waits his turn. They...
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Mendota State Hospital Employees Honored

Date: 12 12 1958
Description: An event honoring retiring workers from Mendota State Hospital includes Ann McKinney. Shown at the event, left to right: Eleanor Gundlach, Ann McKinney, St...
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Construction and General Laborers Union Banquet

Date: 01 12 1959
Description: Group portrait of five attendees at the Construction and General Laborers Local 464 Banquet. Left to right are Bernard Adler, Anthony Caruso, Mike (Michael...
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U.S. Rubber Company Exhibit

Date: 01 30 1959
Description: Seven men stand behind a table displaying rubber boots. They are each wearing a tall white hat with the words: "I'm a Butter Cook" and an apron with the pe...
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 21 1959
Description: Milwaukee Lincoln coach Dick Wadewitz and star Andy Chesser beam with pride after accepting the state championship trophy from Dr. Conrad A. Elvehjem, pres...
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Historical Society Founder's Day Banquet

Date: 02 1959
Description: Attending the State Historical Society Founder's Day banquet are, left to right, W.B. Hesseltine, University of Wisconsin history professor; Dr. Donald R. ...
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South Central Florist Association Aids Cancer Crusade

Date: 04 06 1959
Description: Florists of the South Central Florists' Association will create floral arrangements in the windows of the Wolff, Kubly and Hirsig store. These arrangements...
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Madison Advertising Essay Contest

Date: 04 09 1959
Description: Portrait of the four judges and event chairman for the annual essay contest for the Madison high schools, sponsored by the Madison Advertising Club. The es...
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Middleton Piggly Wiggly Store

Date: 05 19 1959
Description: Two men are posing in front of a new Piggly Wiggly grocery store. The new store was located in Middleton at the intersection of Gateway Street and Universi...
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Fathers and Sons Athletic Banquet at Frank Allis School

Date: 05 20 1959
Description: Group portrait of four father and son pairs. In the front row are Ed Francis, co-captain in football; Tom Hilsenhoff, softball co-captain; Tom McKay, track...
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Edgewood High School Prom Royalty

Date: 05 07 1959
Description: Edgewood High School's prom king and queen: Mary Kay Ahern and Tom Frost.
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We Saw You at the Rose Show

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: Dr. Henry Suckle (left), one of the Madison Rose Society's many physician rose enthusiasts, admiring flowers in Olbrich Park with James Marshall, city park...
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We Saw You . . . Honoring Foster Parents

Date: 06 23 1959
Description: Dane County foster parents are honored during the statewide observance of Foster Parents' Week. Approximately 200 foster parents attended the meeting held ...
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Golfer Harold E. Foster

Date: 08 25 1959
Description: Harold E. (Bud) Foster, center, was the winner of the Madison Service Clubs Olympics golf competition. Also shown, left to right, are: Ed Hobbins, Jack Aur...
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New Kroger Grocery Store

Date: 09 01 1959
Description: Gil Dahlk, store manager, standing in the new Kroger store at 117 East Washington Avenue.

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