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Sparky's Funeral

Date: 12 06 1944
Description: Large group of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) trainees, at the Van Hise dormitories, standing at the grave site of Sparky, with one man playing taps. ...
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Governor Schmedeman and Christmas Basket

Date: 12 20 1933
Description: Governor Schmedeman presenting Christmas basket provided by the Volunteers of America to Mrs. Catherine Schwartz and daughter, Frances. Captain George Lawt...
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Mrs. Holt on Horseback

Date: 02 04 1931
Description: Mrs. Mary K. Holt of Blackhawk Riding Academy sitting on a horse named "Flying Squirrel," owned by Frances Edmondson. She is holding the trophy she won in ...
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Surprise Party at Mrs. Peterson's

Date: 11 01 1930
Description: A group portrait taken at a surprise party at Mrs. Peterson's (Aldro Wasley's sister) outside the home, at Sherman Park. One person is holding a dog.
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Richard Bong Memorial Dedication

Date: 05 1946
Description: Mrs. Bong, Chief Justice Rosenberry, Mrs. Goodland, Governor Goodland, Marge Bong, Mr. Bong and Mr. Fred (president of the University of Wisconsin) await p...
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Marge Bong and General Kenney at Bong Memorial

Date: 05 1946
Description: Marge Bong and General Kenney standing by a bust of Major Richard Ira Bong (1920-1945), at the Richard Bong Memorial dedication on Memorial Day.
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World War II Bond Sale

Date: 12 16 1944
Description: Three women buying war bonds at Manchester's Department Store while two clerks ring up the sale. The three women are all wearing fur coats, as it is a spec...
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Woman Seated in Touring Car

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Description: A woman dressed for winter weather and seated in the back of a touring car, looks coyly at the photographer. She is surrounded by holiday gifts and package...
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Women with Christmas Gifts

Date: 12 16 1956
Description: Betty Westby and Mildred Loshek, members of the East Side Women's Club, bring gifts for the Morningside Sanatorium in Madison and the Skaalen Home in Stoug...
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Couple at High School Sorority Dance

Date: 02 12 1944
Description: Anne Lunde and Lyle Larson arriving at a Beta Gamma Chi and Mu Delta Chi high school sorority dance at the Loraine Hotel.
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League of Women Voters Dinner Committee

Date: 03 28 1944
Description: League of Women Voters dinner ticket committee. Standing at left is Mary Rennebohm, and seated left to right are: Harriet J. Morris, Caryl A. Regan, Lucill...
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Salvation Army Bell Ringer with Kettle

Date: 12 19 1944
Description: Mrs. Virginia McFadden, a worker at a Salvation Army kettle, receiving a contribution from Roger Helgesen, son of Floyd and Marian Helgesen, Milton.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Funeral

Date: 04 1959
Description: A group of pallbearers carry the casket containing Frank Lloyd Wright's body to its final resting place in the Unity Chapel Cemetery.
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Golden Spike Ceremony

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Description: A crowd gathers as a golden stake is driven as a part of a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Tanana Valley Railroad. Caption reads: "Driving Gold...
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Anniversary Celebration of Norwegian Independence

Date: 1914
Description: Commemorating one hundred years of Norwegian independence at a Syttende Mai (May 17th) celebration. An automobile with four people is decorated with a Norw...
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Christmas Seals

Date: 11 26 1949
Description: Gov. Oscar Rennebohm presenting a check for his contribution to the 1949 Madison Christmas Seal sale to Esther Hermsen of the Madison Tuberculosis Associat...
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Rennebohms Moving to New Governor's Residence

Date: 12 13 1949
Description: Sixteen employees of the Rennebohm Drug Company carry miscellaneous furnishings from the old executive residence to the new one in Maple Bluff. The "moving...
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Madison Home Show

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: Madison's first home show in thirteen years was officially opened by Acting Manager George Forster when he cut the ribbon at the entrance to the exhibit ar...
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"Operation Badger" Air Force Recruits

Date: 12 06 1951
Description: Mayor George Forster, far left, looks on as Col. Robert D. Montagne of General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, also at left, administers the oath of enlistment ...
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The President and the Troops

Date: 12 19 1967
Description: President Lyndon Johnson shakes hands with soldiers stationed at Travis Air Force Base. Johnson was beginning a trip around the world that would include a ...

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