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Music Contest Judges

Date: 05 16 1935
Description: Group portrait of 13 judges and officials of the sixth annual National High School orchestra, solo and ensemble contest, at a table at the Loraine Hotel.
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Eight Foot Tall Lawyer

Date: 07 01 1944
Description: Clifford Thompson, the second tallest man in the world, being sworn into the Wisconsin state bar at the Wisconsin State Capitol by Justice Elmer E. Barlow....
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Lord and Lady Halifax Visit

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Lady Halifax conversing with Chief Justice Rosenberry while dining. Governor Walter Goodland is on right.
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West Side Garden Club Judges

Date: 05 06 1947
Description: Mrs. A.L. (Louise) Thurston,left, and Mrs. R.V. (Bessie) Fox, who judged some of the flower arrangements at the West Side Garden Club flower show.
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Dane County Delegation to the Centennial Exposition

Date: 08 18 1948
Description: The delegation of state, county, city, university, and business officials is shown as the caravan is about to leave from the Dane County Courthouse, 207 We...
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Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps Dinner

Date: 12 29 1949
Description: Group portrait of people at the head table at a banquet held at the Naval Reserve Training Center, 1046 E. Washington Ave. L to R front row: Mildred Norg (...
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Rosenberry Testimonial Banquet

Date: 02 12 1950
Description: Chief Justice Rosenberry is seated at the head table with (left to right), Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm, Gov. Oscar Rennebohm; Prof. William H. Kiekhofer; J...
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Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
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Daisy Bates Accepts a Gift

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Description: The Honorable John D. Brown, Director of Public Celebrations for the City of Boston, presents Daisy Bates with a replica of the famed "Paul Revere Bowl" at...
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Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Portrait

Date: 06 16 1953
Description: Justice Edward T. Fairchild and Helen Fairchild observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house.
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Inauguration of Secretary of State

Date: 01 03 1955
Description: Glenn M. Wise (Mrs. John E. Wise) raises her hand while taking her oath of office before a robed judge. An audience looks on from the background. The origi...
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Oath of Citizenship

Date: 01 17 1956
Description: The oath of citizenship is administered to a class of 31 in the Madison Federal Court. Edgar Alstad, clerk of court, administers the oath as Judge Patrick ...
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Inauguration of Robert Tehan

Date: 1949
Description: Robert Tehan raising his right hand as he is inaugurated as a judge. He is surrounded by bouquets of flowers.
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Tea to Honor Helen Fairchild

Date: 10 09 1957
Description: A group gathers for a tea in honor of Helen E., wife of Edward T. Fairchild, former chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. They include, from left, ...
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Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson

Date: 09 06 1976
Description: Shirley Abrahamson, the first woman to be appointed as a Justice of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, takes her oath. Chief Justice Bruce Beilfuss is on t...
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Dane County Bar Association Dinner Party

Date: 01 29 1958
Description: Attending a dinner dance for members of the Dane County Bar Association and their wives are, standing from left to right: Elenor Bjork, Louise Brown, and C...
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Dane County Bar Association Dinner Party

Date: 01 29 1958
Description: Present at a dinner dance for members of the Dane County Bar Association and their wives are, left to right: Christine and Lyall Beggs, and Chief Justice J...
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E. Harold Hallows Sworn in as a Justice of the Wisonsin Supreme Court

Date: 05 01 1958
Description: E. Harold Hallows, Milwaukee auttorney, is sworn in as a Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Shown with Justice Hallows are, from left to right, Chief ...
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Madison League of Women Voters Convention

Date: 03 25 1959
Description: Diana Smith visits with Justice Harold Hallows, left, and Stewart G. Honeck. Smith and Honeck are candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and were speci...
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Dane County Red Cross Chapter 50th Anniversary

Date: 05 12 1959
Description: Among the attendees at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Dane County chapter of the American Red Cross are, left to right, Supreme Court Justice Timothy ...

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