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A.S. Bennett

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of A.S. Bennett. He was born in Vermont on March 23, 1818, and came to Wisconsin on May 4, 1834.
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Paul C. Bennett with Violin

Date: 01 30 1949
Description: Paul C. Bennett, musical instrument repairman, holding a violin made in 1721 which belongs to Mrs. D.P. Wheeler and may be a Stradivarius. Behind him on an...
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Edgewood High School Basketball Team

Date: 11 21 1949
Description: Group portrait of Edgewood High School boy's basketball team with Assistant Coach Tom Bennett and Coach Earl Wilke.
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Ella Bennett Bresee

Date: 05 25 1944
Description: Ella Bennett Bresee, a member of one of Madison's oldest families, has decorated the graves of American war veterans for 70 years or more. She is placing a...
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Summer Visitors

Date: 07 28 1952
Description: Alice Rath Bennett and her daughter, Ann Elizabeth, visiting the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Rath.
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Starllight Dancing Club

Date: 06 08 1956
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schulthess and Mary Bennett chat at the Starlight Dancing Club party. The dance was semi-formal.
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Curling Bonspiel

Date: 12 28 1956
Description: Kay Bogue rink of Portage, at the Madison bonspiel. Pictured are Kay Bogue, Helen Bennett, Joan Trickey, and Kathy Haas.
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Youth Summer Theatre

Date: 06 17 1957
Description: Waiting to audition for the Youth Summer theater are, left to right: Marian Bennett, Harriet Shands, Dosier Helsabeck and Karen Legg.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Yule Tree

Date: 12 21 1953
Description: Henry J. Bennett and Lester Schultz installing lights on the state Yule tree from a scaffold in the rotunda of the State Capitol.
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Teenage Pool Party at Maple Bluff Country Club

Date: 07 11 1962
Description: Reid Bennett (left) and Ray Evans, and Fern Langmeyer attending the pool party for teenager members of the Maple Bluff Country Club and their friends.
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Judging Madison Art Exhibit Entries

Date: 02 12 1954
Description: Rainey Bennett from Chicago examining an entry in the Madison Art Association art show. He is squatting down between framed canvases.
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Judging Madison Art Exhibit Entries

Date: 02 12 1954
Description: Rainey Bennett from Chicago ponders the decision of the best art work as a judge at the Madison Art Association art show.
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Starllight Dancing Club

Date: 06 08 1956
Description: Members of the Starlight Dance Club enjoy refreshments at the East Side Business Men's Clubhouse. Left to right: James Bennett, John Parker, and Cecilia Pa...
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Older Adult Klub String Trio

Date: 09 29 1955
Description: The string trio of the Older Adult Klub (OAK), Gus Torgerson, Henry Brenneman, and Julia Bennett, rehearsing for a senior citizen workshop on recreation fo...
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High School Prom Royalty

Date: 02 14 1950
Description: Three of this year's "royalty" at Madison high schools. From left to right are: Al Bennett, Edgewood prom king; "Bunny" Ruhmer, his queen, and Syd Miller, ...
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Wisconsin-Northwestern Football Game

Date: 10 28 1950
Description: Northwestern players Chuck Bennett and Chuck Hagmann (#80) move in to tackle Wisconsin's fullback Rollie Strehlow who had caught a pass from quarterback Jo...
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Older Adult Klub Activities

Date: 02 13 1951
Description: Henry Naumann and Mrs. Julia Bennett pose for a portrait while wearing costumes at the Older Adult Klub masquerade ball. The event was held at the Madison ...
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Madison Artists Exhibition

Date: 02 13 1954
Description: John Colt of Janesville and one of the jurors, Rainey Bennett of Chicago, are shown with Colt's oil painting, "Burial Ground." Colt received the Mrs. Franc...
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Maple Bluff Aquacade

Date: 07 23 1960
Description: The Aquacade at the Maple Bluff Country Club pool includes races, family dinner and an evening show. Tom Bennett, right, gives instructions for the bar bel...
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Sigma Alpha Iota Benefit Musicale

Date: 02 05 1959
Description: Guests Mrs. Alfred Stamm (left) and Barbara Bennett are welcomed by faculty patronesses Mary Justice and Fern Kirkpatrick during the Rho chapter of Sigma A...

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