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Lewis Arms on Roller Skates

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Description: Lewis R. Arms is shown in military uniform, wearing roller skates on what appears to be a roof. There is a signature on the back of the photograph that rea...
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Playing in Hawaii

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Description: Two men slide down a waterfall in Hawaii. One of them is Fred Niendorf, a friend of Lewis Arms.
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Lewis Arms with Greyhound Bus

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Description: Lewis R. Arms poses in front of a Greyhound Bus that displays the destination "Madison" above the windshield. Arms worked for Greyhound at the time.
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Beautiful Pacific Islands

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Description: Elevated view of a landscape in the Pacific islands, probably Hawaii.
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Madison Skating Club

Date: 01 09 1956
Description: Marcia Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis P. Myers of 5214 Harbor Court, and Christine Wiiss, daughter of R. Glenn Weiss of 3215 Topping Road, are famil...
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The Arboretum in Winter

Date: 1960
Description: A winter scene down a road in the snow-covered arboretum.
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Madison Teachers - Education Week

Date: 11 06 1951
Description: Portrait of two Madison East High School history teachers. Seated at the desk is Lewis R. Williams, president of the Madison Federation of Teachers. At his...
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Soldiers Waiting to Travel

Date: 1962
Description: A group of soldiers waiting together to go to Fort Knox.
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University of Wisconsin Fraternity Housemothers

Date: 01 19 1959
Description: Three Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members admire their housemother's new dress. Margaret Lewis is admired by students Harry Snyder, Robert Devlin, and R...
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Pineapple Harvest

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Description: A group of workers harvest the fruit in a pineapple field. There is a large pile of pineapples in the foreground.
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Farmer with Water Buffalo

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Description: A Hawaiian farmer works in a field, ankle deep in water, with a water buffalo pulling a farming implement.
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John Torrey, Botanist

Date: 1865
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite quarter-length portrait of John Torrey (1796-1863), American botanist. Worked as New York state botanist from 1836. Handwritten i...
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Hilo Hattie

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Description: Candid portrait of Hilo Hattie (born Clarissa "Clara" Haili), who was a Hawaiian musician, dancer, actress and comedian. There is a guitar on the ground ne...
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Voter Registration Volunteers

Date: 08 10 1950
Description: Volunteers who will staff five special voters registration centers during "Register and Vote week" are shown being sworn in by City Clerk Al W. Bareis at l...
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Madison Civic Club Board Planning Meeting

Date: 08 08 1957
Description: Members of the board of the Madison Civics Club gather for a pre-season meeting at the home of the board chairman, Mrs. Thomas R. Hefty, at 31 Paget Road. ...
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Tri-Hi Group Promotes "Harvesst Haze" Dance

Date: 11 14 1958
Description: Members of the Tri-Hi high school teenager's group promote the group's "Harvest Haze" dance to be held at the new Labor Temple on South Park Street. The da...
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Five School Administrators Honored

Date: 03 15 1961
Description: Five retiring key men in the State Department of Public Instruction are honored at the annual spring banquet of the Wisconsin Association of Secondary scho...
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Wisconsin State Assembly

Date: 1860
Description: Composite photograph of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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Wisconsin Senate

Date: 1870
Description: Compsite photograph of the Wisconsin Senate with members identified with key. The portraits are numbered left to right, starting at the upper left. Additio...
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Emil A. Weber

Date: 1932
Description: Seated, waist-up portrait of Emil A. Weber (1883-1961), marine contractor and secretary-treasurer of the McMullen & Pitz Construction Company. The firm was...

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