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United States Naval Reserve Party

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: Naval Reserve sailors Ralph Bakken (left), and Richard J. Nelson show a ship's maneuvering or plotting board to Irene Strand, second from the left, and Kay...
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West High vs. Central High Boy's Basketball Game

Date: 02 01 1952
Description: Mike Nelson (24 white) of Madison Central High boys' basketball team, at center, is shown making his only basket during the Madison West and Central High S...
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Women Make Year's Supply of Lefsa

Date: 11 19 1954
Description: Three sisters gather at one of their homes to carry on a 30 year Christmas time tradition of making a year's supply of lefsa. Mrs. Roy J. Nelson, 145 Marqu...
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Young Women's Christian Association Open House

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Ardella Nelson of Klemme, Iowa, a member of the Teen and Twenty club, points out something on the screen to Mrs. Florence Benjamin, formerly of Berkeley, C...
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Shorewood Hills Kindergarten

Date: 02 21 1947
Description: Shorewood Hills kindergarteners shown constructing furniture. From left to right are: Caroline Lindberg; Armond Moll; Margit Johnson; John Marshall Nelso...
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Plumbers Union Card

Date: 05 21 1947
Description: Fifty-year-old Plumbers Union card, the first issued by the Madison Plumbers Union, Local 167, in 1897. Shown are signatures of Walter J. Hyland, secretary...
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Hubert Humphrey News Conference

Date: 12 19 1959
Description: One of twelve images of Senator Hubert Humphrey at a Madison news conference. It was at the end of a two-day tour of Wisconsin and followed a tour of the s...
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Madison Army Officers' Wives Association

Date: 09 12 1950
Description: The officers of the Madison Army Officers' Wives Association gather for a group portrait. Seated from left to right are Mrs. Anthony Kalupy, treasurer; Mrs...
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Flight Winners in City's First Women's Golf Meet

Date: 06 24 1958
Description: Flight winners in city's first women's city golf meet are, from left to right, Edith Henry, second; Mrs. Dale Elkenberry, third; Beatrice Cartwright, first...
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Mickey Hayes Murder Trial

Date: 09 20 1960
Description: Portrait of Circuit Judge Russell E. Hanson, presiding judge at the Jon (Mickey) Hayes double murder trial. Hayes is accused of shooting his father and ano...
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East Side Business Men's Association Officers

Date: 01 05 1961
Description: Four newly elected officers of the East Side Business Men's Association are, left to right: Henry Roth, president; William Sandberg, secretary; Richard Hav...
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Men's State Volleyball Meet Teams

Date: 04 28 1947
Description: Men's state volleyball championship team from the Milwaukee YMCA. Members of the team are Stephen Burican, Robert Gromey, Boden Davis, Clarence Decker, Cla...
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Two members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park. Pictured are Mrs. H.A. (Winifred) Balsley, vice-president (left), and Mrs. Alan (Jessie) Nels...
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Western Union New Equipment

Date: 12 07 1948
Description: The new Western Union equipment in the Madison office which is connected with an 'electric brain' in Minneapolis, permitting faster transmission of message...
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Older Adult Klub Activities

Date: 02 13 1951
Description: Older Adult Klub members enjoy snacks at the Madison Community Center. They are, from left: Mrs. Mabel Ott, Arthur Hawley, Mrs. Grace Ware, and Martin Nels...
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Blackhawk Country Club Gay 90's Party

Date: 07 22 1953
Description: Eight chorus cancan dancers high-kicking at the Blackhawk Country Club Gay 90's party. Left to right: Ellsworth Mack, Dorothy Bleecker, Lois Blau, Martha ...
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Mineral Point Players

Date: 08 05 1954
Description: Costumed actors and actresses from the Mineral Point Players stand on the steps of the Gundry Mansion while enacting a scene from Shakespeare's "A Midsumme...
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University of Wisconsin Play Cast

Date: 10 05 1954
Description: University of Wisconsin students rehearse their roles in the play "My Name is Legion." The play will be presented to the Dane County Association of Health ...
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Women of the Moose

Date: 03 13 1956
Description: A donation to Blessed Martin House is presented to Monsignor Jerome Hastrich by members of the Women of the Moose. On left is Elsie Bostock. Others shown a...
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Women's Bowling Association Spring Luncheon

Date: 03 26 1957
Description: Three new officers of the Women's Bowling Association sit at a table during the annual spring luncheon. From left are: Mrs. Harriet Kelley, vice-president;...

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