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Laurence Day, Citizen-Legislator

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Description: Laurence J. Day (left) on his farm. Day represented part of Marathon County in the Wisconsin Assembly during the 1970s. At one time such part time legislat...
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Memorial Day Committee

Date: 05 06 1948
Description: Memorial Day, "Poppy Day," Committee. Three men in uniform stand for a group portrait in front of a stucco wall.
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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Three women with noise makers. V-J Day celebration August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of Japanese forces during World War...
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James Day and Boy

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of James Day (left) and an unidentified boy, possibly Lionel Warrington Day. Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing forwar...
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Mother's Day

Date: 04 23 1963
Description: A grandmother with daughter and granddaughter. They are nicely dressed for mother's day.
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Joel McCrea and Laraine Day

Date: 1940
Description: Publicity photo of Joel McCrea and Laraine Day for the film "Foreign Correspondent." McCrea wears a suit and sits with his arms around his legs. Day wears ...
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Carl Martin Has Special Reason to be Proud on Father's Day

Date: 06 15 1961
Description: Carl Martin proudly poses with his two daughters, Carla (left), born on Mother's Day, May 12, 1957, and Debra (right), born on Father's Day, June 19, 1960.
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Playing at Day Care

Date: 05 08 1979
Description: Care worker Gail Hirn plays with 23-month-old Tina Casper at Freedom House Infant Day Care Center, while other children are napping on cots in the backgrou...
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Obey and Day on the Farm

Date: 01 1969
Description: As part of a campaign photo shoot, Laurence Day gives candidate David R. Obey a tour of his dairying operation in Marathon County. Day was both a dairy far...
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Monona Grove Memorial Day Festival Queen

Date: 05 26 1961
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Monona Grove Memorial Day Festival queen Jane Weitekamp.
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Boys Day at the Pool

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Description: Boys Day at an indoor pool. A view from the balcony on the second floor overlooks the boys swimming in the pool below.
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Men's Day at the Pool

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Description: Men's day at an indoor pool. A view from the balcony on the second floor overlooking one man sitting on the edge of the pool below.
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Mother's Day

Date: 05 07 1956
Description: Mother's Day portrait of Julie Severson, with her 8-month-old daughter Linda.
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Mother's Day

Date: 05 07 1956
Description: Mother's Day portrait of Nancy Froker with her 6-month-old son, David.
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We Saw You . . . Observing Constitution Day

Date: 09 1960
Description: Members of the Lions Club and their friends gather at the Park Hotel to mark the 37th annual observance of Constitution Day. The day marks the 173rd annive...
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Obey and Day

Date: 01 1969
Description: Photo shoot of David R. Obey (right) during his first campaign for Congress with farmer-State Legislator Laurence Day.
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Loan Collection Day

Date: 1947
Description: Loan collection day at the Memorial Union. Paintings were loaned to students for exhibition.
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Nelson and 2nd Earth Day

Date: 04 20 1971
Description: Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, who is credited with conceiving of Earth Day, listens while Wisconsin Governor Patrick J. Lucey addresses the Wisconsin L...
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La Follette's Labor Day Address

Date: 1924
Description: Independent presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette, Sr., standing behind a radio microphone delivering a Labor Day address.
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Shy Guy

Date: 02
Description: Crowned queen and king of Valentine's Day celebrate over a card.

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