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Ninth Annual Management Night

Date: 03 29 1961
Description: Madison mayor Harold E. Hanson, standing, chatting with Norman A. Allheiser, left, of the University of Wisconsin Management Institute and George A. Nelson...
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Wisconsin State Bowling Association Meeting

Date: 01 17 1960
Description: Mayor Ivan Nestingen (center) posing with a bowling ball in his hands before throwing a strike while throwing out the first ball. On the left is Pat Lynaug...
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Madison City Council Meeting

Date: 11 24 1953
Description: Spectators and members at the Madison City Council meeting on November 24, 1953. Mayor George Forster (standing) has the floor. Aldermen shown to the left...
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We Saw You . . . at Spahnferckel

Date: 11 03 1961
Description: Attendees at the Madison Mechanical Contractors Association annual "Spahnferckel" meeting include, left to right: J.R. Clark, president (in tall chef's hat...
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Welcome Proclamation for State Jaycees and Jaycettes

Date: 11 18 1957
Description: A welcome proclamation for nearly 400 state members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Jaycettes is prepared in the office of Mayor Ivan Nestingen, ...
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Madison City Plan Commission

Date: 11 01 1945
Description: Members of the Madison City Plan Commission examining a proposed new zoning ordinance. Standing, from left, are J.M. Albers of the state planning board, an...
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Yahara River Hearing by Dane County Park Commission

Date: 07 13 1949
Description: Dane County Park Commission meeting to hear complaints regarding dead fish in the Yahara River. Stoughton Mayor Truman Felland is standing at the right, te...
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Wright Signing Contract

Date: 07 05 1956
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and Madison Mayor Nestigen at the signing of a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
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We Saw You . . . at the Optimist Meeting

Date: 08 23 1954
Description: The four top guests at the meeting are (left to right): George Browne (of Indianapolis, Indiana), past president of Optimists International; Madison Mayor ...
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We Saw You . . . at Council Opening

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Madison City Council holds its reorganization meeting in the new City-County Building Council Chamber. Shown from left to right are City Clerk A. W. Bareis...
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Group Signing Wright Foundation Contract

Date: 07 05 1956
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright (seated left), Madison Mayor Nestingen (seated right), and other officials signing a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank ...
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We Saw You . . . at Council Opening

Date: 04 15 1957
Description: The Madison City Council holds its reorganization meeting in the new City-County Building Council Chamber. Shown seated from left to right are: in the firs...
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Beautiful Madison Week Proclamation

Date: 04 20 1957
Description: Madison mayor Ivan Nestingen signing a proclamation designating April 26 through May 4 as Beautiful Madison Week, when residents are urged to spruce up the...
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Daughters of the American Revolution Plan Constitution Week Events

Date: 09 07 1960
Description: Regents of the three Madison chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution are shown with Mayor Ivan Nestingen and a proclamation declaring Septembe...
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Two Mayors after a CIO Rally

Date: 05 10 1947
Description: Mayor Vincent Totka of Cudahy and Mayor Charles Plotz of South Milwaukee pose for a photograph after greeting a CIO organized rally in South Milwaukee. A l...

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