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Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Store, Radio Department

Date: 11 27 1943
Description: Interior of Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Store, in Wisconsin Union Transfer Building, 155-303 West Wilson Street, showing lamps, mirrors and radios.
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Malcolm Hanson at WHA

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Description: Malcolm Hanson at the University of Wisconsin-Madison radio station in the Department of Physics. Hanson helped to develop the radio station and equipment.
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WTMJ Radio Booth

Date: 1977
Description: "Radio personality, Gordon Hinkley, appeared in the WTMJ radio booth at the Wisconsin State Fair."
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Radio Broadcasting In The Gymnasium

Date: 1922
Description: Several men broadcasting via radio from the University of Wisconsin gymnasium during a basketball game.
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Martin's Restaurant

Date: 09 28 1932
Description: Mark Martin's Restaurant, 107 State Street, second floor room next to "The Trophy Room" with tables, chairs, radio and pinball machine, with "Wisconsin" an...
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First Radio Car in Wisconsin

Date: 1922
Description: First car equipped with a radio to operate in Wisconsin. This view of the front shows the aerial antenna which spans the hood and extends over the roof of ...
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Ham Radio Operator

Date: 03 23 1961
Description: A ham radio operator uses his home radio equipment to allow Wisconsin residents far from home to link to family members via a radio-phone connection.
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Ken Ohst

Date: 06 10 1959
Description: Ken Ohst stands at WHA-FM microphone with hands in pockets.
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Radio and Cat

Date: 1940
Description: Cat standing on top of a well-used radio.
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Alvin Benson, VA Hospital

Date: 03 23 1954
Description: Alvin Benson playing records to broadcast over the radio at the VA Hospital.
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John Cookson

Date: 1937
Description: Posed portrait of Wisconsin man John Cookson wearing a helmet and holding a radio headset to his ear. This was during the Spanish Civil War.
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Labor Union Party

Date: 02 08 1947
Description: Labor Union party sponsored by the YWCA Industrial Committee. Russell E. Dresser, Meat Cutter Union, Oscar Mayer, Bessie Backlund, Celon Company union, C.B...
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Dobbe Family

Date: 12 1950
Description: "Jim & Hedy Dobbe Family. Front: Kathleen, Hedy, James Mark, & Karen. Back: James Walter & John."
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Original Transmitting Equipment

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Description: The original transmitting equipment for WHA, the oldest radio station in the nation. The telephone pictured served as a microphone. The station was in the ...
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National Guard Flight Over Lake Michigan

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Description: Eight man sitting in a room looking at a map written on a chalkboard with symbols. One of the men is writing on the chalkboard. Caption reads: "Madison, Wi...
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Maurice White and Farmer

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Description: Maurice White interviewing a farmer for radio broadcast.
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Red Cross Surprise Alert

Date: 10 27 1954
Description: Ida Huff and William Aspinwall, Jr. answer a surprise alert phone call for a test of emergency services response while seated in an automobile.
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Fire Department Mobile Radio Equipment

Date: 09 20 1947
Description: First Assistant Fire Chief Patrick J. Brown with microphone, and Fireman Grant Prideau receiving radio instructions from Fire Chief Edward J. Page, demonst...
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Edna Knueppel

Date: 12 27 1992
Description: "Having been born on Christmas Day in 1898, Edna Knueppel celebrated her 94th birthday recently. Although not as mobile as she used to be, Edna still has a...
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Stromberg-Carlson Radio

Date: 09 25 1929
Description: Stromberg-Carlson console model radio 10 tube screen grid radio, with doors open.

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