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Romance Koopman and Bobby Koopman

Date: 06 24 1944
Description: Romance Koopman and her son, Bobby Koopman. She did freelance writing and radio scripts, and was a winner of five national awards for writing. Her mother w...
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John Deere Employee

Date: 04 06 1953
Description: A woman stands behind a counter while writing on tablet near a sign reading "Buy Only Genuine John Deere Parts."
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Theta Sigma Phi Alumnae Holiday Book Fair

Date: 11 19 1951
Description: Two people visit with a hospitalized veteran interested in writing who may possibly benefit from the proceeds of the "Holiday Book Sale" sponsored by Theta...
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Rocket Oil Company

Date: 10 10 1946
Description: Man (probably R.O. Champeau, owner and operator of the Rocket Oil Company, 204 South Paterson Street), writing up an order for a customer who is seated to ...
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Ladies Of The Press Breakfast

Date: 04 25 1954
Description: Madison women interested in writing get together to talk over their work at the Ladies of the Press Breakfast. Left to right are Mrs. Frank (Gladys) Dean,...
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Robert Angus

Date: 02 12 1945
Description: Robert "Bob" Angus, "Wisconsin State Journal" reporter.
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Catholic Junior League Fall Membership Tea

Date: 09 02 1959
Description: Writing invitations for the Catholic Junior League Fall Membership Tea are Mary Miller, monogram chairman; Jean Hauser, standing, publicity chairman; Mary ...
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Gisholt Employees Donate to Good Neighbor Fund

Date: 09 16 1950
Description: Caroline Genske, an office worker at Gisholt Machine Company, starts the process of check writing for the nearly one hundred percent participation of the c...
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Marquette School Students

Date: 02 03 1948
Description: Fourth graders in Mrs. Jerry Frei's class at Marquette school celebrate Mexican studies by writing a play, "Mexican Fiesta," and adopting Spanish names and...
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National League of American Pen Women

Date: 07 09 1951
Description: Dr. Eloise Gerry at her desk at the United States Forest Products Laboratory where she is a distinguished wood technologist. Dr. Gerry, whose research arti...
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Theta Sigma Phi Alumnae Holiday Book Fair

Date: 11 19 1951
Description: Three people discuss the upcoming Theta Sigma Phi alumnae "Holiday Book Fair" to benefit the professional women in journalism fraternity's writing aides pr...
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Sale of Christmas Seals Help Tuberculosis Patients

Date: 11 12 1957
Description: Virgil Chadwick from Cuba City sits at his typewriter at Lake View Sanatorium where he is a tuberculosis patient. Mr. Chadwick is taking a writing course t...
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Joe Dommershausen

Date: 04 06 1948
Description: Portrait of Joe Dommershausen, Wisconsin State Journal sportswriter.
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Walt Kelly on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Cartoonist Walt Kelly talks with two men at the Sertoma Club luncheon.
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Walt Kelly on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Cartoonist Walt Kelly draws small sketches of Pogo and signs autographs for two fans.
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Henry J. McCormick

Date: 06 1944
Description: Portrait of Henry J. "Hank" McCormick, sports editor of the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Walt Kelly & Pogo on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Walt Kelly, famous cartoonist, holds up two versions of his Pogo character to a Pogo impersonator.
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Austin Thorson and Family

Date: 01 03 1949
Description: Austin Thorson, winner of a $100 prize in a Lipton Tea Co. jingle contest, also won $1,200 worth of groceries from the Kroger Co. by writing the address of...
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Walt Kelly on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Walt Kelly appears at West High School during his book tour promoting his book, "I Go Pogo."
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Walt Kelly & Pogo on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Walt Kelly arriving in Madison at the Chicago & North Western depot, is met by a person dressed as Pogo, one of his cartoon characters.

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