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Employees with Disabilities
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Portrait of Donald Fornasiere sitting at his drafting table in the special tools engineering department at Gisholt Machine Company. Mr. Fornasiere is part of the 'Madison Story' — the account of the opportunities this city offers its handicapped men and women who want a chance to work and enjoy the lives of self-supporting citizens.
March 22, 1954
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Employees with Disabilities
March 22, 1954
Portrait of Robert Gaines, an employee at Oscar Mayer and company. Mr. Gaines is part of the 'Madison Story' — the account of the opportunities this city offers its handicapped men and women who wa...
Employees with Disabilities
March 22, 1954
Portrait of Eldon Vondra at his job as as engraver at the Varigraph Company, makers of mechanical lettering instruments. Five of the 10 Varigraph employees are persons with disabilities, including ...
Employees with Disabilities
March 22, 1954
Portrait of Howard Davis at his job as a general assembler at the Ohio Chemical and Surgical Equipment Company. Mr. Davis is part of the 'Madison Story' — the account of the opportunities this city...
Stan Prideaux
February 23, 1954
Indoor portrait of Stanley Prideaux, president of the Dane County CIO Council and president of Local 1404 United Steel Workers at Gisholt, the second largest local union in Madison with membership ...
Employees with Disabilities
March 22, 1954
Mary Ann O'Loughlen sits at her desk in the State Office building where she is employed as a typist by the Traveling Library Department, Free Library Commission. Ms. O'Loughlen is part of the 'Madi...
Gisholt Sight-Saving Program
February 25, 1954
William Farrell (left), Ida Holman, and Robert George at the opening of Gisholt's sight-safety program.
