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Irish Operetta at Madison Central High School

Date: 03 07 1961
Description: Jake Standifird (right, wearing a skirt) and Dawn Huett performing in a scene involving a switch of the sexes in the operetta "Bits of Blarney" which will ...
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Spelling Bee Championship in Iowa County

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: The last five spellers left in the Iowa county championship spelling bee all look a bit worried as they wait for the final rounds of the bee, held in the D...
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Spelling Bee Championship in Iowa County

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: The original caption states: "A confident winner, Julie Matthews stands before the microphone minutes before winning the county spelling title and a chance...
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Spelling Bee Championship in Iowa County

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: A happy Julie Matthews (right) receiving a hug from her mother, Mrs. Harlan Matthews (left) of Platteville, after winning the Iowa County Spelling Bee. Jul...
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Wisconsin High School Prom King and Queen

Date: 04 30 1961
Description: Ann Wegner and Kenii Higuchi will be crowned queen and king of the Wisconsin High School junior prom.
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Edgewood High School Queen and Her Court

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Group portrait of queen Ann Topp and her court. Shown left to right are: Ann Topp, Catherine Straub, Ginny Buechner, Patricia Sweeney, and Jean Goggin. The...
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Monona Grove High School's Homecoming Court of Honor

Date: 10 04 1961
Description: The five members of the court of honor for Monona Grove high school's Homecoming are shown. Sitting in front are Judy Jordan; Jennifer Simons of Jamaica, a...
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Wisconsin High Students March in Support of Their High School

Date: 05 04 1962
Description: Wisconsin High students march in front of Bascom Hall in protest of the U.W. Board of Regents discussions to close the high school.
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East High School 1962 Graduation Ceremony

Date: 06 16 1962
Description: The image centers on five unnamed faces in the crowd at the 1962 East High School graduation ceremony. Everyone is wearing graduation robes and mortar boar...
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East High School Commencement Day Band Recital Scene

Date: 06 14 1963
Description: Close-up view of five trumpet players. Names (l to r) Norm Frater, Sandy Holdbrook, Marcia Ziebarth (wearing a graduation cap), Rick Moe and Ken Connor.

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English Accent Tutoring

Date: 11 15 1963
Description: Katrina Jones, a graduate nurse from London, drilling Madison Theater guild cast member Robert O'Grady in the English accent. The guild is rehearsing the p...
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East High School's Hockey Team

Date: 02 12 1963
Description: Action shot of the game where Madison East scored two goals to defeat defending hockey champion Central, 3-2, at the Madison Ice Arena. East had a 4-0 ci...
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Registration for Youth Rights Rally

Date: 02 14 1964
Description: Barbara Mani, in the lobby of East High School, is shown registering Phil Farguharson for his participation in a youth rally on human rights to be held Feb...
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County Government Day

Date: 02 25 1964
Description: A group of teens are shown inside the county jail surrounded by men in suits and ties, as they listen to Undersheriff Franz Haas (right) explain the jail's...
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Annual City Track Meet

Date: 05 08 1964
Description: Central High School's Steve Kayes (right) nips East High School's Jim DeForest in the 100-yard dash at the Madison City Track Meet at Breese Stevens Field.
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Annual City Track Meet

Date: 05 08 1964
Description: Madison East High School sprint medley relay team sets a new record at the annual Madison city track meet. Left to right are: Dick Best, Larry Tyler, Jim L...
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Fort Atkinson Students Stage "Patriotism-Fitness" Show

Date: 05 18 1964
Description: Governor John W. Reynolds lights the "torch of liberty" at the State Capitol for a team of cross-country runners from Fort Atkinson High School, who carrie...
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Madison East - Madison West Football Game

Date: 10 23 1964
Description: Stuart Voigt catches a touchdown pass from Jim Kippert for a Madison West High School touchdown against rival Madison East. Defending for East is Craig Fer...
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Madison East — Madison West Football Game

Date: 10 23 1964
Description: Madison East High School quarterback Bob Boyle eludes a Madison West defender to complete a pass to teammate Don Taylor down field. Craig Nobis of Madison ...
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East High Students Win Encyclopedia

Date: 11 09 1964
Description: Four East High School students looking over a set of World Book encyclopedias they won by submitting questions to the Wisconsin State Journal's Uncle Ray c...

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