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State Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Ceremony

Date: 07 15 1961
Description: A plaque dedicating a tree in memory of Joyce Kilmer is placed on the State Capital grounds at a special ceremony held by the State Disabled American Veter...
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Dress Up Day at City Playgrounds

Date: 07 20 1961
Description: Two children walking home carrying their costumes following a Dress Up Day celebration at a city playground.
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Dress Up Day at City Playgrounds

Date: 07 20 1961
Description: Children in costumes line up as three mothers judge their costumes. The finalist contestants are dressed as assorted characters including a hula dancer, an...
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Traffic Patrolman, James Jantz' Funeral

Date: 08 24 1961
Description: A relative, left, tries to comfort Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jantz, parents of slain policeman James C. Jantz, at their son's graveside after the funeral servi...
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Edgewood High School Homecoming Dance Royalty

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: The Edgewood High School Homecoming King & Queen and their court. King James Hayes and Queen JoAnn Gottsacker are shown in front of the court made up of (L...
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House Decorated for Christmas

Date: 11 21 1961
Description: Exterior view of the house of Jack Savidusky, 341 Kensington Drive, decorated for the Christmas holiday with lights and reindeer figures.
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Church Nativity Scene

Date: 12 21 1961
Description: The Christmas Nativity Scene at St. Patrick's Catholic Church at East Main and Hancock Streets.
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Shorewood Hills Holiday Teen-ager Dancing Party

Date: 12 27 1961
Description: Teen-age girls dancing the twist at the annual Shorewood Hills teen-age dancing party. The six girls in the foreground are, left to right: Barbara Washburn...
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Fans Celebrate Wisconsin Football Victory Over Minnesota

Date: 11 24 1962
Description: 10,000 Badger football fans marching down State Street to celebrate Wisconsin's victory over Minnesota.
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 14 1963
Description: One of a series of photographs taken at a YMCA Christmas tree lot on University Avenue for an article about what it's like to be a Christmas tree salesman....
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 14 1963
Description: A couple considers a cut Christmas tree presented to them by a salesman, possibly Bill Stokes. One of a series of photos taken at a YMCA Christmas tree lot...
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 14 1963
Description: One of a series of photographs taken at a YMCA Christmas tree lot on University Avenue for an article about what it's like to be a Christmas tree salesman....
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 14 1963
Description: One of a series of photographs taken at a YMCA Christmas tree lot on University Avenue for an article about what it's like to be a Christmas tree salesman....
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 14 1963
Description: One of a series of photographs taken at a YMCA Christmas tree lot on University Avenue for an article about what it's like to be a Christmas tree salesman....
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United States Flag on the Park Motor Inn on Flag Day

Date: 06 11 1964
Description: The United States flag flying over the Park Motor Inn on Flag Day.
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Styrofoam Ball Christmas Ornaments

Date: 10 25 1964
Description: Decorated styrofoam balls for Christmas decorations.
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Booming Artificial Christmas Tree Market

Date: 12 17 1964
Description: Jimmy Zimmerman, age 6, is looking over a polyvinyl Christmas tree at the Dream Lanes bowling alley on Cottage Grove Road. Green polyvinyl is the latest th...
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Hanna Fritz Builds Easter Rabbit Out of Snow

Date: 04 17 1965
Description: Hanna Fritz building an Easter Rabbit out of snow after a snowfall of 2 inches in mid-April.
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Christmas Tree in Governor's Office

Date: 12 09 1965
Description: Four-year-old John Steigerwaldt is putting a decoration on the top of the Christmas tree in the governor's office. He is being held up by Governor Warren K...
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Christmas Gifts for People of Vietnam

Date: 12 11 1965
Description: At right, delivering Christmas gifts at the Atwood Community House, are 11-year-old John Everett and his father George. Receiving the gifts at left is Bob ...

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