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National Food Store

Date: 05 19 1960
Description: Duane Anderson standing in front of his National Food Store which opened on May 23, 1961. It was located in the North Gate Shopping Center at 1135 North Sh...
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Four Lakes Council Boy Scouts Circus

Date: 04 15 1961
Description: 1,500 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorer Scouts and their adult volunteers in the Four Lakes Council participated in circus performances at the Dane County F...
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Corner of Allen and Regent Streets

Date: 03 30 1961
Description: Corner of Allen and Regent Streets showing (left to right) 2140 Regent Street, Regent Pharmacy (Ferdinand and Diane Schlapper); 2138 Regent Street, Handy S...
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Nuckles for Mayor

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: Billboard on a trailer that reads: "Robert E. Nuckles for Mayor."
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Wisconsin High School 50th Anniversary

Date: 05 25 1961
Description: Two early graduates of Wisconsin High school admiring the 1961 school yearbook at a reception marking the school's 50th anniversary. They are Ruth Noland, ...
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YWCA's Camp Maria Olbrich

Date: 05 31 1961
Description: Peggy Moore is shown with the new sign which will mark the entrance to the YWCA's Camp Maria Olbrich on Lake Mendota.
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44th General Hospital Unit at Camp McCoy

Date: 06 15 1961
Description: Pfc. Richard Sroda, a public information specialist with the 32nd Division, was the photographer and Sp4 David Gordon, public information specialist for th...
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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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Dane County Junior Fair 4-H Style Show

Date: 07 22 1961
Description: Carla Frye, Verona, models her Dane County Junior Fair 4-H style show dress for her dormitory "sisters" Sue Jalings, Oregon, seated left; Joyce Dvorak, Dee...
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Twelve Annual World Championship Rodeo

Date: 07 28 1961
Description: Ray Risch, Edgerton, participates in the bareback bronco competition at the 12th annual World Championship Rodeo at the Holmes No-Oaks Ranch on Syene Rd.
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Race Bias Against U.W. Instructor

Date: 09 09 1961
Description: A group of students from the University of Wisconsin Student Council on Civil Rights picket a house on 540 West Mifflin Street and help to move out the pos...
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Police Chase for Bandit

Date: 12 07 1962
Description: The overturned car in front of Millins Supermarket on Monroe Street belonged to William Matthias. He hit a lamppost and flipped the car while trying to avo...
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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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Full Moon over the Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 17 1962
Description: Night view of the full moon above the Tilt-A-Whirl ride prior to the opening day of the Dane County Junior Fair.
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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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University of Wisconsin Homecoming

Date: 11 08 1963
Description: A crowd of Delta Upsilon members and others being led by cheerleaders at the "Yell Like Hell" contest on the steps of Memorial Union during Homecoming week...
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University of Wisconsin Homecoming

Date: 11 08 1963
Description: A large group of cheering students fills the area between the steps of Memorial Union and the Historical Society terrace as they celebrate Homecoming. The ...
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Gov. Wallace Given Good Reception Here

Date: 04 03 1964
Description: Three people of the 18 protestors outside of the Cuba Club restaurant. A large protest sign states, "Wallace: Blood is on your hands." The protestors were...
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Rally Held at the State Capital to Call For Passage of the Federal Civil Rights Bill

Date: 04 25 1964
Description: Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, president of the Alabama Movement for Human Rights and a close associate of Rev. Martin Luther King, speaks to a rally of 400 p...
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Lake Patrol Boats

Date: 05 27 1964
Description: Two lake patrol boats ready to start their summer season patrolling of Lakes Kegonsa and Waubesa. Manning the boats are Sheriff Vernon Leslie, center and l...

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