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Rennebohm's No. 5 at Schenk's Corners

Date: 1955
Description: The Rennebohm Drug Store #5, located at 2000 Atwood Avenue, Schenk's Corners from 1952-1961. It was previously located at 1951 Winnebago Street. This store...
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Martini Glasses

Date: 09 1955
Description: Two full Martini glasses with olives are sitting on a kitchen counter.
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Wisconsin State Legislator

Date: 01 10 1955
Description: Waist-up portrait of one of the twenty-five legislators from the 1955 session of the Wisconsin State Legislature. The man is wearing a name tag in the shap...
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Newspaper Carriers

Date: 01 08 1955
Description: Three Wisconsin State Journal newspaper boys. They are standing on a city sidewalk by parking meters with satchels slung over their shoulders and pa...
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Newspaper Carriers

Date: 01 08 1955
Description: Row of two-story houses along the newspaper route in a Madison neighborhood, where the carriers throw their papers to the doorstep.
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Whitford Hearing Service

Date: 01 06 1955
Description: Commercial building at 108 and 110 North Fairchild Street. Entrances for Rider-Realty Company and Whitford Hearing Service. There is a coin-operated parkin...
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We Saw You . . . at ESBMA Banquet

Date: 01 20 1955
Description: Annual banquet of the East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) held at the Loraine Hotel. Shown left to right are: C.H. Thiede, 2218 Rusk Street, with ...
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Guild Wine Display

Date: 01 07 1955
Description: Paul Guten of Guild Wine Company standing next to a Guild Wine Company display in an unknown liquor store.
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We Saw You . . . at ESBMA Banquet

Date: 01 20 1955
Description: Annual banquet of the East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) held at the Loraine Hotel. Shown left to right are past-presidents of the organization: ...
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Lincoln Day Dinner Committee

Date: 02 01 1955
Description: The committee in charge of arrangements for the 5th Annual Lincoln Day Dinner of the Republican party.
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Drum and Bugle Corps

Date: 05 08 1955
Description: Four Lakes Council Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps of Madison, Wisconsin, lined up on the steps at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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We Saw You . . . at ESBMA Banquet

Date: 01 20 1955
Description: Annual banquet of the East Side Business Men's Association held at the Loraine Hotel. Shown at the speaker's table from left to right are: L.L. Lunenschlos...
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June is Dairy Month Display

Date: 06 03 1955
Description: June is Dairy Month display at National Food Stores located at 2087 Atwood Avenue, promoted by an aproned employee holding wrapped cheese at an aisle end c...
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We Saw You . . . at ESBMA Banquet

Date: 01 20 1955
Description: Annual banquet of the East Side Business Men's Association held at the Loraine Hotel. Shown left to right are: Madison Mayor George Foster; Thomas E. Colem...
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June is Dairy Month Display

Date: 06 03 1955
Description: June is Dairy Month display at National Food stores located at 2087 Atwood Avenue, promoted by a grocer holding up the cheese special of the week.
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Vilas Zoo Monkeys

Date: 07 06 1955
Description: Monkeys on monkey island at the Vilas Park Zoo. The monkeys are on loan from the University of Wisconsin during the summer and returned in the winter to be...
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Presenting an Invitation to the Governor

Date: 02 17 1955
Description: Norbert Mayer (far left) is presenting an invitation to Governor Walter Kohler (center) to attend a "Man of the Year" testimonial dinner for Gavin McKerrow...
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We Saw You . . . at Lawmaker School

Date: 01 10 1955
Description: Senator Foster Porter (R-Bloomington) is welcoming freshman members of the 1955 Wisconsin State Legislature, who are attending a pre-session lawmaker's sch...
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We Saw You . . . at Lawmaker School

Date: 01 10 1955
Description: Assemblyman Carroll Metzner (R-West Madison) is listening to a presenter at a pre-session lawmaker's school for the freshman members of the 1955 Wisconsin ...
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Wisconsin State High School Basketball Tournament Fans

Date: 03 18 1955
Description: Middleton cheerleaders celebrate their team's victory over Shorewood at the Wisconsin State High School Basketball Tournament at the U.W. Field House. The ...

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