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People Posed in front of G. Bashford Home

Date: 1878
Description: Two women and a man posed in the garden path of an L-shaped Greek Revival frame house. The front and back doors are open, revealing a breezeway straight th...
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YMCA Camp Wakanda Campers

Date: 06 25 1945
Description: A counselor, Marty Steiner, is shown with three campers: Richard Pope, Michael Donagan and Robert Winslow, in a sailboat at YMCA Camp Wakanda on Lake Mendo...
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YMCA Camp Wakanda Campers

Date: 06 25 1945
Description: Six young archers at YMCA Camp Wakanda. Left to right: Lowell Hugo, John Stuhlldreher, James Treadwell, Walker Johnson, Tommy Bergmann and John Lonergan.
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YMCA Camp Wakanda Campers

Date: 06 25 1945
Description: Five campers sitting on their towels in the sunshine at Camp Wakanda, YMCA camp on Lake Mendota. Left to right: Bill Wood, Tommy Reese, Jimmy Fleury, Walte...
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Boys at Camp Wakanda

Date: 07 22 1947
Description: Six boys enjoying their grass covered lean-to in front of a campfire at YMCA Camp Wakanda. L to R in the foreground are: John Omernik, John Stephens, John ...
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Airplane Crash in Lake Mendota

Date: 07 18 1944
Description: Dozens of boys at Camp Wakanda on the north shore of Lake Mendota watch rescue work on an airplane which has crashed into the lake near shore. Tom Langloi...
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Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross

Date: 11 01 1948
Description: Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross reading outdoors to patients of the Mendota hospital for the mentally ill. Shown standing, at left, is Mrs. Willia...
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Catholic Church Ground Breaking

Date: 05 24 1953
Description: Ground breaking ceremonies at the site of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church to replace the church that was destroyed by fire in 1951. The Reverend Edwar...
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Wisconsin Retriever Field Trials

Date: 06 19 1954
Description: Portrait of Ken Williams of Milwaukee with his dog, Nilo's Possibility. The dog was a champion in the Wisconsin Retriever field trials at Westport.
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Wisconsin Retriever Field Trials

Date: 06 19 1954
Description: John Romadha Jr. of Waukesha is shown with his dog, Kingswere's Black Ebony. The dog was a champion in the Wisconsin Retriever field trials at Westport.
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Wisconsin Retriever Field Trials

Date: 06 20 1954
Description: Roy Ackerman of Muskego is shown with his dog, Jet Panther. The dog was a champion in the Wisconsin Retriever field trials at Westport.
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Wisconsin Retriever Field Trials

Date: 06 20 1954
Description: Lois Tracey of Madison is shown with her dog Smoky. The dog was a champion in the Wisconsin Retriever field trials at Westport.
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Catholic Bishop Open House

Date: 06 11 1957
Description: Three women who will preside at serving tables for the open house of Bishop William P. O'Connor's residence are looking over the pleasant gardens behind th...
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Press Club Picnic

Date: 07 25 1957
Description: The Madison Press Club initiated 14 news and publicity people into the organization at a picnic on the grounds of the Fauerbach estate, located north of Ma...
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Press Club Picnic

Date: 07 25 1957
Description: A plaque bearing the title "Bohemian Brigade" was presented to Karl H. Fauerbach for his support of the Press Club at a picnic on the grounds of the Fauerb...
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Prress Club Picnic

Date: 07 25 1957
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jorgensen of Columbus are assisted with their "beer stein" name tags by Helen Klieforth, treasurer of the Press club at a picnic on the...
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Press Club Picnic

Date: 07 25 1957
Description: Family and friends of the Madison Press Club enjoy the refreshments and entertainment at a picnic on the grounds of the Fauerbach estate, located north of ...
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City Hall Outing

Date: 07 11 1954
Description: City Hall Outing hostess, Alderwoman Ethel Brown (left) is shown laying out a picnic meal with help from Mrs. Norman Moll and Mrs. Lawrence McCormick. The ...
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City Hall Outing

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: City Clerk A.W. Barels (left), City Attorney Harold Hanson, and Alderman Norman Moll are shown singing at Alderwoman Ethel Brown's picnic.
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City Hall Outing

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: Alderman George Reger and Mayor George Forster (right) loading up their plates at the outing. Mayor Foster is dishing up food that is sitting behind an ena...

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