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Sorting Christmas Mail

Date: 12 23 1955
Description: Postal workers sort parcels into bins during the Christmas holiday rush.
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Monona Academy

Date: 1877
Description: In the foreground stands the Monona Academy and in the background the Norwegian Lutheran Seminary, housed in the octagonal former Soldiers' and Orphans' ho...
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Interior of Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 1869
Description: A view of the interior of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome, from the series "The Beauties of Madison and Surroundings."
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Interior of Congregational Church

Date: 1876
Description: Interior view of the Congregational Church on West Washington Avenue in Madison.
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Lake City Cornet Band

Date: 05 17 1870
Description: A large group, mainly men, are gathered behind the "Lake City Cornet Band" who are in uniform near a lake shore, possibly Lake Monona. The card was marked ...
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Soldiers in Square near Park Hotel

Date: 07 04 1877
Description: "From Sullivan's Block, outside Park Hotel, soldiers in a square," one of four "Different Views of Parades in the Streets" identified in Dahl's 1877 "Catal...
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Phi Kappa Fraternity Toga Party

Date: 10 17 1952
Description: Phi Kappa Fraternity member strumming a lyre and entertaining a female guest, both in Greek costumes, at a Toga Party Dinner Dance.
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Phi Kappa Fraternity Toga Party

Date: 10 16 1952
Description: Two guests at the Phi Kappa Fraternity Toga Party Dinner Dance drinking by a Grecian fountain.
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Kennedy's Grocery Store

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Kennedy's Grocery Store, 708 East Johnson Street.
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Medical Student Bob Wheaton

Date: 06 08 1955
Description: Medical student Bob Wheaton in the dispensary at the University of Wisconsin Medical School prior to receiving his M.D. degree.
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Kroger Grocery Store

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Exterior of the Kroger Grocery Store, 515 University Avenue.
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Governor Walter Kohler and Polio Victims

Date: 01 07 1953
Description: Governor Walter Kohler sits with 2 1/2 year old Deborah Foster and her mother Ruth Foster, both polio victims. Governor Kohler is proclaiming January as "M...
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Holy Name Society Procession

Date: 01 11 1953
Description: An honor guard of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus leads a procession of 300 members of the Catholic Holy Name Society up the steps of St. Raphael's Cathe...
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Portrait of Harry Sauthoff

Date: 03 23 1955
Description: Portrait of Harry Sauthoff, a Wisconsin politician. He served four terms in the House of Representatives, two terms as a State Senator, and four years as D...
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Woman with Handmade Textiles

Date: 01 11 1955
Description: A woman examines handmade textiles, including two woven pieces and a crocheted throw. Possibly Helen Louise Allen, Curator of the Helen Louise Allen Texti...
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Parking Ticket

Date: 1950
Description: Although probably a posed shot, Madison photographer John Newhouse has nevertheless managed to capture much of the annoyance associated with receiving a ti...
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Blacktopping a Residential Street

Date: 1955
Description: A construction crew blacktopping a Madison residential street.
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Lost in Madison

Date: 1965
Description: A family of travelers in a convertible asks directions of a gasoline attendant at a rest stop near Madison.
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Motel Pool

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Description: Children playing in the pool of the Madison Travel Lodge.
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Wisconsin "Badger"

Date: 1923
Description: In 1922 the Wisconsin Truck Company purchased the Wisconsin Farm Tractor Company of Sauk City, which had formerly manufactured trucks as well as wagons, mo...

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