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Kenneth T. White Family in their Sailboat

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Jane and Kenneth White and their daughters, Sue (left), Kay, and Barbara, and the family dog, Perky, sailing in their lightning class sailboat on Lake Mend...
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Madison's First Car

Date: 1902
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Zimmerman in their locomobile steamer in 1902. Zimmerman purchased the car in 1901 and claimed it was the first permanent automobil...
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Spreading Rat Poison in Dump

Date: 08 12 1948
Description: James L. Clarke (left) city health inspector, and Lewis B. Kelly (right) president of the Solvit Chemical Corp., are shown as they prepare to scatter the b...
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Scattering Rat Poison in City Dump

Date: 08 12 1948
Description: Two men are scattering barium carbonate rat poison in a city dump located at the end of Fern Drive off Highbury Road near University Avenue. The land was o...
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Suburban Police Officers

Date: 10 13 1948
Description: Shorewood Hills marshalls Lee Cripps and Frank Ashworth measuring skid marks at an accident scene.
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University Faculty Houses in Eagle Heights

Date: 07 21 1949
Description: Mrs. H.E. Colbert supervises her daughter, Bonita, and Susan Hickey, both 2 years old, as they play in a sand pile at one of the play areas with wooden blo...
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Mrs. Robert Hopkins and Her Two Daughters

Date: 07 15 1949
Description: Group portrait of Mrs. Robert Hopkins and her daughters Nancy (left), age 6, and Constance, age 4, who are visiting Mr. Hopkins parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andre...
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Lakewood Grade School Football Team

Date: 10 28 1949
Description: Group portrait of the Lakewood grade school football team and their coach following their loss to the Shorewood Hills grade school football team. Lakewood ...
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Blackhawk Country Club Addition

Date: 04 13 1950
Description: Exterior view of the recently completed $66,000 addtion to the Blackhawk Country Club in Shorewood Hills.
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University Houses Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Children of University of Wisconsin faculty living in University Houses at Eagle Heights are costumed as Native Americans, cowboys, and flowers are marchin...
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University Houses Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Cynthia Cottam, age 3 and a half, watches as children participate in a parade of gaily decorated tricycles while costumed as Native Americans, cowboys, and...
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University Houses Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Suzanne Seifert, 3-year-old daughter of Professor and Mrs. Lester W. Seifert, is shown in her costume made of pink crepe paper, which she wore at the Memor...
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University Houses Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: The University of Wisconsin faculty band led the parade of children of University of Wisconsin faculty living in University Houses at Eagle Heights march i...
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The John and Lulu Malin House

Date: 03 28 1951
Description: Exterior view of the John and Lulu Malin house, located at 3212 Topping Road in Shorewood Hills.
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Charles and Fern Thompson House

Date: 07 03 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Charles and Fern Thompson's new home, featuring redwood and red brick siding, at 3539 Topping Road in Shorewood Hills.
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Shorewood Hills Fourth of July Celebration

Date: 07 04 1951
Description: Children riding in a 1923 vintage fire truck at the Shorewood Hills Fourth of July celebration. Driver of the truck is Dobby Dotson and with him in the pa...
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Blackhawk Country Club Junior Golf Day

Date: 07 01 1952
Description: A foursome of young golfers at the first "junior day" at the Blackhawk Country Club. Left to right are: Dennis Pearson, Greg Herrling, Walter Rhodes, Jr. a...
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Blackhawk Country Club Junior Golf Day

Date: 06 01 1952
Description: Three young golfers add up their scores after playing in the first junior day at the Blackhawk Country Club. Left to right are: Jim Piper, Donald Toll, and...
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Blackhowk Country Club Junior Golf Day

Date: 07 01 1952
Description: Three girls stopped at the soda vending machine during the first junior day at Blackhawk Country Club. Left to right are Connie Zeitner, Betty Blue, and Ba...
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Shorewood Hills Fourth of July

Date: 07 04 1952
Description: Nancy, Glenn, and Tommy Lewis are shown costumed as sandwich board newspaper sections at the Shorewood Hills Fourth of July celebration. They won the most ...

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