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Babe Ruth

Date: 10 15 1934
Description: Babe Ruth, wearing a dressing gown, signing autographs from a train car during a stopover in Madison.
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Joe Fedele Receives Badge

Date: 10 17 1932
Description: Captain Leo Kinney, Captain of Detectives, pinning a detective's badge on Joe Fedele, member of Post's Junior Detective Club, an organization sponsored by ...
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Hollister's Pharmacy

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of A.H. Hollister's Pharmacy, which was located at 3 North Pinckney Street. The man with the long beard (far left), is Albert H. Hollister (1...
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Girl Scouts Making Punch

Date: 11 14 1966
Description: African American junior Girl Scouts pouring fruit juice into a punch bowl as they prepare to entertain their parents.
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Hotdog Cookout

Date: 05 15 1965
Description: Girl Scouts cooking hotdogs over an open fire. The Great Blue Heron council weekend campout was held at Hartland Sportsman's Club grounds.
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Skateboard Handstands

Date: 04 06 1985
Description: Young men performing skateboard handstands on downtown sidewalks.
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Electric Hair

Date: 01 10 1966
Description: Gail Lukas' hair stands on end when she places her hand on a Van de Graalf generator in a demonstration by the Atomic Energy Commission for junior high sch...
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Foosball Game Room

Date: 12 30 1976
Description: Elevated view of young people playing foosball in The Game Room, a former pizza restaurant, owned by Rosemary Mantekas at 2655 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue.
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Family Cast

Date: 02 12 1963
Description: Six members of the same family form the complete cast of a library playhouse production that was to be televised.
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Future Drafters

Date: 10 16 1965
Description: High school boys in an industrial drafting class using drafting machines and compasses.
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Harold McCormick and his Children at Walnut Grove Farm

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick (with cup) and his children, left to right: Muriel, Harold, Jr. and Mathilde at the Walnut Grove farm in Rockbridge County.
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Frisbee Catch

Date: 07 20 1988
Description: Young men clamor to catch a Frisbee during a beach game.
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Edgewood High School Prom King and Queen

Date: 02 22 1944
Description: Caryl Coyle and Alex McCormick, who will be the Queen and King of the Edgewood High School Junior Prom to be held in May, were photographed at the Edgewood...
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Father Flad's First Mass

Date: 05 20 1942
Description: Father Paul N. Flad faces the congregation during his first Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue, with priests and altar boys kneeling in p...
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Tormey and Hebl Wedding Party

Date: 12 31 1941
Description: Wedding party at the altar of Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Party includes bride Marian Thekla Hebl, groom James Daniel Tormey, Priest George Haeusler, br...
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West High School Groups

Date: 04 05 1935
Description: West High School groups: 5190B-3 is small group; 5190B-4 is alternate view of small group.
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East High School Operetta Scenes

Date: 04 11 1935
Description: Two scenes from the East High School operetta "Tune In," a modern musical comedy, presented by the East High A Capella Choir and Treble Clef Club.
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Little Girl with Dog in front of Christmas Tree

Date: 12 26 1934
Description: Little girl sitting on the floor in front of a Christmas tree, holding a dog.
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Ruth Holt with Mother

Date: 07 23 1934
Description: Portrait of Ruth Holt holding golf club, at the Nakoma golf course, age 10. She was the youngest player in the Junior Qualifying Round of the Wisconsin Wom...
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Ruth L. Brissee with Rifle and Dog

Date: 09 22 1933
Description: Ruth L. Brissee holding a rifle, standing with her dog in a garden at 2437 Fox Avenue. At age 15 she is the youngest huntress in Dane County.

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