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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 04 14 1953
Description: Dairy farmer and member of the Philharmonic Chorus, Donavon Doerfer, standing in his barn next to cows in stanchions.
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Women on Air Force Tour

Date: 05 18 1953
Description: At Truax Field, Lieutenant H.B. Smith adjusts a parachute on Lillian Nitcher, one of a group of eighteen area women who were selected to make an official A...
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Cosmos Dance Club 30th Anniversary

Date: 05 20 1953
Description: Ethel H. Martin, left, secretary of the Cosmos Dance Club, and Hazel M. Hofsteen, right, wife of the club treasurer, consult over the arrangement of place ...
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Frank Allis School Father and Son Banquet

Date: 05 24 1953
Description: Sport captains for the four sports teams were honored at the annual Father and Son Banquet at the Frank Allis School. Seated, left to right, are: Don Wagne...
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Wisconsin Public Links Golf Tournament Winners

Date: 09 13 1953
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin Public Links Tournament winners at the Monona municipal golf course. They are, from left: Al Pettigrew, Milwaukee; Erv Gargen, ...
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University of Wisconsin Scandinavian Students with Mrs. Brittingham and the Life Magazine Article

Date: 08 17 1953
Description: Seven students from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway and Margaret Brittingham, wife of Thomas Brittingham, Jr. posing for a portrait outdoors. The students are ...
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Japanese Home Furnishings

Date: 09 14 1953
Description: The W.H. Wikoff residence, 34C University Houses, contains many Japanese furnishings. Mrs. Catherine (William H.) Wikoff is shown with a Japanese dish and ...
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Madison Homes

Date: 09 21 1953
Description: The living room of the Laurence and Frances Fitzpatrick home at 1504 Sumar Drive, Shorewood, featuring a fireplace.
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Junior Division of the University League

Date: 09 28 1953
Description: Sylvia Graf and children Eric, 3 years, and Siri, 9 months, taste cheese. Sylvia is the social sewing chairman for the Junior Division of the University Le...
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Planning for Madison Chamber of Commerce Jaycette Tea

Date: 09 01 1953
Description: Group portrait of three women in charge of planning the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce membership auxiliary tea on October 13, 1953. They are, from lef...
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Periwinkle Review

Date: 10 23 1953
Description: Four costumed actors rehearse for the "Periwinkle Review", an original showboat review sponsored by the Drama Department of the Woman's Club.
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Street Scene

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Description: View down road of horses, wagons and buggies parked in front of buildings. Three men stand near a hotel on the right. A church building is in the backgroun...
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World Community Day Planners

Date: 10 27 1953
Description: Officers of the Madison Council of United Church Women plan the program for World Community Day. Seated left to right are: Elva Jabas, a member of Pilgrim ...
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World Community Day

Date: 10 27 1953
Description: Sunday School children, mostly from the Pilgrim Congregational Church, pack gifts to be sent to refugee camps all over the world as part of World Community...
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John H. Wilde with Student

Date: 1956
Description: John Wilde, Associate Professor in the School of Education's Department of Art Education, instructing a student in perspective sketching during a class mee...
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Muscular Dystrophy Research at University of Wisconsin Hospitals

Date: 11 16 1953
Description: Dr. Stanley Weinreb, Muscular Dystrophy project associate in pathology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals, uses the microtomie to slice a tissue samp...
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New Year's Babies

Date: 12 29 1953
Description: Mary Jo Sweeney standing next to a couch. The photograph was one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953.
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Members of Madison Kiwanis Club Honored

Date: 12 28 1953
Description: Five charter members of the Madison Kiwanis Club are honored at a special 37th anniversary observance at the Park Hotel. Seated left to right are: Emerson ...
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Main Street

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Description: An intersection with a general store on the left. Two men stand outside the store. There are three horses and wagons on the right and one on the left.
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Mill Dam

Date: 1931
Description: Water pouring through a dam into a reservoir. Two workers are on top of a platform over the dam.

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