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Mrs. Glenn M. Wise, Wisconsin Secretary of State

Date: 08 1955
Description: Glenn M. Wise (Mrs. John Wise), Wisconsin's first woman Secretary of State, at her desk in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Emmett Till Audience

Date: 08 1955
Description: A group of African Americans in the courtroom at the Emmett Till murder trial. The 14-year-old Till, who was visiting Mississippi from Chicago, was murdere...
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Murrow and his Cows

Date: 08 1955
Description: Journalist Edward R. Murrow contemplates his herd of Holstein-Friesian cows on his farm. He sells the milk to a local distributor.
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New U.S. Postal Mail Truck

Date: 08 1955
Description: A new red, white and blue mail truck is displayed at the Madison Post Office garage. A poster on the side of the truck reads: "Don't be a Hurry Bug — Slow ...
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West High Graduates Off to College

Date: 08 1955
Description: Seven recent graduates of West High School, all of whom have chosen to attend Colorado colleges. They are (left to right): Barbara Bowman, Catherine Clare ...
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Madison Theatre Guild's Tenth Anniversary

Date: 08 1955
Description: Officers of the Madison Theatre Guild frolic around a piano. Al Barraclough, director of the Guild, is sitting at the piano. The others are (left to right)...
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Madison Theatre Guild's Tenth Anniversary

Date: 08 1955
Description: Two women are sitting behind piles of printed bulletins and a typewriter, woring at addressing each one. Jane Gintz (right) was Madison Theatre Guild's box...
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Clothing Fashions for High School & College Coeds

Date: 08 1955
Description: Clothing outfits available at Madison stores being modeled by young women: Standing on a flight of steps, Margaret McDowell is wearing a black felt, full ...
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Madison Theatre Guild's Tenth Anniversary

Date: 08 1955
Description: Mary Kate Lorenz and Mrs. Arthur F. Carey reflected in a mirror, holding two season tickets for the Madison Theatre Guild.
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Madison Theatre Guild's Tenth Anniversary

Date: 08 1955
Description: Joseph Klein, Lois Klein and Marvin Foster (left to right) are examining a scrapbook depicting the first ten years of activity for the Madison Theatre Guil...
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Lorenz Hall, Mendota State Hospital

Date: 08 1955
Description: Lorenz Hall at Mendota State Hospital. The lake is in the distance.

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