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Suzy nee Elvira Dambry

Date: 1982
Description: A profile view of the head of a woman, Suzy nee Elvira Dambry, sitting on a porch and looking across the street at a large brick building on the corner of ...
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Nursing Home Patients Find Dignity in Self-Help

Date: 09 14 1965
Description: Jim McCredie, resident of Colonial Manor Nursing Home, and also manager of the small store for residents, is shown helping a customer, Josephine Spoerl.
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Nursing Home Patients Find Dignity in Self-Help

Date: 09 14 1965
Description: Ella Rodefer is shown in her wheelchair at a table with others during their twice weekly coffee hour and social at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home.
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Warren Hicks at Age 100

Date: 10 06 1965
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Warren Hicks taken on the day of his 100th birthday. The article states: "His biggest job began in 1912, when he supervised ...
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Madison Committee of Aging of the Community Welfare Council Honors Past Chairmen

Date: 10 14 1965
Description: The Committee on Aging of the Community Welfare Council honors three past chairmen of the committee at their 15th annual meeting. Shown (L-R) are Sydney S....
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Mrs. Mary Kundrat, Czechoslovakian Immigrant

Date: 11 06 1965
Description: Mrs. Mary Kundrat, age 85, moved to the United States from Czechoslovakia in 1907. She describes her life in places she has lived and the work she has done...
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William Stiles, 71, Typing Student

Date: 12 17 1965
Description: Portrait of William Styles, who took a eight week refresher course in typing and then got a temporary job at Truax Air Force Field. The course was held at ...
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Waiting for the Bus

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Description: An elderly woman sitting on a bench while waiting for a bus in a bus shelter. Behind her is a window which looks down the street.
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Scene at Library Mall

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Description: Elderly man comforted while sitting on a bench at Library Mall.
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The Wink 01

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Description: A man wearing eyeglasses and a hat travels on a bus.
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The Wink 02

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Description: A man winking while sitting on the bus.
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Elderly Man

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Description: An elderly man near the Wisconsin State Capitol building. He appears to be Asian.
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Older Sid Posing

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Description: An older Sid posing for a portrait. He is wearing a sweater and suspenders.
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Sid Sitting on of "Toonerville"

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Description: View of Sid sitting in his backyard on the back of his trolley car, "Toonerville," holding a stick in his hand and pretending to fish. Sid is wearing a lar...
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Sid with "Gnome"

Date: 1990
Description: Sid posing with the "Gnome" sculpture in his backyard, hand resting on its head. Holding a signature cigar in his mouth, he is wearing a dark beret, a shor...
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Sid Posing with His Sculptures

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Description: Sid standing in the backyard on Waubesa Street among his forest of concrete cast sculptures, like the "Multi-Tiered Pagoda," "Blue Tripod," and "Biomorphic...
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Sid Standing with "Gnome"

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Description: Sid standing with the "Gnome" sculpture in his backyard. Holding a cigar in his mouth, he wears a dark beret, a short-sleeved white button-down shirt, dark...
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Walking on Frozen Lake Mendota

Date: 01 02 1979
Description: Two younger men assisting an elderly woman as they are walking across a snowy, frozen Lake Mendota. Shoreline buildings off Langdon Street, including The E...
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Elderly Woman Watching Children's Parade

Date: 05 10 1979
Description: An elderly woman sitting on a park bench is watching the children's parade as part of the Week of the Young Child celebration. The Week of the Young Child ...
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Emma Boyum

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Description: Emma Marie Boyum (nee Schroeder), mother of Sid Boyum, sitting in a large chair on the front porch of her home at 237 Waubesa Street on the east side of Ma...

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