Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 21-40 of 85

Photograph

Russ Murder-Suicide

Date: 06 28 1954
Description: James Quinn, witness of the events leading to the murder and suicide of Doris Russ and Guy Russ, talks to either police investigator John Henry or newspape...
Photograph

Putting Goodrich Tire Sticker On Police Car

Date: 06 11 1956
Description: Two men look on as a third man crouches to apply a Goodrich Tire sticker to the back of a (Ford) police car. One of the men looking on is wearing a police ...
Photograph

Nels Rasmussen

Date: 01 10 1957
Description: Nels O. Rasmussen is shown at left being presented with a pin in recognition of his 45 years of service with Western Union. He is operations supervisor of ...
Photograph

Little Badger Boxers

Date: 03 02 1957
Description: A tournament and a party at St. Bernard's School was held at the end of the 1957 program of Vern Woodward's Little Badger Boxers. Receiving boxing emblems ...
Photograph

Father-Son Banquet

Date: 03 07 1958
Description: Marvin Reimann, left, makes out a registration tag with Loren Wedel, right, and his two sons, Douglas and Billy, while attending the father-son banquet at ...
Photograph

State Junior Rifle Championship

Date: 04 19 1958
Description: John Meitner of the Waterloo VFW club placed third in individual competition at the State Junior Rifle Championship on Saturday, April 19, 1958.
Photograph

Auto Buy Week

Date: 05 01 1958
Description: One man is pointing his index finger under a pin on the lapel of another man. The pin says: "Business Is Good." The pin is worn by Melvin Larson, State Mot...
Photograph

Eagle Scout Award

Date: 04 01 1958
Description: Robert Whipple pins a miniature badge on his mother, Myrtle Whipple, after receiving an Eagle Scout Badge at Luther Memorial Church. Left to right: Rev. Fr...
Photograph

Obey and Ed Garvey

Date: 1994
Description: Congressman David R. Obey with Edward R. Garvey during a fundraiser for Obey at the Madison Club in Madison. Garvey was the executive director of the Natio...
Photograph

DAR Good Citizen Girls

Date: 04 18 1959
Description: Four Madison high school girls receive Good Citizen pins from the John Bell chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Left to right are: Karen S...
Photograph

Girl Scouts Off to Round-Up in Colorado

Date: 06 21 1959
Description: Girl Scout Nancy Gibson, who will be covering the news at the Colorado Round-Up, receives an official press card from Lawrence Fitzpatrick, managing editor...
Photograph

We Saw You at Rotary Club Meeting

Date: 10 07 1959
Description: Dr. George Stebbins (left), receiving his name tag before a Downtown Rotary Meeting. John Moreland (center) and Nat Sample helped give out the tags.
Photograph

Governor Nelson Buys U.W. Homecoming Button

Date: 11 04 1959
Description: U.W. student Betty Miller pins a homecoming button on Governor Gaylord Nelson's lapel with U.W. President Conrad Elvejem looking on. At right is U.W. stude...
Photograph

Black Hawk Council Girl Scouts Plan Cookie Sale

Date: 02 23 1960
Description: Mrs. Dorothy Conrad talks over plans for the cookie sale with members of Black Hawk Council Girl Scouts of Sherman school Troop 31. Seated scouts are: Judy...
Photograph

Lee Wikoff Gets Eagle Scout Badge

Date: 10 11 1960
Description: Lee Wikoff receives the badge for Eagle Scout during a Scout court of honor held at the Midvale Community Lutheran Church, Tokay Boulevard. Shown, left to ...
Photograph

Madison General Hospital Employees Service Awards

Date: 11 29 1960
Description: Group portrait of Madison General Hospital employees who received service pins at a special recognition dinner. All served 15 years, except Elva Mills (cen...
Photograph

Eagle Scout Presentation

Date: 02 07 1961
Description: Catherine Moore pins the Eagle Scout badge on her son, Bill, at Luther Memorial Church. Bill's father, Wayne, who is the chairman of the troop, looks on wi...
Photograph

Eagle Scout Presentation

Date: 02 12 1961
Description: Ernest N. Wackwitz, Sr., scoutmaster of troop sixteen at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, pins an Eagle Scout badge on his son Ernest (Bud) Wackwitz, Jr....
Photograph

Mayor Nestingen and Japanese Skiers

Date: 01 16 1961
Description: Japanese skier Kiyotaka Sakai, center, pins a good-will token on the lapel of Madison Mayor Ivan Nestingen, left. Looking on is Yukio Kasaya, also a skier ...
Photograph

Roger Boeker Earns Eagle Scout Badge

Date: 03 24 1961
Description: Roger Boeker, Scout Explorer and University of Wisconsin freshman, is presented the Eagle Scout award. Shown (L-R) are: Mrs. Arthur Boeker, aunt; Mr. Leona...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: