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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Seaman 1st class Tom Teeley with newsboy, Bernard Ehrmann, holding a copy of the Wisconsin State Journal with headline declaring peace in the Pacific. Cele...
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Beach Scene

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing.
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Tuberculosis Patient

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: Doris (Mrs. Edward) Trameri being x-rayed by Dr. James M. Wilkie for tuberculosis at the free chest clinic operated by the Madison Department of Public Hea...
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Grocery Store Checkout Counter

Date: 01 13 1955
Description: Two clerks at a grocery store checkout counter with a woman and child purchasing milk and bread. The shelves behind the register are stocked with a selecti...
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Kaeser Family Boating on Lake Mendota

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: George and Jean Kaeser family in their boat on Lake Mendota with their daughters Virginia Kaeser (left), and Suzy Kaeser (right).
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Shoppers in Grocery Store

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Two grocery store employees placing Dean's Milk in grocery cart for a woman and her two children.
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Ilena Frerker Shopping at Grocery Store

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Ilena Fierker and her children, Bobby and Dicky, buying Dean's Milk from Clarence O. Furset, manager of Piggly Wiggly Food Center, 2701 University Avenue.
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Arthur Vierthaler and his Sons

Date: 06 14 1955
Description: Arthur A. Vierthaler, University of Wisconsin assistant professor of art education, on the lawn of his Fox Bluff home with his four sons: Paul, Kurt, Erich...
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Olympic Skater Bill Carow with Son

Date: 01 04 1955
Description: Fireman Bill Carow, member of the 1955 United States Olympic Ice Speed Skating Team, lacing his son's, Michael Carow, skates.
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"Little Boxers" Boxing Lesson

Date: 12 13 1952
Description: Vern Woodward, University of Wisconsin assistant boxing coach, helps young students during a "Little Boxers" class at the Eagles Club, 23 West Doty Street....
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Interior of Harry's Food Shop

Date: 01 13 1955
Description: Interior of Harry's Food Shop, 1122 Chandler Street, owned by Harry and Loretta Blodau, with customer Mary Huth with her children. Patricia Huth is sitting...
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Kenneth T. White Family

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Jane and Kenneth White and their daughters, Sue, Kay, and Barbara, and the family dog, Perky, in their lightning class sailboat on Lake Mendota.
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Catholic Boy Scouts

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Three Madison Boy Scouts received the Ad Altare Del medal at a retreat at the Dane County fairgrounds. Left to right: Reverend Wayne Turner, Tim Harrington...
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DelliQuadri Family at Church Door

Date: 11 21 1955
Description: Fred and Velma DelliQuadri and their three daughters, Geri, Lyn, and Toni, enrollees in the Character Research Project, standing at the door of the First U...
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Russell Frost Family

Date: 10 11 1956
Description: Outdoor group portrait of members of the Russell Frost family. The woman in the center is holding her ankle-length skirt wide to the sides.
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David Lindl

Date: 03 14 1955
Description: David Lindl, who has muscular dystrophy, shown with a physical therapist. David is one of many handicapped persons who is helped by the sale of Easter Seal...
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Governor Goodland and Little Friends of America School Children

Date: 03 23 1944
Description: Slightly elevated group portrait of Governor Goodland signing a scrapbook prepared by the Little Friends of America, Baraboo children's organization, for t...
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Governor Goodland with Handicapped Children

Date: 04 15 1944
Description: Governor Walter Goodland seated with handicapped children, probably in a movie theater. A large cutout of Dopey, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is o...
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Girls Scouts and Governor Goodland

Date: 05 23 1944
Description: Group portrait of Governor Walter Goodland, a Scout leader, Mrs. Goodland and four Girl Scouts, in the Governor's office. Front row left to right: Dorothy ...
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church D-Day Service

Date: 06 05 1944
Description: Friends and relatives of service men and women participating in prayer at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church for the D-Day Invasion forces.

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