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Rennebohm Christmas Party

Date: 12 12 1944
Description: Group portrait of children and a few adults, dressed in coats and hats, posed with a man dressed as Santa Claus, at Rennebohms Drugstore #12, 2526 Monroe S...
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Flag Day Events

Date: 06 14 1940
Description: Boy Scouts and others recite the Pledge of Allegiance during Madison's first public Flag Day ceremony held at the UW football stadium.
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Air Show Winner

Date: 05 06 1934
Description: Pilot Orland G. Corben accepts the winner's trophy at the Kroger Air Show in Madison from Kroger Manager D.V. McPeek. Also in the photograph is Tommy Hain...
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Iceboating at Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 03 09 1878
Description: Illustration by N.A. Greenback of ice-skaters and iceboats featuring the new Poughkeepsie design of pivoting runners. A key at the bottom of the image iden...
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Boy Scouts, Troop #45

Date: 05 26 1945
Description: Group portrait of Boy Scouts, Troop #45 from Stoughton, gathered around a campfire, at Four Lakes Council Camporee in Olin Park.
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Weiner Roast at Kiddie Camp

Date: 08 29 1933
Description: Kiddie Camp children around campfire, watching frankfurters roast in a pot over the fire, tended by Oswald B. Neesvig, president of Madison Packing Co. Mos...
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Virginia Gillette Spanking Dicky Dupois

Date: 08 27 1931
Description: Virginia Gillette demonstrates how residents in the 400 block of Virginia Terrace are combating traffic dangers by spanking. Dicky Dupois is over her knee,...
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Lincoln Street Circus

Date: 08 22 1931
Description: Group portrait taken in Vilas Park of children, and a few adults, some in costume, from the Lincoln Street-West Side area, who put on a circus to raise mon...
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"Rain or Shine" Parade

Date: 08 15 1930
Description: Elevated view of a man in uniform leading a small parade of children who are holding a sign advertising the movie: "Rain or Shine" playing at the RKO Capit...
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Street Carnival

Date: 1902
Description: A street carnival on the Capitol Square in which two individuals perform together while suspended in the air.
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University Circus

Date: 12 15 1913
Description: A horse-drawn wagon, filled with University of Wisconsin students dressed as clowns, proceeds along a Madison street as part of a parade. Spectators line ...
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Alfalfa for the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1951
Description: Irving Gerhardt, instructor of Vocational Agriculture, and Duane Lehr, Future Farmers of America member and agriculture student from Madison East High Scho...
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Lover's Retreat, Spring View

Date: 1873
Description: Identified as " Lover's Retreat, Spring View." Group in field with stream on a picnic. Children are stepping on stones in foreground with U.S. flag, people...
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Bible Camp

Date: 08 15 1947
Description: Group portrait of children and adults at a Free Methodist Church bible camp, with cabins in the background, taken for Reverend James Shaw. The site had bee...
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Bible Camp

Date: 08 15 1947
Description: Outdoor group portrait of children and adults at a bible camp, with cabins in the background, taken for Reverend James Shaw. The site was the Hallelujah Ca...
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St. Bernard's School Christmas Pageant

Date: 12 12 1952
Description: St. Bernard's Catholic School Christmas pageant, showing choir, angels, Mary, Joseph and Infant, with audience in foreground.
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Brittingham Park Bath House

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards the bath house. Caption reads: "Bath House, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis."
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Baby Weigh-In before Baby Show

Date: 09 19 1952
Description: Brian Lange, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lange, Portage, being weighed by Inez Lee, assistant chairman of the American Legion Baby Show and Child Talent Cont...
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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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Mother and Young Children in Lake Mendota

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Bette Sonneland and her children, Kim (age 3) and Kristin (9 months), enjoying Lake Mendota in a rubber boat near the home of Bette's parents, Dr. and Mrs....

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