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Central High School Social Committee

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: Central High School social committee group portrait.
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Congressional Committee at Lincoln Funeral

Date: 05 1865
Description: Albumen print of the Congressional Committee, in front of the Abraham Lincoln home for Lincoln's funeral. The Congressional Committee accompanied Lincoln's...
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Richard Arrington, Jr.

Date: 10 1991
Description: Richard Arrington, Jr. (at the microphone), the first black to be elected mayor of Birmingham, speaks to a re-election rally. Among the supporters applaud...
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AAA Driver Training Car

Date: 11 08 1948
Description: Ralph Hult, president of Hult's Capital Garage, presenting the keys to a dual control driver training car to Richard Bardwell, director of the Madison voca...
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The La Valle Story Photographs

Date: 05 03 1949
Description: A group of club women are discussing plans for a community project in the village of La Valle. Seated in the middle is Mrs. L.O. Waller, president of the L...
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Women on Strike

Date: 08 1957
Description: Women workers on strike against the Holly Farms Poultry Company, posed outside for a "solidarity" picture. Dorothy Johnson, wearing the third picket sign f...
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Neighborhood House Staff

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: Staff members of the Neighborhood House, 768 West Washington Avenue, pose around a table for a group portrait. Seated, left to right: Louise Schleicher, as...
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Shorewood Hills Dance Committee

Date: 07 08 1952
Description: Three members of the Shorewood Hills Dance Committee. The young women are, left to right: Nancy Blume, Barbara Boesel, and Lee McGann.
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Woman's Committee Window Display

Date: 02 1918
Description: A window display by the Woman's Committee of the LaCrosse County Council of Defense showing a nurse, an injured soldier, a skeleton and American flags. The...
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Attic Angels Home and Garden Tour Committee

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Some of the committee chairmen for the annual Attic Angels Home and Garden Tour preview box lunches to be served on the tour. Sitting at an outdoor table, ...
Map or Atlas

Eau Claire County Road Map

Date: 1915
Description: Shows land ownership, roads, railroads, and highways. Includes significant manuscript annotations and table of Wisconsin Highway Commission members. "The r...
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Sunset Village Dance Committee

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Teen-aged members of a planning committee for a dance sponsored by the Sunset Village Community Club are gathered around a couch. Seated on the floor are S...
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Westmorland Dessert Card Party & Style Show

Date: 01 24 1959
Description: Committee members plan the annual dessert card party and style show for women residents of Westmorland to be held in the auditorium of Our Lady Queen of Pe...
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Wisconsin Free Library Bookmobile

Date: 09 22 1959
Description: Ione Nelson, left and S. Janice Kee are standing next to the Wisconsin Free Library commission's new bookmobile. Ione Nelson is the public library consulta...
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Westmorland Plans Colonial Ball

Date: 02 13 1960
Description: Planning committee members for the annual Westmorland Colonial Ball include, left to right, Rose Plevak, Evelyn Cannon, Elizabeth Skowlund, Marion Hoeveler...
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Mendota Yacht Club Plans 58th Annual Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 1960
Description: Members of the Mendota Yacht Club plan social arrangements for the 58th annual Inland Lake Yachting Association regatta on Lake Mendota. Social Committee m...
Map or Atlas

Official Highway Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1938
Description: This colored road map shows automobile roads in Wisconsin as well as portions of nearby states. Information on the quality and and type of any road shown (...
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Beautiful Madison Week Proclamation

Date: 04 20 1957
Description: Madison mayor Ivan Nestingen signing a proclamation designating April 26 through May 4 as Beautiful Madison Week, when residents are urged to spruce up the...
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Walk Against the War

Date: 1987
Description: A group of people are marching up a city street holding banners, the most prominent of which reads: "Walk Against the War, Join CISPES [Committee in Solida...
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1960 Madison City Council Group Portrait

Date: 04 17 1960
Description: The 1960 Madison City Council poses for a group portrait in the City County Building. The State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street can be seen through...

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