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Belgian Criminal Investigator

Date: 10 03 1950
Description: Madison police chief Bruce Weatherly (left) explains how Madison police fight crimes to visiting internationally-famous Belgian criminal investigator Flour...
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Traffic Interchange US Highways 12 And 14

Date: 10 11 1950
Description: Display illustrating the Highway Department's plan for separating highway traffic on Highways 13 and 14 (the Oregon Road) and Highway 12 (the new South Mad...
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Red Cross Activities

Date: 03 05 1951
Description: Members of the Junior Red Cross, Ruby Kepler of Central High School and Dorothy Lacey of Edgewood High School, looking at a map. They are being trained as ...
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Red Cross Activities

Date: 03 05 1951
Description: Three volunteers of the University of Wisconsin College Unit complete Red Cross clerical work. They are, left to right, Jean Eggebrecht, Wausau, Jennie Stu...
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Motor Vehicle Commissioner Ben L. Marcus Hearing

Date: 03 25 1951
Description: A large crowd made up of both friends and foes of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Ben L. Marcus attend a legislative committee hearing on his record. The commis...
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Oil Progress Week Proclamation Signing

Date: 10 12 1951
Description: Madison mayor George Forster signs the proclamation to observe Oil Progress Week, while Arnold Wake (center), the general chairman for the observance, and ...
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Crime Prevention Week Declaration

Date: 02 15 1952
Description: Wisconsin Attorney General Vernon W. Thompson sitting at his desk while signing an endorsement of the Madison observance of Crime Prevention Week. The nati...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Sponsor

Date: 06 28 1952
Description: Soap box derby racer Johnny Rothman (left) talks over "victory plans" with his sponsor Roy A. Gannon, of Gannon Real Estate Company, at the realtor's offic...
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Visiting Nurse Service Loan Closet

Date: 08 10 1953
Description: Mrs. Marjorie Southwick, secretary of the Visiting Nurse Service, checks out a pair of crutches and a wheelchair to Miss Agnes Griffith, assistant director...
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Arthur Constable

Date: 08 31 1953
Description: Arthur Constable displays the route of his 10-month travel route through Europe and North Africa on a map.
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Schwoegler Receives Trophy

Date: 10 27 1953
Description: Gordon Roseleip, Darlington, state commander of the American Legion, presents a trophy to Wesley J. Schwoegler, Dane county veterans' service officer, citi...
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World Community Day

Date: 09 27 1953
Description: "Building Lasting Peace" is the theme for World Community Day, sponsored by the Madison Council of United Church Women at Grace Episcopal Church. Pictured ...
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Arnold Zander

Date: 01 04 1954
Description: Portrait of Arnold Zander, founder and president of AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees). He founded the union in 1932 by ...
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Dena Smith

Date: 01 12 1954
Description: Dena Smith is the private secretary for her husband, Warren Smith, the Wisconsin State Treasurer.
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International Civil Defense Directors

Date: 09 13 1954
Description: Wisconsin's civil defense director, Major General Ralph Olson (seated), hosts four European civil defense directors on a tour of civil defense units in the...
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West High School Problems of Democracy Students

Date: 11 22 1954
Description: West High School students Dianne Gensichen and Edward Ingraham are shown in front of a map of Madison, as part of a Problems of Democracy class, learning a...
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University of Wisconsin Professors' Seminar in Iraq

Date: 01 24 1956
Description: Three University of Wisconsin professors study a map of Iraq where they recently conducted a 10-week seminar on land tenure problems of the Middle East. Th...
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Explorer Scouts Prepare for Disasters

Date: 05 07 1956
Description: As part of a practice drill to prepare for possible disasters, phone calls are made to the crews of Explorer Post 503. Phoning are Gene Tschida (left), Exp...
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National Civil Defense Week

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Doris Ardelt, secretary of the Madison Civil defense office, hands out comic books to Mary Anthony, left, and Susan Peerenboom for distribution by the Girl...
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Director of UW's Bureau of Information and Program Services

Date: 09 17 1956
Description: Portrait of Robert Schacht, the director of the University of Wisconsin's Bureau of Information and Program services. He was the principal speaker at a clu...

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