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Personality in the News

Date: 09 07 1959
Description: Marine Corps reserve unit adviser, Major E.G. Usher, is shown at his desk. Usher was in the news because he advised a change from a separate effort to help...
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Dane County Highway Commissioner

Date: 11 11 1959
Description: Portrait of Dane County highway commissioner, Ray R. Swann.
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Six O'Clock Club Dinner Menu

Date: 11 14 1899
Description: Front and back covers of the first dinner of the Six O'Clock Club held at the Park Hotel, with a map on the back cover of the southern tip of Africa, with ...
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Red Cross Talking Letter Project

Date: 11 18 1959
Description: Mrs. Barbara Featherstone and Mrs. Edith Norman unveil a Christmas centerpiece for the annual Red Cross Christmas Talking Letter project. The centerpiece w...
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Census Taking to Begin

Date: 01 26 1960
Description: Alfred Plaenert (seated), director of the 1960 census in the Wisconsin Second Congressional district, and Al Cremer, Minneapolis, one of 17 regional direct...
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YWCA Benefit Smorgasbord Planning

Date: 03 28 1960
Description: Three women, one wearing Scandinavian folk clothing, are examining a globe while making plans for the U.W. YWCA's benefit smorgasbord. The event will help ...
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Woman Working in Insurance Office

Date: 11 19 1927
Description: Young woman sitting at a typewriter, presumably a staff employee, in the office of the Indiana Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
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Committee Plans Madison Women's City Golf Tournament

Date: 01 25 1961
Description: A committee begins to plan Madison Women's 1961 City Golf Tournament at the Community Center. Shown (from left) are: Mrs. Jane Brandt, Public Links Courses...
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Learning to Drive

Date: 07 01 1954
Description: Two young people are examining a wall chart depicting traffic lanes, cross walks, and intersections. There are movable adhesive rectangles representing car...
Manuscript

All Wisconsin Sports Show Letterhead

Date: 1947
Description: Letterhead of the All Wisconsin Sports Show, presented by the Madison Business Association, with an outline map of the state and a star marking the locatio...
Manuscript

Four Lakes Aquatennial Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Four Lakes Aquatennial, sponsored by the Four Lakes Club and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, with a background illustration of the chain of...
Manuscript

May Day Rally Flyer

Date: 1974
Description: Flyer advertising a May Day rally in support of public workers to be held at Library Mall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Local public worke...
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Oscar G. Mayer Jr. Giving a Report

Date: 01 25 1964
Description: Oscar G. Mayer Jr., president of the Oscar Mayer Company, at a podium on the stage of the Orpheum Theatre. On the screen is a large map of United States wi...
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Madison Chamber of Commerce Publishes New Maps

Date: 04 21 1964
Description: Two women employees of the Madison Chamber of Commerce office inspecting a newly published map of Madison. They are Beverly Robinson (left) administrative ...
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Morris Rubin, Editor of The Progressive

Date: 04 14 1964
Description: An informal portrait of Morris Rubin sitting at his desk, decked with a glass ashtray, pack of cigarette and matchbook, rotary-dial telephone and papers. S...
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Portrait of Vernon Thomson

Date: 04 13 1954
Description: Casual portrait of Vernon Thomson seated at his desk in the State Capitol. A map of Wisconsin is mounted on the wall behind his desk. Thomson served as the...
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Henry Vilas Park and Zoo Master Plan

Date: 01 08 1965
Description: The new master plan for the Henry Vilas park and zoo is reviewed by Atty. George F. Lange, president of the Henry Vilas Zoological Society, Inc. and Mrs. G...
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Zor Shrine Camel Patrol Helps Children's Zoo

Date: 04 13 1965
Description: Al Schurch, Mr. Horeb, captain of the Zor Shrine Camel patrol, presents a donation to Paul Hartung, president of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce for...
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Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Project

Date: 08 13 1965
Description: H.O. Lord, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District chief engineer, outlining the existing sewerage district on a map. Lord is trying to educate the public c...
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Dane County Planner Charles Montemayor

Date: 09 24 1965
Description: Portrait of Dane County Planning Director Charles Montemayor at a table showing a map of his recently approved re-apportionment plan which would cut the nu...

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