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Town and Country Fine Furniture

Date: 02 10 1954
Description: Six-piece, living-room furniture set, including a sofa and matching chair, three limed-oak occasional tables, two modern table lamps with 3-way switches, o...
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James Dresser Dome House

Date: 11 20 1953
Description: Exterior view of the carport of the J. Dresser dome home at 5126 Tomahawk Trail. The house is also known as the Thomas A. and Stacy H. Littrell House, the ...
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James Dresser Dome House

Date: 11 20 1953
Description: Exterior view of the carport of the J. Dresser dome home at 5126 Tomahawk Trail. The house is also known as the Thomas A. and Stacy H. Littrell House, the ...
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Scenes from a Day with a Hotel Bell Captain

Date: 09 1955
Description: Elevated view of Tony Juisto (left), bell captain at Hotel Loraine, giving instructions to three university students working part-time as bellboys. Standin...
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One of Madison's Prominent Ladies

Date: 05 07 1957
Description: Ida Kittleson in her Spaight Street home. She has been active in several organizations, including the Humane Society, Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Kiddie...
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Easter Season

Date: 04 20 1957
Description: Faye Jorgensen is admiring the tall stems and white blossoms of the traditional Easter lily inside a greenhouse.
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Madison Altrusa Club Annual Country Fair

Date: 04 25 1958
Description: Dr. Elizabeth McCoy of the University of Wisconsin bacteriology department examines the root system of French pussywillows she raised to sell at the Madiso...
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Lilacs Blooming in the U.W. Arboretum

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Dan Rupnow sniffing the lilac blossoms in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.
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Senior Citizens and Their Heirlooms

Date: 05 13 1958
Description: Susan Groves posing with her watch stand that originally belonged to her grandfather, a native of Great Britain.
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New Dale Heights Presbyterian Church Building

Date: 07 15 1958
Description: The new building for the Dale Heights Presbyterian Church at the corner of University Avenue and Dale Avenue. The congregation was originally part of Chris...
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We Saw You . . . Launching a Raft

Date: 07 16 1958
Description: Three boys prepare to launch their home-made raft on Murphy's (Wingra) Creek. The boys are Mike Webster, 709 Emerson Street; Jerry DuBois, 213 W. Lakeside ...
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We Saw You . . . Launching a Raft

Date: 07 16 1958
Description: Three boys wave as they ride their home-made raft down Murphy's (Wingra) Creek. The boys are Mike Webster, 709 Emerson Street; Jerry DeBois, 213 W. Lakesid...
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University of Wisconsin President's Official Residence

Date: 09 21 1958
Description: University of Wisconsin president Conrad A. Elvehjem's wife, with the pet dog, reading a magazine in the sun-filled porch of Olin House, the official resid...
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Judy Schroeder at State Medical Society of Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Garden

Date: 10 02 1958
Description: Judy Schroeder, 919 Spaight Street, is shown at the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, 330 E. Lakeside Street, pharmaceutical garden. Schroeder, a society...
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West Side Garden Club Sale

Date: 10 28 1958
Description: Members of the West Side Garden club admire an arrangement of dried material for their upcoming sale. Members, left to right, are: Ethel Falk, Geneva Lail,...
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Keeping Animals Healthy at the Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 12 10 1958
Description: Harold Hayes, zoo director, and veterinarian Dr. A.M. McDonald discuss findings shown under the microscope at the Henry Vilas Zoo.
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Live Christmas Creche Scene Held Outdoors at the Midvale Lutheran Church

Date: 12 19 1958
Description: A live outdoor Christmas scene is held at the new Midvale Lutheran Church at 4329 Tokay Boulevard. Live sheep and a burro are used in the creche. The Chris...
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Crossing guard Meredeth Niemczyk is shown at home on break seated at a sewing machine by windows. The caption reads: "Despite a daytime routine that is int...
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Spring Flowers

Date: 03 26 1959
Description: View from inside looking through show window towards two young girls holding umbrellas who are standing outdoors on the sidewalk on the Capitol Square. The...
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Man Relaxing in the Sun

Date: 06 01 1959
Description: Kenneth Svee lying on top of a picnic table with a dog beside him in the backyard of a home.

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