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Conditions at Mendota State Hospital

Date: 02 07 1947
Description: View of an open stair well at the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute). The fourth floor has been abandoned because of the veritable fi...
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Labor Union Parties

Date: 02 08 1947
Description: Labor Union party sponsored by the YWCA Industrial Committee, with many activities. Shown are four children of Labor Union members, l to r: Don Dowling, Be...
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Governor Oscar Rennebohm Family

Date: 03 15 1947
Description: Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm (Mary) and her daughter, Carol Rennebohm, on the stairway in their Maple Bluff home, 201 Farwell Drive.
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball Royalty

Date: 04 23 1947
Description: Portrait of Patricia Vollrath and Henry "Hank" Wolf, both of Sheboygan, who reigned as king and queen of the University of Wisconsin Military Ball. Miss Vo...
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Bishop O'Connor Inauguration

Date: 03 12 1946
Description: Most Rev. William P. O'Connor, the first Bishop of the Madison diocese, on the steps of St. Raphael's Cathedral, after the ceremony where he was inaugurate...
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Bishop Albert G. Meyer and Family (Probably)

Date: 06 24 1946
Description: (Probably) Bishop Albert G. Meyer and his family, outside of St. Raphael's parish house, corner of Henry Street and 216 West Main Street.
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Young Woman Singers on Staircase

Date: 12 1947
Description: Three young woman singers in formal dresses standing on the staircase at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson. Taken for the Wisconsin State Journal Youth
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Wisconsin State Journal Employees

Date: 12 1947
Description: Two young paper carriers for the Wisconsin State Journal with their news bags.
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Teenagers at Holiday Party

Date: 12 16 1947
Description: Four teenagers standing on the stairs at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson Street, during a holiday formal party. Pictured left to right are: Kendall Glasier...
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Hoyt Park Toboggan Slide

Date: 12 23 1947
Description: Three teenagers posing on the steps of the toboggan slide at Hoyt Park. Ascending the steps are Al Gay, Mary Homann, and Ruth Ann Gay. Two young boys are s...
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Margaret Coughlin and Daughters

Date: 12 30 1947
Description: Mrs. Thomas B. (Margaret) Coughlin, 510 West Shore Drive, and her eight daughters who are home for the Christmas season with their families. Seated are: Mr...
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Jane Brickbauer

Date: 01 07 1948
Description: Bride Jane Brickbauer standing by a stairway dressed in her wedding gown.
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Dane County Jail - Circular Stairway

Date: 06 01 1948
Description: Dane County Jail showing metal circular stairway, the only exit from the cell blocks of the jail's second and third floors.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church Congregation

Date: 06 06 1948
Description: Group portrait of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church congregation in front of the church, 548 West Johnson Street, with pastor Rev. Cunningham. Members are prima...
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Flood Damage

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Flood damage, including a collapsed ceiling, to the interior of the Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue.
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Kappa Alpha Theta Madison Pledges

Date: 10 18 1948
Description: Kappa Alpha Theta Madison pledges are: Mary Clare Koltes, Mary Lou Sorensen, Patricia McGovern, Barbara Hampton, and Gretchen Jorgensen. Susan Norris, was ...
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church Choir

Date: 06 06 1948
Description: Group portrait of African-American choir on steps in front of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 548 West Johnson Street.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church Members

Date: 06 06 1948
Description: Group portrait of nine African-American women and Rev. Cunningham (?) standing in front of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 548 West Johnson Street.
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Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Charred remains of the open stairway, which was the closest means of escape for the families who lived upstairs at the rear of the building at 15 South Bed...
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Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Fireman Orrin Zebarth is shown at the foot of the narrow, steep front stairs which occupants were forced to use when flames cut off escape routes at the re...

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