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Leo Kehl and Granddaughter

Date: 1959
Description: Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, introduces Patti, his first dancing granddaughter.
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Spelling bee champion Arlene Brown of Janesville holding her trophy. Smiling on the right is her eighth grade teacher at St. Mary's Catholic school, Siste...
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Mother and Daughter Ready to Travel to England

Date: 08 25 1950
Description: Mrs. William O'Meara (Ruth Byrns) of Chicago poses with her daughter, Felicity, as they visit her father, Daniel Byrns, in Madison before leaving for Engl...
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National League of American Pen Women

Date: 07 02 1951
Description: Eddie Tomlinson watches as his grandmother, Mrs. E.B. (Florence) Tomlinson make one of her famous wood engravings. Mrs. Tomalinson, who teaches art at the ...
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Spelling Bee Champion Heading to National Finals

Date: 05 17 1952
Description: Wisconsin State Journal's 1952 spelling champion, Beth Knope, boards a train to attend the national finals. Saying goodbye are her parents Sidney an...
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Spelling Bee Winners

Date: 04 10 1954
Description: Badger Spelling Bee champion Robert Suszycki of Mauston posing with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Suszycki, and his teacher Howard Mackin.
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Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones

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Description: Cyanotype of sisters Ellen Lloyd Jones (left) and Jane Lloyd Jones who founded and ran Hillside Home School. The women are the aunts of architect Frank Llo...
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Frank Allis School Fathers and Sons Athletic Banquet

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Coaches, team captains and mascots attend the 18th annual Frank Allis School Fathers and Sons Athletic Banquet. Standing in the back row are Coach Les Wozn...
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Rural Teacher of the Year

Date: 11 03 1958
Description: Constance Elvehjem, McFarland, left, honored as the Rural Teacher of the Year, is shown with, left to right: her brother-in-law, University of Wisconsin Pr...
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Lloyd Jones Sisters

Date: 1910
Description: Portrait of Ellen Lloyd Jones and her sister Jane Lloyd Jones standing in front of the Hillside School which they founded and managed. Both sisters wear ey...
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Dosch Sisters Hold Reunion

Date: 07 13 1960
Description: Seven Dosch sisters, all whom were former teachers in Wisconsin, hold a reunion in Madison at 509 W. Dayton Street. Shown seated (L-R) are: Beulah Dosch E...
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Guidance Counselor Dora Schenk

Date: 04 09 1961
Description: Mrs. Dora Schenk, guidance counselor at Herbert Schenk School in Madison, meeting with student Sue Schreiber and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Schreiber.
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Women's Club of Madison Presents "Man and His God"

Date: 04 21 1957
Description: The Madison Women's Club presents the original play "Man and His God" to raise money for scholarships. A group from Beth El Temple rehearsing a scene in wh...
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Dr. John A. Schindler Family — Daughters

Date: 10 24 1957
Description: Two Schindler daughters, Dora (23, left) and Elsa (21) are shown sitting at a table examining their father's second published book, Woman's Guide to Bet...
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A Shooting Lesson

Date: 08 1905
Description: Grandfather I.P. Rumsey is teaching grandson Alfred Holt how to shoot a gun on the shore of Archibald Lake. Jeannette Holt and the Stroh girls are watching...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: Mark Ingraham, Dean of the University of Wisconsin College of Letters and Science and Professor of Mathematics (L) sits with his son Edward prior to the UW...
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Lesson in Shooting

Date: 08 1905
Description: Harriet Stroh is taking a shooting lesson from her grandfather Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran. Alfred Holt is standing in front of his grandfathe...

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