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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: The prow of the Unitarian Meeting House during construction, with the roof trusses in place. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructe...
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: The First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction, as viewed from University Bay Drive, with the roof trusses of the auditorium in place. The b...
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Car Stuck in Snow

Date: 01 04 1952
Description: Winter scene with George Schneider and Roy Staley attempting to push a car stuck in the snow away from a curb on the Capitol Square.
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Oscar Mayer World War II Banner

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Description: View looking up towards the banner above the main entrance at the Oscar Mayer and Company on Commercial Avenue. The sign reads, "Our Job is More Meat, It's...
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Christmas House Decoration Winner

Date: 12 22 1956
Description: Home of Norman and Ruth Bass, 4216 Mandrake Road, winner of the Christmas outdoor home lighting contest.
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Four Students Sledding on Bascom Hill

Date: 11 30 1944
Description: Four students sledding on Bascom Hill using a sled from 1838 which they borrowed from the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum. Seated from left: Joan Hamme...
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Four Women with Cow Snow Sculpture

Date: 02 10 1945
Description: Winter scene with four young women, probably University of Wisconsin students, standing with a cow snow sculpture.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Exterior

Date: 02 14 1945
Description: Historical Society Library, exterior view of the U-shaped space behind the building that will be used for expansion.
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Holy Hour at Breese Stevens Field

Date: 09 09 1945
Description: Archbishop Moses E. Kiley of Milwaukee and other clergy at the altar on Breese Stevens Field celebrating Holy Hour. Intentions of the Holy Hour for this ye...
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Students Home for the Holidays

Date: 12 26 1945
Description: Three Madison girls, students at Kemper Hall in Kenosha, visiting in Madison during their Christmas holiday. Left to right are: Margot Schmidt, daughter of...
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Boy Scouts Honor Lincoln

Date: 02 11 1947
Description: Madison Boy Scouts and their leader pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln on his birthday by placing a wreath at the foot of the statue on Bascom Hill. Dick Feldt...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Meteorology Station

Date: 08 19 1947
Description: George R. Jenkins, assistant meteorologist, checking rain gauge on the roof of North Hall on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus. The station started a...
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Sennett and Winslow Capture

Date: 11 17 1947
Description: The farm of the Pomputis family near Longwood, where Sennett and Winslow hid out and were captured.
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Governor's Residence

Date: 11 25 1947
Description: Wisconsin Governor's residence with snow on the ground, 130 East Gilman Street. The house was built for General Julius White in 1856. Succeeding owners wer...
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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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Children on Snow Sled with Mother

Date: 12 06 1947
Description: Winter scene with Betty Ann and Arthur G. Field on a sled in the snow with their mother Elizabeth Field kneeling next to them near a stone wall. The family...
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South Shore Methodist Church

Date: 11 09 1947
Description: Recently remodeled South Shore Methodist Church, 608 West Olin Avenue. Built in 1895, it was known as the People's Community Church.
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University of Wisconsin Home Economics

Date: 12 09 1947
Description: Exterior view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Home Management house at 1430 Linden Drive. Seniors majoring in home economics were required to live f...
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Radio Station WIBA Building under Construction

Date: 12 20 1947
Description: Exterior view of the new building for radio station WIBA under construction. There are piles of snow and building supplies around an entrance.
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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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