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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 1944
Description: George Miller is reporting a problem to Lifeguard Lois Gardner. She is standing on a platform near a chair, and is wearing a whistle on a chain around her ...
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Telephone Exchange in Laona

Date: 1920
Description: "This picture is of the first telephone exchange that I established in Laona. The girl standing is my youngest daughter. This exchange is still operated in...
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Ruthy Saunders and Robert Reznichek Win Art Competition at Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 02 15 1958
Description: Ruthy Saunders (center, 831 Prospect Place) and her painting "Prayer" won the first-place prize in the centennial art competition at Grace Episcopal Church...
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We Saw You Before Leaving for Europe

Date: 04 04 1958
Description: 18-year-old Pat Stoycheff is shown with his mother, Mrs. George Stoycheff, in Gov. Vernon Thompson's office prior to his 8-day trip to Spain as "Young Colu...
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Careers in Mental Health

Date: 04 26 1959
Description: Mrs. John Mannering, social worker at the Wisconsin Diagnostic center is shown listening to two teen-aged girls recently admitted to the center.

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