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War Chest Day's Pay Pledge

Date: 10 04 1945
Description: Madison Building and Construction Trades workers on the job at the Hoofer Glass Co. take time out to sign their pledge cards for one day's pay to the Madis...
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Visiting Nurse Service

Date: 09 11 1947
Description: Group portrait of the Attic Angel Association meeting at the Visiting Nurse Service headquarters, 418 West Mifflin Street. Left to right: Mrs. Walter A. (D...
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Roundy Coughlin and Bernard Gill

Date: 01 14 1949
Description: Roundy Coughlin, right, turning over to Bernard Gill, secretary of Roundy's Fun Fund, a check for $4,000.25. This money is used for the handicapped childre...
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Community Chest (Red Feather) Campaign

Date: 10 17 1949
Description: Gertrude Adams (right), chairman of the women's division of the Community Chest campaign, confers with her associate chairman, Mary Lobb, about final plans...
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Damon Runyon Memorial Fund for Cancer Research

Date: 07 06 1950
Description: Rex Karney (left), associate editor of the Wisconsin State Journal (left), presents a check for $10,000 to Dr. W.D. Middleton for cancer research at...
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Edgar A. Spees

Date: 07 17 1951
Description: Portrait of Edgar A. Spees, new Director of Dane County Red Cross, sitting at a desk.
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Tuberculosis Association Christmas Seals

Date: 11 09 1953
Description: Mail carrier Joseph L. Ripp delivers Christmas seals to Mrs. M. Leslie (Gretchen) Holt at 133 Langdon Street. They are for the traditional fund raising dri...
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Delta Gamma Models

Date: 03 13 1954
Description: Three Delta Gamma sorority members model formal long dresses in preparation for the alumnae group's annual bridge party and style show. From left, they are...
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Membership Tea for B'nai B'rith Women

Date: 09 02 1954
Description: Group portrait of members who served as models in the style show at the Membership Tea of B'nai B'rith of Madison, a Jewish service and charitable organiza...
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United Givers Campaign Fair Share Plan

Date: 09 08 1954
Description: Nels Anderson of 524 East Washington Avenue tells why he endorses the "fair share" plan of the United Givers Campaign.
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United Givers

Date: 09 11 1954
Description: Three construction workers are dressed in white work clothes while working with sponges, pails, and a scaffold, and standing by an open window. They includ...
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Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 08 30 1956
Description: Group portrait of children from the Shorewood Hills play school who put on a carnival with the proceeds going to "Roundy's Fun Fund." With them is Joseph L...
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 11 26 1956
Description: Portrait of Robert I. Perina, deputy district attorney of Dane county, seated at his desk. He assisted the Empty Stocking Club, an organized group dedicate...
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Personality in the News

Date: 09 07 1959
Description: Marine Corps reserve unit adviser, Major E.G. Usher, is shown at his desk. Usher was in the news because he advised a change from a separate effort to help...
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Family Service Caseworker

Date: 10 27 1959
Description: Mrs. Eileen Gattshall, a Family Service caseworker, greets two young people who have come to her for help. Family Service is one of 29 Red Feather agencies...
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On-the-Job Pledging for United Givers Fund

Date: 09 08 1960
Description: Findorff Construction project foreman Paul Thering (left) receives materials and instructions for a new method of United Givers solicitation. Giving out th...
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On-the-Job Pledging for United Givers Fund

Date: 09 09 1960
Description: Construction worker John Ripp (left) receives a pledge card and brochure on United Givers Fund Red Feather services from Findorff Company engineer William ...
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Goodman's Empty Stocking Christmas Party

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: Irma Kress, Francis Kress, Henry Hron and Lilah Hron Richard and Jean Potter attend a Christmas party thrown by Robert and Irwin Goodman for the employees ...
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We Saw You Entertaining VA Patients

Date: 12 19 1960
Description: The women's chapter of B'nai B'rith took care of the entertainment of patients and guests at the VA hospital on Christmas morning. Alma Sweet, longtime lia...
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Roundy Coughlin and Donated Athletic Equipment

Date: 12 26 1964
Description: WSJ sports columnist, Roundy Coughlin, is shown admiring athletic equipment to be given to underprivileged children. It was provided by an anonymous donor.

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