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Portrait of Photographer Edward Steichen

Date: 06 23 1957
Description: Casual portrait of Edward Steichen (1879-1973), photographer and filmmaker, sitting in Aaron Bohrod's studio on the university campus at an informal party ...
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Muscular Dystrophy Telethon

Date: 09 15 1953
Description: Man and woman looking at a box of money in relation to a WKOW-TV Muscular Dystrophy telethon to raise money for a cure of the disease.
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Scenes from Madison Barbershops

Date: 09 29 1953
Description: Barber Henry Palan cutting the hair of Billy Mayer in the Park Hotel barbershop.
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Weather Bureau Operation at Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Chief of weather operations, L.A. Joos, is on the telephone, while W.C. Williamson is standing at a slanted desk checking one of several weather maps. They...
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Albert A. Hanson Trial

Date: 12 05 1953
Description: Diane Nelson, 20-year-old bookkeeper, is shown reviewing with her attorney, Maurice B. Pasch, the testimony she gave as the chief prosecution witness again...
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Postal workers, John Hoyt (left) clerk in charge, and Sidney Schoyes, station examiner, are handling stamp requisitions for branch offices and drugstores a...
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Monitoring the outgoing mail are (left to right): William C. Davis, assistant superintendent, George Gauke, superintendent, and William Vaeble. They are in...
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United Givers' Business and Industrial Employees Division

Date: 10 1953
Description: United Givers' Business and Industrial Employees Division meet with section chairmen. Standing left to right: Lynn Terry, Stanley O. Nettum, and Robert Hol...
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Madison Art Association Exhibit

Date: 10 15 1953
Description: University of Wisconsin artist-in-residence, Aaron Bohrod (right) chats with Madison architect William Kaeser (left) at the preview for the Madison Art Ass...
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Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Harold Hansen (left) and Fred Manthe making chili for the firemen's dinner. Hansen is standing next to the stove stirring a deep pot with one hand, and is ...
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Dentist Opens Office in Madison

Date: 11 1954
Description: Hawaiian resident, Dr. Victor T. Wayland, opens a dental office in the Hauser Building at 1417 University Avenue. A graduate of the Marquette University sc...
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Progressive Magazine Editor

Date: 03 25 1955
Description: Morris Rubin, editor of The Progressive, sitting at his desk decked with a glass ashtray with cigarette, matchbook, and papers. In 1940, Rubin (b.19...
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We Saw You . . . at Correspondents' Conference

Date: 05 11 1957
Description: Annual Wisconsin State Journal correspondents' conference held at the Nob Hill Supper Club. Shown are (left to right): John R. Prindle, assistant state edi...
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Portrait of Photographer Edward Steichen

Date: 06 20 1957
Description: The many moods of Edward Steichen (1879-1973), dean of photography, were captured by Wisconsin State Journal photographer Edwin Stein during an info...
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Roundy with Two Donors from Dump

Date: 12 03 1957
Description: Group portrait of Joseph "Roundy" Coughlin with Mike Ubber and Ben Severson. They delivered $37.50 to "Roundy's Fun Fund." The caption states: "They (Ubber...
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Police Handling Crime Tools

Date: 02 01 1958
Description: Two police detectives or officers, one handling hacksaw blades and the other inspecting rope, investigating a possible burglary using these items. They are...
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CUNA Contributes Lt. Gerald C. Stull Fund

Date: 05 09 1958
Description: Women attending the convention of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) collected a total of $38.37 and donated it to the Wisconsin State Journal...
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Wisconsin State Journal Reporter Bill Doudna

Date: 05 20 1958
Description: Portrait of Bill Doudna, a Wisconsin State Journal reporter.
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Wisconsin State Journal Entertainment Editor

Date: 06 20 1958
Description: The entertainment editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, Bill Doudna, looking over the shoulder of Mr. Burke at the newspaper.
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Harold McClelland & John Prindle

Date: 08 01 1958
Description: Herald McClelland (seated) the Wisconsin State Journal Editor, and John Prindle (standing) the Wisconsin State Journal Assistant State Editor...

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