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Quick Set

Date: 04 26 1954
Description: Intern holds letter set and watches Linotype operator at "Mid-County Times" newspaper room.
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Walt Kelly & Pogo on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Cartoonist Walt Kelly at Central High School with a person dressed as one of his characters, Pogo. He is showing a drawing to a group of students.
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Senior Law Students Tossing Canes

Date: 11 08 1952
Description: University of Wisconsin senior law school students toss their canes over the south goal post, a Badger tradition at the annual University of Wisconsin foot...
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Teen-Ager Fashion Show at Manchester's

Date: 05 10 1957
Description: Colleen O'Brien, sophomore at East High School, modeling a light blue cotton Dacron dress, with her hand resting on the back of a chair, for a Vogue patter...
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Teen-Ager Fashion Show at Manchester's

Date: 05 10 1957
Description: Colleen O'Brien, sophomore at East High School, modeling a light blue cotton Dacron dress, with her hand resting on the back of a chair, for a Vogue patter...
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Teen-Ager Fashion Show at Manchester's

Date: 05 10 1957
Description: Colleen O'Brien, sophomore at East High School, modeling a light blue cotton Dacron dress, with her hand resting on the back of a chair, for a Vogue patter...
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Groves-Barnhart Business School

Date: 02 01 1950
Description: Groves-Barnhart Business School students studying in a classroom.
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Easter Outfits

Date: 04 05 1950
Description: Three Madison high school girls modeling their Easter outfits featuring hats, dresses, gloves and high heeled shoes. Left to right: Lois Ann Hammer, West H...
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Youth Summer Reading Group at Madison Free Library

Date: 06 23 1950
Description: Ten Madison school children, all fourth through sixth graders, sit with librarian Mrs. E.J. Levenick in the Madison Free Library children's reading room. T...
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High School Music Clinic at University of Wisconsin

Date: 07 12 1950
Description: Robert Blum of Evansville stands in the cafeteria line at Chadbourne Hall during the University of Wisconsin's high school music clinic.
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Lapham School Halloweem Party

Date: 10 31 1950
Description: At Lapham School, more than 800 costumed children and their parents attended one of the largest Halloween night parties held in Madison. Judges Roundy, and...
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Senior Girl Scout Conference

Date: 03 12 1951
Description: Four youth make plans for the banquet and dance to be held at the Memorial Union as part of the Senior Girl Scout Conference of Southern Wisconsin and Nort...
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Madison City School Art Show

Date: 05 25 1952
Description: The two award winners in the "Salon of School Art" show. On the left is the high school winner, William Bunce, a student at West high school. On the right ...
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Madison Art Foundation Summer School Scholarships

Date: 07 11 1953
Description: Two recipients of the Madison Art Foundation summer school scholarship, Carol Moeller (center) and Thomas Hammill are sitting on a wall with their instruct...
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High School Vocational Counseling

Date: 02 16 1954
Description: Leo Barnes, a guidance counselor at Madison West High School, confers with student Patricia Dimond about an aptitude test.
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Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest

Date: 03 24 1954
Description: The four finalists, one of whom will represent Madison in the district division of the Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Federa...
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Loft Open House Committee

Date: 06 10 1954
Description: Larry Brown of West High School, and Donna Tupper and Carol Hanson of East High School make plans for the Loft open house.
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Sauk City Basketball Tournaments

Date: 03 12 1956
Description: Sauk City School superintendent William Leahy goes over some basketball tournament details with Coach Bob Schrader, while players Larry Breunig and Wayne S...
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Edgewood High Football Candidates

Date: 08 20 1956
Description: Coach Earl Wilkie starts his 28th season at Edgewood High School, and issues locks and obtains vital data from football candidates. They include, from left...
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Job Interview Tips

Date: 04 10 1957
Description: Virginia Strickland, a senior at East High School, demonstrating making a good first impression at a job interview by smiling warmly, maintaining an alert ...

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