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Penalty for Those Who Pose as Deaf

Date: 02 07 1961
Description: Rev. Herbert Drachenberg, right, pastor of the Madison Silent Lutheran Church, 1909 Huxley St., uses sign language to relay a question from members of the ...
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Harry Thompson and Frank Buehler

Date: 04 15 1937
Description: Harry C. Thompson, Madison recreation director and chairman of the Dane County WPA shut-in program, and Frank Buehler, 717 North Lawn Avenue, who has paral...
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Red Cross Sewing Circle

Date: 12 07 1932
Description: Seven women from the Social Service Department of the Woman's Club sewing for the Red Cross in the lounge of the Woman's Club, 240 W. Gilman Street.
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 1955
Description: Hazel Buege is holding onto a rail with her left hand, and releasing a bowling ball with her right hand towards standing bowling pins. She is one of about ...
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 1955
Description: Jim Sletten, operator of the cigar stand in the State Office Building, fires the heavy ball down the alley. He has 163 games to his credit. He is one of ab...
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 1955
Description: Jim Sletten (in dark glasses) is holding onto a guide rail with his left hand while holding a bowling ball in hi right hand as he accepts assistance from L...
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You Can't Keep Veterinarian Down on Farm

Date: 05 19 1954
Description: Mrs. Helen Cole has veterinarian Dr. R.H. Romaker exam her Pekingese cat at the Romaker Animal Hospital at 830 East Broadway Road.
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 29 1955
Description: Mildred Finney releases a bowling ball. She is one of about fifteen visually impaired participants who gather weekly on Tuesdays at Playdium Alleys, locate...
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 29 1955
Description: Ruby Graf and Della Killerlain posing with a bowling ball. They are two of about fifteen visually impaired participants who gather weekly on Tuesdays at Pl...
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Blind Bowlers

Date: 01 29 1955
Description: Jean Jackson releasing a bowling ball at a gathering of blind bowlers at Playdium Alleys. She is one of about fifteen visually impaired participants who ga...
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Calvin Johnson Residence; Eighth and Taylor Streets

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Description: Exterior portrait of an individual in a wheel chair on a wooden walkway in front of a two-story house. House identified as the residence of Calvin Johnson ...
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Trump Supporters Waiting for the Rally

Date: 08 05 2016
Description: Slightly elevated view of three women waiting in a crowd for the Trump rally to begin. One woman in the center is holding onto a walker and is wearing a pi...
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Group Portrait at the Donald Trump Rally

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Two men and a woman are posing for a photograph outside the Donald Trump rally. The man on the left is wearing a hat and vest marking him as a disabled vet...
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North Frances Street Scene

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Description: A woman is leading two men along the sidewalk past the Towers Apartment building on N. Frances Street. Michael's Shoe Service storefront is in the backgrou...
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Woman in a Wheelchair

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Description: Portrait of a woman sitting in a wheelchair indoors.
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St. Patrick's Day Costume

Date: 03 2014
Description: Michael Pierce Murphy in his giant leprauchan hat and decorated scooter wheelchair at Becker Plaza.
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Couple in Wheelchairs

Date: 2013
Description: A married couple, Carrie and Prentice Vaughn, riding together into the distance in their wheelchairs on the sidewalk on 7th Street. On the right is a large...
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Guide Dog Training School

Date: 08 1958
Description: Gypsy, a guide dog at the Cambridge Double-A Guiding Dogs, Inc. School, walks next to his trainer, Burlee Rowe. Rowe is blindfolded to demonstrate his fait...
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Veterans' Home

Date: 06 1988
Description: "Veterans' Home at King, WI."
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Madison Altrusa Club's Christmas Party for Handicapped Adults

Date: 12 21 1950
Description: A group of severely handicapped adults who take part in the homecraft program of the State Board of Vocational and Adult Education Rehabilitation Division ...

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