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Baby and Phonograph

Date: 1912
Description: A baby (blurred from motion) is sitting on the floor next to a phonograph, in front of a bed. An adult's hand is visible on the far right. Caption reads: "...
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W. H. Glover Interviews John Callahan

Date: 02 1950
Description: Caption reads: "W. H. Glover, field representative of the Society, in an interview with John Callahan, retired long-time Wisconsin state superintendent of ...
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UW Engineering School Engineering Exposition

Date: 04 09 1959
Description: The University of Wisconsin Engineering School puts on the "Engineering-Working for You" engineering exposition in six engineering buildings. A record 127...
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Rexair Corporation Employees

Date: 03 29 1950
Description: Group portrait of Rexair Corporation employees, 2802 East Johnson Street, attending a sales meeting at the Wings Inn. They made vacuum cleaners. (Wurlitzer...
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Group Portrait of Ernest Kalar Family

Date: 05 03 1931
Description: Group portrait of Ernest Kalar, his wife, and three children. There is a Victrola phonograph on a table in the background on the left.
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Movie Theater Speaker

Date: 02 25 1939
Description: Parkway Theatre, 6-10 W. Mifflin Street, side view of speaker.
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Badger Theater Group

Date: 01 20 1934
Description: Group portrait of three women and two men who are in the Badger theater group in Mt. Horeb participating in the Dane County rural drama tournament. Left to...
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McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 06 02 1937
Description: McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor, 507 State Street, showing booths and jukebox.
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Activities at the South Madison Neighborhood Center

Date: 03 11 1958
Description: Teenagers enjoy jitter-bug dancing at the South Madison Neighborhood Center at 609 Center Street. Jean Brown (444 Hawthorne Court) is the director of the c...
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Madison Radio Disc Jockeys

Date: 09 08 1957
Description: Lee Wesner of WISC watches the clock, while using one hand on a switch while the other hand is pausing a vinyl record on a spinning turntable.
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Children at U.W. Nursery School

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Shelly Felt playing a vinyl recording on a portable record player. A holder with records is standing next to the record player.
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Finger Painting Class at Nichols School

Date: 01 05 1955
Description: Third-grade student Amanda Enos (of 6215 Midwood Avenue) working on a finger painting project at Nichols School.
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Annual Golden G. Ranchers Club Party at the Bowman Farm Dairy

Date: 06 15 1957
Description: A packed crowd of children are watching from behind a white fence towards an arena of horseback riders. A large speaker is on a pole for announcements. ...
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Herbert E. Brumder

Date: 1934
Description: Herbert E. Brumder, oldest child of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, is wearing a suit and tie, and is sitting in an easy chair in front of the open ...
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Henry Pecher Building, Michael Davy Building, and Borenstein Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards three buildings. On the far right, with the year 1898 in relief at the top, is the Henry Pecher Building. Next to it is th...
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Kirch Building and Thomas P. Coyne Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, on the corner of West Gorham Street, towards the Kirch Building and the Thomas P. Coyne Building. The upper floors of the Kirch B...
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Electronic Instruments

Date: 07 18 1978
Description: From left to right, Stu Baker and Gregory Patrick Garvey are working at a synthesizer panel, while Serge Ossorguine is playing electronic drums. There are ...
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George Vukelich

Date: 09 28 1962
Description: Radio host and newly published author, George "Papa Hambone" Vukelich relaxing at his home on Plymouth Circle. He is sitting in a chair holding an LP copy ...
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Member of the NBC Sound Crew

Date: 09 1971
Description: A member of the NBC sound crew is standing outdoors wearing headphones. A crowd of people, who are probably Middle Eastern, are standing behind him.
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Joel Cielak at Auction

Date: 09 12 1989
Description: A man wearing a headset is crouching on the left on a desk or table, while a crowd of people are standing along a hallway. Caption reads: "Auctioneer Joel ...

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