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Hearing Screening Tests at Lincoln School

Date: 02 04 1961
Description: Seven-year-old Billy Roughton, wearing earphones, having his hearing tested by Barbara Dahle, left, a public health nurse with the Madison Health Departmen...
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Government Workers Blood Drive

Date: 01 05 1961
Description: Red Cross Nurse Janis Clothier is shown at right holding a container. With her are four building inspectors during a Red Cross blood drive for government w...
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New Third Grade Teacher in Sun Prairie

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: Members of Diane Schmitt's Sun Prairie school's third grade are greeted by Volunteer Fire Department chief Ben Blaschka during a tour of the fire station. ...
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Madison Red Cross Volunteer Training

Date: 11 10 1960
Description: Dorothy Schar, chairman of volunteers for Madison Red Cross, holds up diplomas to be awarded after two months of training to be social welfare aides in the...
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Vice President Nixon Makes a Campaign Stop in Madison

Date: 11 07 1960
Description: Then-Vice President Nixon on the speakers platform during a presidential campaign stop at the Madison Municipal airport. With him are his wife, Pat; injure...
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United Givers Fund Raising

Date: 11 03 1960
Description: Platform planks depicting areas of service of the 29 United Givers agencies were nailed to a ladder at the second fund report luncheon. At the top of the ...
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United Givers Report Luncheon

Date: 10 27 1960
Description: The crowd at the United Givers report luncheon listens to the report given by the general chairman in the room at the Hotel Lorraine decorated with red fea...
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United Givers Report Luncheon

Date: 10 27 1960
Description: Captain A. Alvin T. Nygaard of the Madison Police Department converses with other campaign volunteers at the report luncheon for the United Givers Fund.
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United Givers Report Luncheon

Date: 10 27 1960
Description: Women solicitors from the women's division listen to the reports at the United Givers report luncheon. Pictured in the left foreground nearest the camera a...
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United Givers Report Luncheon

Date: 10 27 1960
Description: Three of the key figures at the United Givers report luncheon with the scoreboard sign for the campaign. Left to right are Betty Geisler, chairman of the w...
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Service Clubs Collect for UNICEF

Date: 10 20 1960
Description: Madison service clubs displayed cartons for collecting donations for UNICEF at their meetings. Mrs. John Miller, chairman of the UNICEF service club drive ...
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Roundy's Fun Fund Plaque Presented to Volunteer Mrs. Leia Josephson

Date: 11 16 1960
Description: A Roundy's Fun Fund plaque is presented to Mrs. Leia Josephson (L), 225 Van Deusen Street by Joseph (Roundy) Couglin (Middle), Wisconsin State Journal colu...
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Voting Day at the Madison City-County Building

Date: 09 13 1960
Description: Poll workers pass the time during a light turnout for the 1960 primary in the 1st precinct of the Third Ward held at the City-County Building. Shown (L-R) ...
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Attic Angels' Luncheon

Date: 04 28 1959
Description: Present at the Attic Angels' annual business luncheon are, left to right: Ellen Plater, Jane White, Nancy Anthony and Elsa Johnson.
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Attic Angels' Luncheon

Date: 04 28 1959
Description: Three new board members of the Attic Angels Association at the annual business luncheon are, left to right: Gene Johnson, Dorcas Nickles, and Theodora Kubl...
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Attic Angels' Luncheon

Date: 04 21 1959
Description: Present at the Attic Angels' annual business luncheon are two probationary members, Gail Stebbins and Arietta Hastings, left, with Attic Angels members, An...
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Attic Angels' Luncheon

Date: 04 28 1959
Description: Virginia Purnell, left, introduces three new probationary members of the Attic Angels, left to right: Cath. Burnham, Mrs. W.G. Hotchkiss, and Virginia Hall...
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Shirley and Mary Wright

Date: 04 27 1959
Description: Mary Wright, left, holds the telephone for her mother Shirley, who is chair of the upcoming annual spring luncheon of the Daughters of Demeter organization...
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Benefit Co-chairmen of the Dane County Medical Auxiliary

Date: 03 27 1959
Description: Mary Jefferson Davis and Nancy Taborsky viewing a book. They were co-chairwomen of the Dane County Medical auxiliary's benefit dinner dance. Proceeds went ...
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U.W. Dames Club Nursery School

Date: 02 13 1959
Description: Young children paying attention to their teacher, Beverly McCumber, who is reading a picture book at a cooperative nursery school at Bashford Methodist Chu...

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