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| Date: | 11 20 1963 |
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| Description: | A three-year-old poses with a man-sized shovel of soil during a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a new preschool. Behind him is a large steam shovel. |
| Date: | 06 14 1935 |
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| Description: | At ceremonies held in observance of National Housing Day, Mayor James R. Law and members of the Madison Building Industries Committee are shown breaking gr... |
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| Description: | Developers, local dignitaries, and other businessmen participate in a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Park Tower Apartments. |
| Date: | 01 05 1948 |
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| Description: | Charles E. Bohlen, United States State Department counselor, speaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House during a program which launched Wi... |
| Date: | 05 09 1948 |
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| Description: | Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison Diocese is shown removing the first shovel of dirt at the ground-breaking of the Queen of Apostles Seminary being... |
| Date: | 10 31 1948 |
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| Description: | Bishop William P. O'Connor applies a trowel of fresh cement to a base for the cornerstone of the new Queen of Apostles seminary, 5810 Cottage Grove Road. L... |
| Date: | 10 31 1948 |
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| Description: | Rt. Rev. Adaltbert Turowski, Vatican City, Rome, father general of the Catholic Pallottine Order which will operate the seminary, shown addressing the audi... |
| Date: | 12 12 1948 |
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| Description: | Participants in the ground breaking ceremonies for the new Calvary Gospel church located at 3822 Mineral Point Road. Men standing with shovels, are, from l... |
| Date: | 12 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Bishop William P. O'Connor is laying the cornerstone for Our Lady Queen of Peace church and school. Flanking him are, left to right, the Very Rev. Edward N... |
| Date: | 10 30 1949 |
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| Description: | As the cornerstone of Beth Israel Center was lowered into place, representatives of the oldest Madison Jewish congregation participated in the ceremony. Th... |
| Date: | 11 29 1949 |
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| Description: | Reverend Charles R. Bell Jr., pastor of the First Baptist church, breaks ground for the new Baptist Church to be constructed at 518 North Franklin Avenue a... |
| Date: | 06 22 1953 |
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| Description: | Former Governor Oscar Rennebohm turns the first shovelful of earth for the new Eagles Hall to be built on the site of the old Marquette School at 1232 Jeni... |
| Date: | 08 1989 |
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| Description: | "A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Theresa's new library." |
| Date: | 01 12 1959 |
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| Description: | Phil Petta receives his 20-year button from Joseph J. Frigerio, right, a Chicago member of the Construction and General Laborers Union, at Local 464's banq... |
| Date: | 06 16 2001 |
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| Description: | Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. presented with an oversized wooden mallet at the grand opening of the rebuilt Herrling Sawmill. He is wearing a suit with a boutonni... |
| Date: | 11 05 1959 |
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| Description: | At the completion ceremonies for apprentices moving on to journeymen in the building trades, are (left to right): master of ceremonies O.T. Harvey, Rev. J.... |
| Date: | 08 07 1951 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated group portrait of people posed on and around a crane and waving at the groundbreaking ceremony for St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital. |
| Date: | 03 1961 |
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| Description: | Kenneth Volkmann, third from left, chosen outstanding apprentice of the year, receives an engraved gold watch from John Clark, left, president of the Madis... |
| Date: | 09 29 1965 |
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| Description: | Three participants in the ninth biennial Madison Building Trade Apprenticeship Competition ceremony are shown looking at the program for the event, held at... |
| Date: | 08 22 1919 |
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| Description: | A woman, identified elsewhere as "Mrs. John Pfingsten, wife of one of the Lawson company stockholders" is preparing to christen the Lawson Air Liner. A man... |
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