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"Crippled" Children in Bus

Date: 12 27 1930
Description: Disabled children in Hillington bus going to a free show at the Capitol Theatre. The bus driver and another man are standing beside the bus.
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Easter Seal Boy

Date: 03 11 1955
Description: David Lindl, Easter Seal boy, being carried to taxicab by driver, Mr. Coster.
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Three Hearing Impaired Children Leave for Camp

Date: 07 30 1955
Description: Three hearing impaired children leaving in a car for "The Retreat," a summer camp near Wautoma, Wisconsin. The trip is sponsored by the Parents Council for...
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March of Dimes Wheelchair Race

Date: 02 09 1948
Description: Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce south team, who took part in the "Race for Dimes" to raise money for the March of Dimes. Standing left to right: ...
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University of Wisconsin Summer Speech Clinic

Date: 08 11 1948
Description: Five children outdoors blowing bubbles in front of their teacher, Betty Suliver, at the summer speech clinic at the Orthopedic Hospital, 1415 Linden Drive....
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University of Wisconsin Summer Speech Clinic

Date: 08 11 1948
Description: Six children blowing on pinwheels for breath control in front of their teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Musick, at the summer speech clinic at the Orthopedic Hospit...
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Race of Dimes

Date: 02 05 1949
Description: Two children in wheelchairs, Jean Bokina, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bokina and right, Steven Butts, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Freeman Butts, with ...
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March of Dimes Wheelchair Race

Date: 01 28 1950
Description: The winner of the March of Dimes Wheelchair race, in a close contest, is five-year-old Danny Maffet, son of Mr. and Mrs. David (Elizabeth) Maffett, 102 Sou...
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Home for Crippled Children

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Description: A view of children, adults, and a tree on the lawn in front of the Home for Crippled Children.
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Two Boys Looking at Packers Window Display

Date: 12 29 1961
Description: Two young boys, one with Loftstrand-style crutches most likely due to polio, are looking at a window display. The Packers were about to play for, and would...
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Firemen Treat Handicapped Children to Braves Game

Date: 08 10 1960
Description: Madison firemen from Station No. 3 and their wives took 32 handicapped children to the Braves-Los Angeles baseball game in Milwaukee. Mayor Ivan Nestigen a...
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Firemen Treat Handicapped Children to Braves Game

Date: 08 10 1960
Description: Madison firemen from Station No. 3 at 1217 Williamson Street, along with their wives, took 32 handicapped children to the Braves-Los Angeles baseball game ...
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Firemen Treat Handicapped Children to Braves Game

Date: 08 10 1960
Description: Madison firemen from Station No. 3 at 1217 Williamson Street, along with their wives, took 32 handicapped children to the Braves-Los Angeles baseball game ...
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World's Championship Rodeo

Date: 06 24 1964
Description: A clown attempts to move a stubborn mule at the 15th annual World's Championship Rodeo at the Holmes No-Oak ranch.
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East Side Business Men's Association Festival

Date: 06 30 1965
Description: A young girl enjoying a ride during "Kids Day" at the East Side Business Men's Association Festival. About 200 children from Wisconsin Treatment Center, Re...
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Knights of Columbus Funfest

Date: 08 04 1965
Description: A clown performing on a bicycle at the Knights of Columbus Funfest at Breese Stevens field. The event is a fund raiser for the benefit of crippled and hand...
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Shrine-Knights of Columbus Benefit Show

Date: 08 07 1957
Description: A handicapped child is enjoying the Shrine-Knights of Columbus benefit show at Breese Stevens Field. Her crutches are laying beside her chair. Her T-shirt ...
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Shrine-Knights of Columbus Benefit Show

Date: 08 07 1957
Description: Red-headed Mary Spoerl getting up nerve to ride a camel at the Shrine-Knights of Columbus benefit show at Breese Stevens Field. She is disabled and is bein...
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Shrine-Knights of Columbus Benefit Show

Date: 08 07 1957
Description: A woman and a disabled child with crutches leaving the field after the Shrine-Knights of Columbus benefit show at Breese Stevens. They are walking past a d...

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