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Governor Walter Kohler and Polio Victims

Date: 01 07 1953
Description: Governor Walter Kohler sits with 2 1/2 year old Deborah Foster and her mother Ruth Foster, both polio victims. Governor Kohler is proclaiming January as "M...
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Governor Goodland with Handicapped Children

Date: 04 15 1944
Description: Governor Walter Goodland seated with handicapped children, probably in a movie theater. A large cutout of Dopey, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is o...
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Shriners Yule Party

Date: 12 18 1947
Description: Fletcher Mills doing a card trick for three children, with a clown looking on, at the Madison Shriners yule party at the Washington Orthopedic School, 545 ...
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Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troops at the Washington Orthopedic School

Date: 12 04 1952
Description: Three Boy Scouts and seven Cub Scouts of the Washington Orthopedic School received awards in the advancement ceremonies held at the school. Tenderfoot rank...
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George I. Wallace

Date: 02 27 1957
Description: Portrait of George I. Wallace with pipe in hand. Wallace was a volunteer who served in many offices in area retardation (sic) councils. His two daug...
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Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 02 13 1959
Description: In 1958, Roundy's Fun Fund took in more than $9,600. The money is used to provide fun activities for handicapped children. Members of Roundy's Fun Fund com...
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Senator Edward Kennedy Visit

Date: 11 20 1963
Description: Sen. Edward Kennedy, left, chats with Betty Jane Martin, 6, who was representing Madison area mentally disabled children, as Gov. John Reynolds, right, lea...
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Well Fundraising Effort

Date: 01 30 1964
Description: More than 370 friends of Katherine Wells are actively engaged in a project to fulfill a dream of Mrs. Wells, who is seriously ill. The committee is trying ...

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