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Madison West High School Grad Dance

Date: 06 08 1954
Description: Junior Mary McKenzie and senior Judy Bruce of Madison West High School primp for the "Grad Dance" that is given each year by the junior class in honor of t...
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Young Woman with Diploma

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of a Young woman in front of a painted backdrop. She is standing posed next to a chair with a scroll...
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West High School Homecoming Queen & Court

Date: 10 18 1954
Description: West High School Homecoming Queen Sarita Sarig (center) poses with her Court of Honor, including Gail Lawrenz (left), Sally Arnold (standing), and Priscill...
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Education Press Conference

Date: 1978
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (center) holding a press conference about federal funding for education with students at Ellis School. A few journal...
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Golden Birthdays

Date: 12 1983
Description: "This was a special year for the three daughters of Nancy & Wally Wiedmeyer in that they each celebrated golden birthdays. Julie was 16 on June 16, Cathy 1...
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Theresa Fire Queen Contestants

Date: 06 1986
Description: "Theresa Fire Queen contestants were, from left, Queen Brenda Bernhard, Diane Adelmeyer, Sandy Wendling, & Collette Kuehl."
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Theresa Fire Department Queen and Contestants

Date: 07 1988
Description: "Theresa Fire Department Queen, Tammy Nickel, posed with contestants. From left: Brenda Bernhard, Isabel Alvarado, Diana Christian, Vicky Pastorius, Julie...
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Going Away to School

Date: 08 21 1956
Description: Five West High School graduates sitting in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus. They will be attending colleges away from Madison. L...
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Genevieve Milward

Date: 06 1921
Description: Full-length studio graduation portrait of Genevieve Milward (later McVicar), (1902-1987) of Madison, Wisconsin, standing in front of a painted backdrop. Sh...
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Sunset Village Dance Committee

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Teen-aged members of a planning committee for a dance sponsored by the Sunset Village Community Club are gathered around a couch. Seated on the floor are S...
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Prom King and Queen

Date: 04 18 1959
Description: Portrait of Robert (Chick) Sewell, junior prom king, and Jeanne Field, queen, at the Wisconsin High School junior prom.
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Emma Gillette and Children

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of Emma Gillett and her children. Top row: Rufus and Sherwin. Bottom row: Helen, Fred, Emma and Ruth.
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Fire Department Queen

Date: 06 1988
Description: Tammy Nickel poses as the newly crowned Theresa Fire Department Queen.
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William L. Mitchell after Being Sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security

Date: 1959
Description: Caption: "William L Mitchell after being sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. From left to right: his son, George Bigge, Ellen Woodward, Mitchell, ...
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National Council of Jewish Women Award U.W. Scholarship

Date: 05 17 1960
Description: The Madison section of the National Council of Jewish Women awards a $200 scholarship to an outstanding Jewish high school senior girl from Madison who wil...
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Wisconsin Honey Queen

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Description: Studio portrait of the Wisconsin Honey Queen holding a jar of honey from Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. She is wearing a tiara and a sash reading "Wisconsin Hon...
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Portrait of a Teenage Boy

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a European American boy posed sitting. He is wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, light-colored necktie, tie pin, and watch ...
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Studio Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified family. A man and woman are posing with a young girl and boy, and an older girl and boy. ...
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Portrait of Three Young Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of three young women posed in front of a painted backdrop. The middle woman is seated and the others stand on each side behind ...
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Alice Klusinski Wearing a Hat

Date: 08 14 1931
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Alice Klusinski wearing a light-colored hat and a necklace.

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