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Vocational School Aptitude Testing

Date: 09 28 1944
Description: Two students, Stanley Stemp Jr., Central High School, and Victor Brockmiller Jr., West High School, assemble mechanical devices as part of the vocational a...
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West High School Production "Our Town"

Date: 11 14 1944
Description: West High School student production of "Our Town" with Kenneth Paine, as narrator.
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High School Student with Iwo Jima Image

Date: 06 08 1945
Description: East High School student with an image of U.S. Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima, which was used for a newly issued 3 cent postage stamp. This stamp is ...
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East High School Graduation Backdrop

Date: 06 08 1945
Description: An East High School student shown with images of the presidents Washington, Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt, a depiction of an Iwo Jima flag raising and tw...
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High School Cheerleaders

Date: 12 29 1947
Description: Madison high school cheerleaders who attended a conference in Janesville representing the Big Eight high schools. From left: Lyal Leverentz, East High; A...
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Norman M . Ward

Date: 04 23 1948
Description: African-American man, Norman M., Ward (aka Paul Nokomis) 18-year-old Chicagoan who was sent to jail to await sentence when he pleaded guilty to larceny and...
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Youthful Republicans for Barry Goldwater

Date: 09 22 1964
Description: Three young men displaying some campaign materials outside their own GOP headquarters in a garage at 8608 W. Meinecke Avenue in Wauwatosa. They are, from l...
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Ida Banon Relles and Son George at George's Bar Mitzvah

Date: 1961
Description: Ida Banon Relles and son George at George's Bar Mitzvah, Superior Hebrew Congregation.
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State Y-Teen Conference

Date: 01 29 1949
Description: Registration table for the mid-winter state conference of Y-Teeners held at the University Presbyterian Center. From left are, Mrs. Ruth Meyer, Wausau, Y-T...
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Boy Scouts with Torches at Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 02 12 1949
Description: Scouts representing each of the 17 Boy Scout councils of Wisconsin line up with torches inside the Wisconsin State Capitol to open their national campaign ...
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Remodeled Clothes for Displaced Persons

Date: 02 25 1949
Description: West High School pupils Muriel Showers and Anna Pronin watch Pamela Showers, 15 months, and Joan Gmeinder, 7, model two of the outfits that clothing studen...
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East Side Youth Mayor

Date: 04 14 1949
Description: Bob Verberkmoes, an East High School student, who was elected the fourth East Side Youth Mayor in the annual election held at East High School.
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West High School Class Officer Candidates

Date: 10 26 1949
Description: Candidates for class officers at West high school standing and sitting around a desk in a classroom. They are, from left to right: Dave Moran, Peg Arnold, ...
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Governor Invited to Jamboree

Date: 02 11 1950
Description: Governor Rennebohm (right) is shown receiving an official invitation to the 1950 National Boy Scout Jamboree. Explorer Scout Richard Kessenich of DeForest...
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Wisconsin High School Dance Preparation

Date: 11 15 1950
Description: Wisconsin High School students make preparations for the "Annual" dance. Standing are Jeanne Lindemann, Virginia Hammen, Cay Schramm, and Sally Carlson. Se...
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Junior Red Cross Membership Drive

Date: 10 30 1951
Description: Three Wisconsin High School students stand at a Junior Red Cross display. From left are members Donald Schmitt, president; Carol Jacobson, vice-president; ...
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East High School Dance Committee

Date: 02 12 1952
Description: Four East High School students sitting at a table while planning a dance. They are, from left, Carma Rae Chapman, Pattie McLeish, Ronald Lewis, and Arlene...
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Orchard Ridge Community Club

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Teenagers from the Orchard Ridge neighborhood gather to make plans for their Teen Club activities. Sitting on the floor are Roberta Powers and Janet Gill. ...
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Youth Display Sheep

Date: 08 1948
Description: Elevated view of a number of young boys, and one girl, each crouched next to a sheep, displaying it to the crowd gathered around a pen at the Wisconsin Cen...
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Lent and Teenagers

Date: 02 15 1956
Description: Gathering of the Senior Youth Fellowship of Bethany Methodist Church at a Sunday night meeting during Lent. Front row left to right: Deetje Joyce, Marian A...

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