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Central High School Homecoming Court

Date: 10 18 1952
Description: Central High School Homecoming King, Miles Kiefer; Queen, Mildred Fish; attendants Bonnie Willmoth, Shirley Jackson, Peggy Swadley, and Beverly Larson; and...
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Junior Red Cross War Related Activities

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Junior Red Cross members making Christmas tree decorations for military service units and hospitals overseas. Arline Whitefoot, on the right, assists a you...
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Mistletoe

Date: 12 21 1949
Description: Shown contemplating what may be the results of her standing under the traditional mistletoe is Connie Connor. On her left is Arlen Rosenbloom and on her ri...
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Badger Spelling Bee Winner

Date: 04 25 1952
Description: Beth Knope, 13-year-old champion of the Wisconsin State Journal's 1952 Badger Spelling Bee, with Walter W. Engelke, the principal of Nakoma school, ...
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NOEL

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Description: Photographic holiday card of an African American family posed over an image of three dimensional letters that read: "NOEL." The letters are slanting from u...
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Y-Teen Dance Committee

Date: 04 14 1954
Description: Group portrait of the committee responsible for planning a Y-Teen dance, part of a World's Fair staged by the Y-Teens of Madison. From left are: Virginia D...
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Loft Halloween Party

Date: 10 26 1954
Description: Joyce Nelson gets her hand stamped by Kristine Kaltbrunner at the Loft Halloween party. Admission cost one quarter and Dan Garson's orchestra performed for...
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Loft Halloween Party

Date: 10 26 1954
Description: Kent Kildow and Larry Brown are shown adding an extra loop of paper ribbon to the spooky figure on the band stand. Other paper decorations include skeleton...
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Madison High School Party Code

Date: 11 09 1954
Description: Marie Frost advising her daughter, Mary, as to the appropriate dress for a party, following the "Madison High School Party Code."
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WIAA Football Champions

Date: 11 1994
Description: "When the Mayville Cardinals defeated Baldwin-Woodville for the WIAA State Football Championship, Dave Vanden Bloom (50) and Mike Lance (52) proudly displa...
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Junior Red Cross Party

Date: 11 19 1958
Description: High schoolers choose a mascot for the Thanksgiving eve "Turkey Trot" dance sponsored by the Junior Red Cross. Holding a live turkey on the left is Sandy W...
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Madison Young Adult Club Party

Date: 03 04 1959
Description: The 13th anniversary of the Madison Young Adult Club is celebrated at the Madison Community Center. Special guests at the celebration included past council...
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Young Columbus Contest Winner

Date: 04 07 1960
Description: Contest winner George Byrne, surrounded by his family, wears an overcoat, white shirt, tie and fedora (hat) while holding a TWA travel bag. The original ca...
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Edgewood High School Homecoming Court of Honor

Date: 10 27 1964
Description: Pictured are the ten members of the Edgewood High School Homecoming court of honor. From left to right, the young people are Julie McGivern, Jerome Fahey, ...
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Junior Red Cross Blood Drive Recruitment

Date: 05 29 1958
Description: Preparing letters to high school students congratulating them on their 18th birthday and inviting them to join the Junior Red Cross "18 Club" of blood dono...

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