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Telstar Passing Test at U.W.

Date: 07 26 1962
Description: With the Telstar model in the foreground and University of Wisconsin President Conrad Elvehjem looking on, Professor Arthur Code made a transatlantic telep...
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Telstar Passes Test at U.W.

Date: 07 26 1962
Description: Fred Bjorkstem, a Finnish student at U.W., made a transatlantic telephone call to Finland from Sterling Hall via the Telstar communications satellite. Tels...
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Disaster Command Post at the Capitol

Date: 04 23 1965
Description: Governor Warren Knowles' Command Post, located in the Capitol, was called into action after tornadoes struck southern Wisconsin. It serves as the disaster ...
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Mayoral Secretary Adeline Brunke Retires

Date: 07 23 1965
Description: Adeline Brunke is shown at her desk in the Mayor's office on her last day before retirement. She served as secretary for four Madison mayors in the past se...

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