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Walt Kelly & Pogo on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Walt Kelly arriving in Madison at the Chicago & North Western depot, is met by a person dressed as Pogo, one of his cartoon characters.
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Post Office at Christmas

Date: 12 18 1947
Description: People with packages lined up at the customer service windows of the Madison post office, 215 Monona Avenue, at Christmas.
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Italian Displaced Person in Madison

Date: 12 30 1951
Description: Pietro Palumbo, seated at a table, visits with his sponsor Matt Lombardino about his plans for a "new life" in Madison after arriving here as a displaced p...
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Campaigns in Madison

Date: 09 21 1960
Description: Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., ex-United Nations Envoy and Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, spoke to nearly 300 people at the Madison Municipal Airport.
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Four Fishermen on the Westport Bridge

Date: 06 18 1945
Description: Four people fishing from the Westport bridge. Six people have lost their lives within the past eight weeks at this bridge.
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We Saw You . . . Marking Mexico Independence

Date: 09 17 1960
Description: People from Mexico living in the Madison area gather along with their American friends at the Truax Field Officer's Club to celebrate Mexico's Independence...
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Madison Philharmonic Chorus Picnic

Date: 07 30 1952
Description: Six people are gathering around a picnic table at the Madison Philharmonic Chorus picnic supper. They are, left to right: Ruth Foster, president of the gro...
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Efficient Dishwashing

Date: 01 21 1953
Description: Mrs. Harry Segerstrom, Cuba City, sitting while washing dishes at a sink, demonstrating efficient dish washing methods for people with limited physical abi...
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Beach Scene

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing.
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Lyall Scott

Date: 11 05 1953
Description: Portrait of Lyall Scott, an epilepsy sufferer, and one of the leaders in lobbying for rights for people with epilepsy in the state of Wisconsin.
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Telescope at Manchester's Department Store

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Description: A line of people waiting to look through a large telescope at Manchester's Department Store at Christmas.
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Red Cross First Aid Training for Madison Teachers

Date: 03 25 1952
Description: Madison teachers participating in first aid training by the Red Cross for the civil defense program. Demonstrating how to carry an injured person are Floyd...
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Couple Shopping in University Co-Op

Date: 01 10 1948
Description: Two people with a shopping cart shopping at the University of Wisconsin Co-Op.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 24 1949
Description: Cars line up at Shell Oil service pits on E. Gorham Street during the Madison Soap Box Derby. Drivers, and a crowd of people on the sidewalk are looking on...
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Madison Council of Church Women with Relief Project

Date: 11 14 1947
Description: Members of the Madison Council of Church Women are shown with bundles of warm clothing and blankets, shoes and school supplies from Madison Sunday school c...
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Madison Civic Symphony Young People's Concert

Date: 11 14 1951
Description: Joan Taliaferro sitting at a piano with Madison Civic Symphony orchestra conductor Walter Heermann. She is to play with the orchestra at their young people...
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Man near Oven at Memorial Union Kitchen

Date: 10 08 1947
Description: Man standing at an oven at the Memorial Union kitchen, University of Wisconsin-Madison. A person can be seen standing on the right with a camera or light.
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NAACP Members Admire Prize Book

Date: 04 15 1958
Description: Five people admire a book entitled "Go South To Sorrow" which will be given as a prize for the NAACP's Madison branch membership drive at the annual freedo...
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Elks Club Party

Date: 12 31 1948
Description: Men and women seated around a banquet dinner table. Several people are sitting in wheelchairs, and there are crutches leaning against the wall. A group of ...
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New Chevrolet Automobile

Date: 01 22 1949
Description: Crowd of people looking at a 1949 model Chevrolet automobile at Hult's Capital Garage, 609 East Washington Avenue.

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