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July Fourth Program for Children

Date: 07 03 1958
Description: A crowd of children holding small flags are assembled in front of Regina Hall at Edgewood College to celebrate the 4th of July.
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New Dale Heights Presbyterian Church Building

Date: 07 15 1958
Description: The new building for the Dale Heights Presbyterian Church at the corner of University Avenue and Dale Avenue. The congregation was originally part of Chris...
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State Office Building Addition

Date: 10 02 1958
Description: View across Lake Monona towards the third and final wing to the Wilson Street state office building. Automobiles are parked along the shoreline.
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Automobile Retrieved from Midvale Boulevard Ditch

Date: 02 25 1959
Description: A tow truck retrieves a car that had gone into the ditch in the median of Midvale Boulevard south of University Avenue.
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Smart Women Drivers

Date: 05 24 1959
Description: Mrs. Jean Wirka is shown telling about her first experience with parallel parking of her car. She said: "I never thought I could parallel park."
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Smart Women Drivers

Date: 05 24 1959
Description: Mrs. Jean Wirka is showing and explaining her first experience with parallel parking with gestures and turning her head. Her words: "I turned the wheel fa...
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Smart Women Drivers

Date: 05 24 1959
Description: Mrs. Jean Wirka is shown gesturing to explain her first experience with parallel parking her car. She said: "And, somehow, I got in the space with no troub...
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Easter Church-Goers

Date: 04 21 1957
Description: Marvin and Ruth Foster and their children Deborah and David en route to Bethel Lutheran Church on Easter Sunday.
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Center Avenue Property Clutter Complaints

Date: 12 09 1960
Description: The side yard of the Frances Burnett Gallagher residence at 2129 Center avenue. The owner who owns four other properties in that block has received many co...
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Center Avenue Property Clutter Complaints

Date: 12 09 1960
Description: The backyard of the Frances Burnett Gallagher residence at 2129 Center Avenue. The owner who owns four other properties in that block has received many com...
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Patriotic Observance

Date: 07 1978
Description: A crowd of people gather for Flag Day on Wilson Street. Many have their hands on their hearts.
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Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
Description: A solitary woman is carrying an umbrella while crossing the street at the intersection of South Carroll and Main Streets. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in...
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Tree Falls Against House

Date: 05 22 1957
Description: A tree is lying against a house at 3534 East Washington Avenue. The workers who cut the tree down said it had been weakened by high winds the day before.
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Salute to Newsboys

Date: 09 03 1957
Description: Newspaper boy Mathew Bourne, 113 Lathrop Street, placing a copy of the Wisconsin State Journal behind a screen door of a private residence.
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Edwin Stein Using a Telephoto Lens on the Capitol Square

Date: 11 06 1957
Description: Edwin Stein taking photographs of people around Capitol Square using a new telephoto lens. He is down the block from the new Belmont Hotel and in front of ...
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Author Marie Versace and Daughter

Date: 12 13 1957
Description: At the typewriter is Marie Teresa Rios Versace, mother of five children. At her side, daughter Tracy is reading a book. Versace has published her first boo...
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Construction of the Dane County Parking Ramp

Date: 03 08 1958
Description: Elevated view across street towards the construction on the fourth level of the five-level, 700-car Dane County parking ramp on the corner of Main and Henr...
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Man Lands 18-Pound Carp on Monona Bay

Date: 04 16 1958
Description: Tom Galloway fighting to land an 18-pound carp on the south side of Monona Bay. A good sized crowd gathered and two policemen had to direct traffic during ...
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Armed Forces Day Air Show and Parade

Date: 05 17 1958
Description: A young boy stands at attention during the parade at the Capitol Square for the Armed Forces Day air show and parade.
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Armed Forces Day Air Show and Parade

Date: 05 17 1958
Description: An officer salutes during the parade at the Capitol Square for the Armed Forces Day air show and parade.

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