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Capitol Nativity Scene

Date: 12 04 1961
Description: Life-sized nativity scene at the State Street corner of the Wisconsin Capitol Square.
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Madison Public Library Groundbreaking Ceremony

Date: 10 29 1963
Description: Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Madison Public Library building at the south corner of W. Mifflin and N. Fairchild Streets. Rev. Joseph Brown is standi...
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Construction of the Hill Farms State Office Building Complex

Date: 07 06 1961
Description: Earth moving equipment excavates for a new state office building complex located both north and south of University Avenue near Segoe Road on the west side...
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South Madison Neighborhood Center Tutoring Program

Date: 02 06 1964
Description: U.W. student volunteer Susan Meltzer (right) is shown helping Tony Davis (11) and John James (11) improve their reading skills. John is looking over Tony's...
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Dane County Library Service Bookmobile

Date: 08 16 1966
Description: Dane County Library Service Director, Donald Lamb and Bookmobile Librarian, Barbara Larson standing in front of the Dane County Library Service. The Bookmo...
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Madison Neighborhoods 4th of July Celebrations

Date: 07 04 1960
Description: The 4th of July is celebrated in the Maple Bluff neighborhood with a children's parade, including a banner celebrating "Three Signers of the Declaration of...
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World Food Fair

Date: 09 18 1967
Description: Ferris wheels and agricultural machinery are some of the things that attract fair-goers at the World Food Fair.
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White Front Grocery

Date: 04 1960
Description: Left view of White Front Grocery at 610-12 Mound Street in the Greenbush neighborhood.
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Firemen Treat Handicapped Children to Braves Game

Date: 08 10 1960
Description: Madison firemen from Station No. 3 at 1217 Williamson Street, along with their wives, took 32 handicapped children to the Braves-Los Angeles baseball game ...
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PTA Council Panelists

Date: 10 28 1960
Description: Panelists gather for the Madison City PTA Council's "Panel of Americans" program. On the left is Prof. Arthur P. Miles of the UW department of social work ...
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Freedom Riders Boarding a Bus

Date: 03 16 1965
Description: Slightly elevated view of a large group of Freedom Riders carrying food and blankets and boarding three buses to leave Madison bound for Selma, Alabama to ...
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State Capitol Employees Conduct a Fire Drill on a Hot July Day

Date: 07 21 1960
Description: The state Department of Administration Bureau of General Services and the Madison Fire Department conduct a practice fire drill at the State Capitol during...
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South Carroll Street

Date: 07 1961
Description: View from the corner of South Carroll and West Main streets looking north up Carroll Street at the Park Hotel.
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New West Junior High Building

Date: 05 05 1961
Description: West Junior High building under construction along Van Hise avenue on Madison's west side.
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Stained Glass Bay Window

Date: 09 02 1969
Description: Stained glass bay window in a second story apartment at 702 University Avenue. The building was originally owned by H.V. Teckam, and built in 1899. For man...
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Torch and Seashell Detail

Date: 10 12 1969
Description: A torch and seashell motif tops the D.P. Zografos Uptown Business and Secretarial Service and Klein's Bakery in 1969 at 320 State Street. The Art Deco abst...
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Norway Center Plaque

Date: 12 07 1969
Description: A cast metal plaque of a Viking ship over the entrance to the Norway Center at 2262 Winnebago Street, which officially opened on June 15, 1963. The plaque ...
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Lakes of Madison Water-Ways Guide

Date: 1968
Description: Shows potential fishing areas by species and season, as well as sand and rock bars, weed beds, public facilities, points of interest, and selected business...
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Madison House Fire

Date: 04 25 1960
Description: A crowd of onlookers is standing in front of a house at 2120 Waunona Way that was engulfed in fire. The incident was caused by a lightning strike of adjace...
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Traffic Accident in Madison

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Mrs. Lavern (Edith) Clark walking away from her car that was knocked out of control on Milwaukee Street by another car. It crashed through a fence and into...

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