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District Rotarian Conference

Date: 04 03 1959
Description: The newly named governor of the Madison district of Rotary clubs, Lee H. Barker of Wisconsin Rapids, visits with three prominent Rotarians who spoke at the...
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National Office Management Association Meeting

Date: 11 11 1953
Description: Following dinner, Paul Brown of Madison General Hospital, Donald Caswell, manager of Monroe Calculating Machine Co. and Ralph Thompson, office manager at B...
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Madison Curling Club

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: A member of the Madison Curling Club during an intra-club competition. Gloved curler, Jim Cottrell, is standing on the outer circle, pointing with his broo...
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Madison Curling Club

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Two members of the Madison Curling Club during an intra-club competition. Gloved curlers, L.W. Ketchum (left) and Rollie Black (right), show a "sweeping" t...
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Madison Free Library Bookmobile

Date: 02 09 1954
Description: Timmy and Joan Becker are reading a book by the shelves in the Madison Free Library bookmobile, which is parked in the Lakeview Heights neighborhood, a new...
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Madison Theatre Guild's Tenth Anniversary

Date: 08 1955
Description: Two women are sitting behind piles of printed bulletins and a typewriter, woring at addressing each one. Jane Gintz (right) was Madison Theatre Guild's box...
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Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council Tea

Date: 08 1955
Description: Louise Watson and Joan Jennerjohn, members of the Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council, showing sorority pins to be displayed at the tea for graduating seni...
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Madison Newspapers Kids Kolumns

Date: 06 06 1957
Description: David Bloodgood takes out the first free want ad in the Madison Newspapers Kids Kolumn with assistance from Ann Sundt of the classified advertising departm...
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Retirement Party for Madison YMCA General Secretary

Date: 06 13 1957
Description: Three attendees at the retirement party for retiring general secretary of the Madison YMCA, Loren Cockrell, at Camp Wakanda. From left are H. F. Brandenbur...
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Madison Civic Symphony Orchestra

Date: 10 02 1957
Description: Members of the percussion section of the Madison Civic Symphony orchestra at rehearsal in Scanlan Hall. Helen Dahm (right) is playing the tympani, Marian K...
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Madison Civic Symphony Orchestra

Date: 10 02 1957
Description: The principal players of the brass section of the Madison Civic Symphony orchestra at rehearsal in Scanlan Hall. From left are: Nancy Becknell, French horn...
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, giving a speech at Madison's United Givers' Fund banquet during the Madison stop on her tour of the country.
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, pinning charity information to a board at the United Givers' Fund at the banquet during the Madison stop on her to...
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Madison Health Studio

Date: 01 15 1958
Description: Robert Workman emerging from the steam room into the shower room at the Madison Health Studio at 235 West Gilman Street. He is holding a towel in front of ...
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Optimists International Oratory Contest

Date: 05 24 1958
Description: Three Midwest boys compete in the annual District 9 Optimists International oratory contest held in Madison. The finalists were, (L-R): James Posey, Iowa C...
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Madison Police Department Staff Practice Mouth-To-Mouth Artifical Respiration

Date: 10 22 1958
Description: The Madison Police Department uses a training film to teach mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration. Shown during a practice session are (L-R) trainer Sgt. F...
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Woman's Club of Madison Vaudeville Show

Date: 11 26 1958
Description: Three women perform in a comedy sketch during the vaudeville show at a meeting of the Woman's club of Madison. They are Amy Melby, Alma Beyer, and Mrs. Nor...
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New Madison Chamber of Commerce Officers

Date: 12 17 1958
Description: The newly elected officers of the Madison Chamber of Commerce. Front row, left to right, are: W.J. Rendall, San W. Orr, and Stanley V. Kubly. Back row, lef...
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Winners in Madison Art Contest

Date: 03 25 1959
Description: Five of the six winners in the Madison Helen Farnsworth Mears art contest. In front is the first-place winner, John Woolsey. In back, left to right, are: M...
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Madison Spelling Bee Finalists

Date: 04 30 1959
Description: Thirty-three finalists compete at the Central High School auditorium in the annual Madison City Spelling Bee. One of the finalists is Hermann Hansen, an 8t...

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