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Kitchen Fire

Date: 05 03 1957
Description: A fire chief is surveying the damage from a kitchen fire at 906 East Mifflin Street in Madison, while the fire fighters are sweeping up with brooms.
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Man Relaxing at Brittingham Park

Date: 06 01 1957
Description: A man relaxes with an umbrella on the shore of Monona Bay in Brittingham Park on the first sunny day in Madison for a long time.
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"King and I" Opens

Date: 04 06 1958
Description: A full stage view of Madison Theater Guild's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I", at East High School.
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Portrait of Mrs. Carrie Lee Nelson

Date: 11 05 1958
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Carrie Lee Nelson, wife of Governor-elect Gaylord Nelson, taken in their family home at 5627 Crestwood Place in Madison prior to their mov...
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Winter on the Shore of Lake Mendota

Date: 11 29 1958
Description: Two twin brothers, Dan and Dave Westbury are turning their backs to the wind coming off Lake Mendota at Conklin (James Madison) park.
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Mothers With Careers

Date: 02 02 1959
Description: Madison television personality Beverly Stark reading to her two children, Randy and Shelley, at home where she does a good share of her professional work.
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New U.W. Heating Plant

Date: 02 18 1959
Description: Frank Kasiniski of Madison, right, and Wilburn Gibson of Detroit, MI, inspecting the second level of the newly completed University of Wisconsin heating pl...
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National Realtor Week Luncheon

Date: 04 15 1959
Description: Past presidents of the Madison Real Estate Board honored at the National Realtor Week luncheon included L.L. Oeland, J.S. Miller, Carl Stark, and I. Hovde.
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District Rotarian Conference

Date: 04 03 1959
Description: A group of youth affiliated with the Madison District of Rotary clubs meet Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson in the executive office in the State Capitol.
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Madison Figure Skating Club Winter Party

Date: 01 21 1954
Description: Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Lona Engelbe...
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Madison Vocational School Cooking School

Date: 01 25 1954
Description: Instructor E.L. Heiser looking on as students Jean Burik, Bob Knoelke, and Delwin Henriksen are preparing a salad in the cooking school at Madison Vocation...
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Madison Figure Skating Club Winter Party

Date: 01 21 1954
Description: Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Gordon Sinyk...
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Madison Vocational School Cooking School

Date: 01 25 1954
Description: Student Dudley Smith peeling onions in the cooking school at the Madison Vocational School. He is leaning away from his hands and squinting his eyes, and i...
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Madison Figure Skating Club Winter Party

Date: 01 21 1954
Description: Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Robert Beck ...
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Madison Figure Skating Club Winter Party

Date: 01 21 1954
Description: Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Dorothy Maso...
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Madison Stamp Club Meeting

Date: 02 18 1954
Description: Dick Thomas, sitting in the crowd of philatelic collectors and enthusiasts, scanning an exhibit at the Madison Stamp Club meeting at the City YMCA. The man...
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Madison Stamp Club Meeting

Date: 02 18 1954
Description: Milton Geier, smoking a cigarette, is examining a stamp with a magnifier, while W.L. Millar is looking on, at the Madison Stamp Club meeting at the City YM...
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Madison Stamp Club Meeting

Date: 02 18 1954
Description: Arthur Schwebs, with his daughter, Karen, and son, Roger, are looking at a philatelic exhibit in an album at the Madison Stamp Club meeting at the City YMC...
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Congressman Glenn Davis Holds Office Hours in Madison

Date: 08 23 1954
Description: Two political candidates meet with congressman Glenn Davis (R-Waukesha) in Madison. From left to right are: John Fluckiger, Jr. (of Verona), a GOP Assembly...
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Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council Tea

Date: 08 1955
Description: Gertrude Starr (center) will give a talk on "Are Sororities for You?" at the tea for graduating high school seniors sponsored by the Madison Alumnar Panhel...

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