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| Date: | 06 05 1959 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Arthur Holmes, of La Crosse, of the class of 1909, UW Madison and former University of Wisconsin regent. |
| Date: | 07 03 1957 |
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| Description: | Madison General Hospital nurses singing "Happy Birthday" to Gunda Benson, who is seated in her wheelchair and surrounded by the group. |
| Date: | 09 26 1957 |
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| Description: | A man holding a paper-wrapped package under his arm pauses while shopping to watch the demolition of the Pioneer block and Madison Theater on the Madison C... |
| Date: | 08 03 1958 |
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| Description: | Dr. Frank A. Niles, 310 South Randall Avenue, age 76, is a retired Madison dentist and a charter member of the West Side Senior Citizens' Club. |
| Date: | 02 25 1952 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Carl Minch, Belleville, who at 82 years of age is one of Madison's oldest active bowlers, pictured here at the Playdium Alleys in Madison. Minc... |
| Date: | 12 13 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Mrs. Comfort (?) seated in a chair. |
| Date: | 02 24 1953 |
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| Description: | A resident of the Oakwood Lutheran Nursing Home is given a permanent by an apprentice in the Madison Vocational and Adult School cosmetology program. |
| Date: | 06 05 1959 |
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| Description: | Portrait of U.W. 1909 alumnae Jane Hebenstreit Tighe of Fargo, North Dakota. |
| Date: | 11 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Lt. Col. Frieda Nolte, officer in charge of the Madison post, welcomes Jenny Frothingham to a Thanksgiving dinner served by the Volunteers of America to 56... |
| Date: | 11 23 1950 |
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| Description: | Three charter members of the Turner auxiliary of Madison are shown at the 56th anniversary luncheon. They are Marguerite Drews, Alma Speckner, current pres... |
| Date: | 12 22 1951 |
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| Description: | Ira A. Nolte, center, chats with guests Reverend and Mrs. J.S. Fuza, Route 5, at the Volunteer of America's annual Sunset Club Christmas party for Madison ... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A man who does odd jobs around his neighborhood mows a banked lawn. |
| Date: | 09 08 1953 |
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| Description: | An elderly couple hold suitcases while boarding or disembarking a train car. |
| Date: | 01 03 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of George Senty, age 90. Senty died at age 99 on February 19, 1963. He was born in 1864 in Buffalo county and farmed in the Arcadia area and moved... |
| Date: | 04 04 1954 |
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| Description: | Three Madison men, all past commanders of the post (Togstad-Glenn Chapter 2), get together for the first time in 10 years at the installation. They are Mar... |
| Date: | 05 30 1957 |
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| Description: | Former Madison resident, 86 year old William Nichols, listening to a talk at the Memorial Day ceremony, located at Central High School because of rain. He ... |
| Date: | 08 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Fishermen ranging in age from seven years to over seventy cast from the breakwater at Tenney Park. |
| Date: | 12 15 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Jack Westra is serving punch at a Christmas party to three residents of the Dane County Home. The party was sponsored by the Madison Association of Un... |
| Date: | 05 17 1950 |
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| Description: | One of the founders of the Madison Catholic Women's Club and of the state council, Mrs. E.T. Baille (right) is shown chatting with Mrs. N.J. Luke Mergen, M... |
| Date: | 04 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Charles F. Kirwin in celebration of his 87th birthday. At the age of 87, Charles had been a resident of Madison for 52 years. He was an employe... |
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