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| Date: | 10 07 1959 |
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| Description: | Blanche Nesbit, Dr. Mark Nesbit, and Dorothy Guild posing in front of a large painting during the Madison Art Association Invitational Exhibition. |
| Date: | 09 07 1956 |
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| Description: | Ralph Olson (right), potentate of Zor Shrine of Madison and Wisconsin's adjutant general, visits with Wisconsin governor Walter Kohler during a noon lunche... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Harriet Irwin, a high school graduating senior, opening her invitation to the tea sponsored by the Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council. |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Mary Royston and Patricia Mathison looking over responses from invitations to the tea for graduating high school seniors sponsored by the Madison Alumne Pa... |
| Date: | 10 02 1957 |
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| Description: | Conductor Walter Heermann leading the Madison Civic Symphony orchestra of 75 members during a rehearsal at Scanlan Hall. The group rehearsed every Tuesday ... |
| Date: | 10 22 1957 |
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| Description: | Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, being crowned "Madison's Miss 1957 United Givers' Fund Queen" at the charity's banquet during the Madison stop on ... |
| Date: | 11 26 1958 |
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| Description: | Three lady dancers at the Vaudeville show at a meeting of the Woman's Club of Madison. They are Gladys Homer, Beulah Kosak, and Mary Shattuck. |
| Date: | 11 26 1958 |
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| Description: | Two participants in the vaudeville show at a meeting of the Woman's Club of Madison admire a poster for one of the acts. They are Marie Oakey and Grace Liv... |
| Date: | 05 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Four Lakes Council Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps of Madison, Wisconsin, lined up on the steps at the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 11 07 1958 |
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| Description: | The prize-winning UW-Madison homecoming decoration at the Chi Phi Fraternity. |
| Date: | 04 11 1950 |
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| Description: | Joseph Rothschild, Madison civic and business leader, receives special recognition for his service to veterans and the community by the Madison Veterans of... |
| Date: | 08 02 1950 |
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| Description: | Jerry Wagner of Mineral Point accepts a check from Harlan C. Nicholls, a cashier at the First National Bank of Madison, for the sportsmanship award of the ... |
| Date: | 07 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the starting ramp for the Madison Soap Box Derby on East Washington Avenue, including the first block of South Butler Street. Van Steiner ... |
| Date: | 10 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Telawomen Committee members of the Dane Conty Women's Republican club met in Madison to open their campaign efforts for the November 7th election. Standin... |
| Date: | 03 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Caryl Regan, president of the Madison League of Women Voters, presents the first place award in the Essay Contest to Peggy Cafferty, Edgewood High School s... |
| Date: | 07 19 1953 |
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| Description: | Two Madison soap box derby contestants are racing toward the finish line on South Midvale Boulevard as a large crowd watches from behind a fence. The 1953 ... |
| Date: | 02 03 1956 |
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| Description: | Officials of the Veterans of Foreign Wars state bowling tournament hold onto a bowling ball before the "first throw." Left to right: Ralph Pauls, Madison C... |
| Date: | 10 07 1957 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of the officers of the Madison Hunt Club, a club for high school girls who like to ride horses. Left to right are: Marilyn Tormey of... |
| Date: | 10 16 1957 |
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| Description: | The Madison Visiting Nurse Service held its annual meeting at Blackhawk Country Club. The Visiting Nurse Service, a Red Feather agency, is the only service... |
| Date: | 10 16 1957 |
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| Description: | The Madison Visiting Nurse Service held its annual meeting at Blackhawk Country Club. The Visiting Nurse Service, a Red Feather agency, is the only service... |
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