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Madison East-Central Football Game

Date: 11 01 1950
Description: Madison East High School guard Dale Pollock is about to tackle Madison Central High School fullback Ralph Rabinowitz in the high school game at Breese Stev...
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Madison Bowler Joseph P. Fedele, Jr.

Date: 04 18 1950
Description: Portrait of Madison bowler Joseph P. Fedele, Jr. of 906 Vilas Avenue.
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Sorority Pledges

Date: 10 03 1950
Description: Pledges of the Delta Gamma sorority gather around the piano as Harriet Kirchhoff sits on the piano bench to play. From the left are: Joan Sexton, Madison; ...
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Martin Wolman

Date: 04 26 1950
Description: Portrait of Martin Wolman, business manager of Madison Newspapers, Inc.
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Don Marcouiller, Madison Parochial Schools Band Director

Date: 02 04 1950
Description: Portrait of Don Marcouiller, Madison parochial schools band director, holding a conducting baton.
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Madison Art Association

Date: 10 01 1950
Description: Artist Francis Chapin is shown standing beside his oil painting "House of Dogs, Mexico" which the Madison Art Association displayed at the Madison Free Lib...
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Madison West-Kenosha Football Game

Date: 11 02 1950
Description: Kenosha running back Alan Ameche (#14) scores one of his five touchdowns against Madison West High School in their game at Breese Stevens Field. Madison We...
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Optimists Heart Drive

Date: 02 13 1950
Description: The Madison Optimists presented a check for $100 to the Madison Heart Committee for American Heart Week in commemoration of Optimist members who have died ...
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Madison Skating Club's Junior Club

Date: 01 17 1950
Description: Karen Nelson, age 7, gliding on one skate. She is a member of the Madison Skating Club's Junior Club.
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Madison Skating Club's Junior Club

Date: 01 17 1950
Description: Madison Skating Club's Junior Club members Venita Plazewski and Barbara Rieman skating on one leg while holding hands.
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Madison Civic Symphony Conductor

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: Walter Heermann, conductor of the Madison Civic Symphony and Civic Chorus, poses with a baton in his hand.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winner

Date: 07 1950
Description: Roddy Botts with the tool set he won for best constructed car in the 1950 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby.
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Karl A. Eisole, Jr.

Date: 04 28 1950
Description: Portrait of Karl A. Eisole, Jr., national advertising manager of Madison Newspapers, Inc, wearing a bowtie.
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Vilas Park Island Tree Planting

Date: 05 13 1950
Description: More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited through the Madison Youth Council helped plant trees and shrubs on the Vilas Park island.
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Belgian Criminal Investigator

Date: 10 03 1950
Description: Madison police chief Bruce Weatherly (left) explains how Madison police fight crimes to visiting internationally-famous Belgian criminal investigator Flour...
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Madison United Givers' Fund First Drive

Date: 10 16 1950
Description: Three Madison citizens involved in directing the United Givers' Fund drive of 1950, the first Madison United Givers' Fund campaign, gather at a desk. Shown...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 1950
Description: Thirteen year-old Philip Lenhart of Madison, Wisconsin, sitting in his new and improved soap box derby car. In the 1950 Madison race held on July 23, 1950,...
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Amerian Legion 40 et 8 Check Presentation

Date: 03 31 1950
Description: Amerian Legion 40 et 8 presents checks to three Madison welfare groups; Rev. J. Van Handel of the Madison Catholic diocese welfare bureau, Rabbi Manfred Sw...
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Madison East vs. Madison West High School Football Games

Date: 10 27 1950
Description: Shown is Madison East's second touchdown in its victory over Madison West in a Big-Eight and intra-city football game. Shown is Ronnie Schara (#40) scoring...
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Madison Parochial Schools Band Trombone Section

Date: 02 04 1950
Description: Five boys practice playing trombones in the Madison parochial schools band at Edgewood High School.

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