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| Date: | 07 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Madison Mayor George Forster, center, holds the mayor's trophy which will be awarded to the winner in the three-gaited open class in the Madison Saddle Hor... |
| Date: | 02 26 1952 |
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| Description: | An actor from the Madison Theater Guild tries on a costume. |
| Date: | 01 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Karen Nelson, age 7, gliding on one skate. She is a member of the Madison Skating Club's Junior Club. |
| Date: | 01 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Madison Skating Club's Junior Club members Venita Plazewski and Barbara Rieman skating on one leg while holding hands. |
| Date: | 02 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Pictured is the Madison Theater's Guild's costume designer who uses only the name Loie. |
| Date: | 08 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Jim Bidgood, Lester Levine, and Charle Schaefer act in the play "Illusions," one of three one-act plays presented by the Madison Youth Summer Theater which... |
| Date: | 08 25 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Theater rehearse for the one-act play, "Over the Teacups." Shown are Connie Connor, Lois Shoemaker, Ruth Bergum (standing in back), ... |
| Date: | 10 13 1950 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Madison VFW Drum and Bugle Corps drum majorette Patricia Knaack, an expert twirler and an instructor at the Kehl dance school. |
| Date: | 01 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Four members of the Madison Skating Club's Junior Club are shown on the ice. They are, from left to right, Ray White, Jeff Blume, Sally Williamson, and Jea... |
| Date: | 07 17 1951 |
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| Description: | Contenders in the western class of the Madison Saddle Club horse show are, left to right: Nancy Timmons, Janet Marlett, and Colleen Houghton. |
| Date: | 09 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Walt Kelly arriving in Madison at the Chicago & North Western depot, is met by a person dressed as Pogo, one of his cartoon characters. |
| 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: | 01 02 1954 |
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| Description: | Students at Madison Edgewood High School act out a scene from the play "The Marriage Proposal". Peggy Forster and Michael Kretschman are in the scene and d... |
| Date: | 11 26 1958 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 02 08 1955 |
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| Description: | A woman sitting on a Victorian sofa is wearing a costume for the Madison Art Association Beaux Arts ball. |
| Date: | 01 26 1959 |
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| Description: | Four members of the Madison Skating Cub have trained skaters that will take part in the club's annual ice show. Winifred Balsley performs a graceful turn i... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Joseph Klein, Lois Klein and Marvin Foster (left to right) are examining a scrapbook depicting the first ten years of activity for the Madison Theatre Guil... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Madison Mayor, George Forrester, seated in the front row of the audience at the Ringling Brothers Circus. Clowns entertain the children seated near Forrest... |
| Date: | 12 26 1951 |
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| Description: | A large group of children wearing party hats are singing Christmas carols at a children's Christmas party, sponsored by the Madison Rotary Club. |
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