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Curling Bonspiel

Date: 12 28 1956
Description: Agnes Gurney rink of Madison, at the Bonspiel. Madison members shown: Marge Meier, Dorothy Hogan, Agnes Gurney, and Florence Lunger.
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Behrend House Stairway

Date: 1951
Description: Behrend House interior stairway at 318 North Broom Street, built around 1875 by Nicholas Behrend.
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Madison Teachers - Education Week

Date: 11 06 1951
Description: Portrait of two Madison East High School history teachers. Seated at the desk is Lewis R. Williams, president of the Madison Federation of Teachers. At his...
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Madison Women Host Television Shows

Date: 05 15 1958
Description: Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. Beverly Stark, women's director of WMTV, c...
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Madison Apartment Fire

Date: 02 19 1959
Description: Madison firemen fighting an apartment fire at 146 West Johnson street.
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Beautiful Madison, Inc.

Date: 08 30 1956
Description: Three members of Beautiful Madison, Inc. give a letter to Mayor Ivan Nestingen (seated at desk) requesting a city ordinance against littering in Madison st...
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Madison General Hospital Auxiliary

Date: 01 02 1951
Description: Madison General Hospital Auxiliary volunteer worker Mabel Lewis reading to Billy McCord, patient.
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New Director of Madison Chamber of Commerce and Foundation

Date: 07 09 1952
Description: Portrait of Irwin W. Lackore, the new executive director of the Madison Chamber of Commerce and Foundation.
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Formation of the Madison Junior Achievement Corporation

Date: 03 12 1959
Description: Two incorporators of the Madison Junior Achievement Corporation sign the papers that will put teen-age boys and girls into their own profit-making business...
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North Henry Street House Interior

Date: 1951
Description: An interior view of a house at 524 North Henry Street, showing the living room from the library.
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Madison Free Library

Date: 01 28 1954
Description: A man is studying material from the Madison Free Library at 206 North Carroll Street.
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Madison Women Host Television Shows

Date: 05 15 1958
Description: Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. Jeanne Parr, also known as Jeanne Noth, ho...
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Pierce House

Date: 1951
Description: Pierce house (also known as the Garnhardt house), 424 North Pinckney Street. Interior view with desk and large window. Photograph made for the Madison Comm...
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Wisconsin Barbers Convention Committee

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Members of the Wisconsin Barbers Local #153 and Barbers Guild #23 joint committee to plan the annual convention of the Wisconsin Barber and Beauty Culture ...
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William F. Vilas House

Date: 1951
Description: An interior view of the William F. Vilas house, 12 East Gilman Street, which later became the College Woman's Club.
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Madison Advertising Essay Contest

Date: 04 09 1959
Description: Portrait of the four judges and event chairman for the annual essay contest for the Madison high schools, sponsored by the Madison Advertising Club. The es...
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Madison Vocational School Furniture Upholstering Class

Date: 04 25 1951
Description: Barbara and Howard Vindedahl tack upholstery onto their renovated chair in an upholstery class at Madison Vocational School.
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Newcomers to Madison

Date: 01 29 1952
Description: Shown are newcomers to Madison, Mrs. Edward Jacobs, 602 Pinchot Avenue, and her 14-months-old son, Mark.
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Newcomers to Madison

Date: 01 29 1952
Description: Portrait of newcomers to Madison, Elizabeth F. (Mrs. Carl K.) Wettengel, 37 Hiawatha Circle, and her sons Thomas (left) and John (right).
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Madison General Hospital Addition

Date: 07 14 1952
Description: Interior view of a private furnished room in the new addition to Madison General Hospital. 196 beds are being added to the hospital's capacity.

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