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Wright Signing Contract

Date: 07 05 1956
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and Madison Mayor Nestigen at the signing of a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
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Group Signing Wright Foundation Contract

Date: 07 05 1956
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright (seated left), Madison Mayor Nestingen (seated right), and other officials signing a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank ...
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Madison Newspapers Meeting

Date: 08 06 1954
Description: Group portrait of eight men at a meeting of Madison Newspapers, Inc., the publisher of the Madison State Journal and Capitol Times.
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Shrine Club Meeting

Date: 06 17 1958
Description: Alden Hawthorne, at left, of Monroe, W.S. MacDonald (Sheboygan), Earle Lewis (Madison), Lester Lee (Madison), attend a Shrine Club members meeting in Madis...
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Public Housing Hearing at Madison Common Council

Date: 06 26 1950
Description: Elevated view of members of the Madison Common (City) Council and speakers at a hearing of the Madison Housing Authority's (MHA) proposed public housing pr...
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Madison City Council Meeting

Date: 11 24 1953
Description: Spectators and members at the Madison City Council meeting on November 24,1953. A cigar-smoking man listens to the proceedings.
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Beautiful Madison Week Proclamation

Date: 04 20 1957
Description: Madison mayor Ivan Nestingen signing a proclamation designating April 26 through May 4 as Beautiful Madison Week, when residents are urged to spruce up the...
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Madison Bowling Association Secretaries Annual Fall Meeting

Date: 08 15 1956
Description: More than 113 secretaries of bowling leagues affiliated with the Madison Bowling Association gather at the Eagles Club for their annual fall meeting. Front...
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Madison Restaurant Association Open House

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Vivian Soule (center), of Rt. 3 in Madison, was chosen as Wisconsin's most outstanding restaurant hostess at an open house held by the Madison Association....
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United Commercial Travelers Booster Meeting

Date: 02 07 1954
Description: Visiting at the state meeting of the United Commercial Travelers insurance company are, left to right: George Frost, Madison; Velma Foust, Madison; John Sc...
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Public Housing Hearing at Madison Common Council

Date: 06 26 1950
Description: Elevated view of the crowd of over 500 persons attending the public hearing of the Madison Housing Authority (MHA), a committee of the Madison Common (City...
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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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Madison Improvement Corporation Meeting

Date: 06 16 1958
Description: Leaders in the Madison metropolitan area met to learn more about the Madison Improvement Corporation, whose purpose is to buy and develop land for the expa...
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Madison City Council Meeting

Date: 03 13 1950
Description: Part of a crowd of interested citizens are shown in attendance at a Madison city council meeting to listen to arguments on off-street parking.
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Madison YMCA Ski Club

Date: 11 20 1958
Description: Ray Tomlinson models ski-wear at the Madison YMCA Ski Club's meeting and fashion show.
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Madison City Council Meeting

Date: 11 24 1953
Description: Spectators and members at the Madison City Council meeting on November 24, 1953. Alderman R.E. Nuckles is leaning on a table while listening to the proceed...
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Madison General Hospital Administrator Resigns

Date: 07 10 1958
Description: The board of directors of Madison General Hospital in a meeting where they accepted the resignation of chief administrator David C. Reynolds.
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Seminar on Ministry and Mental Health

Date: 05 16 1955
Description: Two Lutheran pastors chat during the seminar on ministry and mental health at the University YMCA in Madison. The Madison pastors are Rev. William J. Rohlw...
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Seminar on Ministry and Mental Health

Date: 05 16 1955
Description: The men who planned the three-meeting seminar on ministry and mental health gather at the University YMCA in Madison. At left is Walter W. Argow, Madison, ...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before City Council Committee

Date: 02 05 1959
Description: A Madison City Council investigative committee explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under t...

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