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Madison Home Show Television Demonstration

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: Television was a feature enjoyed by children and adults at the Madison Home Show. The fascination of new improvements for the home, many of them on displa...
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Episcopal Diocese

Date: 06 21 1956
Description: Group portrait of the staff members of the institute for summer church schools of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee at St. Francis Episcopal Student Cente...
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Madison Moose Lodge Donating to Muscular Dystrophy Association

Date: 04 09 1959
Description: Four members of the Madison Moose Lodge present a check to George Fess, right, president of the Madison Muscular Dystrophy Association. The money was raise...
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Madison Maennerchor Singing Society

Date: 02 21 1950
Description: Members of the Madison Maennerchor, the oldest singing society in Wisconsin, standing around their accompanist, Mrs. Grace L. Snell, at the group's ninety-...
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Madison Marine Sendoff

Date: 09 06 1950
Description: Madison Marine Reserve staff Sgt. Frank J. Kasinski embraces his wife before boarding the train taking the reserve unit for active duty in Korea.
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Madison VFW Drum and Bugle Corps

Date: 10 13 1950
Description: Portrait of Madison VFW Drum and Bugle Corps officials holding cymbals. They are, from left, Gilbert Dennis, musical director; A.J. Taff, corps president,...
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Madison United Givers' Fund First Drive

Date: 10 23 1950
Description: Oscar Gustave Mayer, left, campaign chairman of the first Madison United Givers' Fund campaign, presents a Red Feather award to Claude Bell, United Givers'...
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Madison Vocational School Cake Decorating Class

Date: 1951
Description: Victor Hammersley, a professional baker and teacher, supervises as Elizabeth Zweifel and Mae Grelle decorate a cake at the Madison Vocational School.
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Madison Vocational School Typing Class

Date: 04 25 1951
Description: Ferne Stone, Madonna Egan, and Vivian Williams practice typing in the Madison Vocational School commercial department's night school typing class. Eight ot...
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Madison Art Association Craft Fair

Date: 11 13 1951
Description: Members of the Madison Art Association's gallery committee talk over plans for the craft fair. Left to right: Prof Alfred Sessler, Winfried Guenther, Jane ...
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Italian Displaced Person in Madison

Date: 12 30 1951
Description: Pietro Palumbo, seated at a table, visits with his sponsor Matt Lombardino about his plans for a "new life" in Madison after arriving here as a displaced p...
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Madison Recreation Department Staff

Date: 01 10 1952
Description: Group portrait of staff members of the Madison Recreation Department, left to right: Standing, Hermine Sauthoff, Clarence Schwengel, Glenn "Pat" Holmes and...
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Newcomers to Madison

Date: 01 29 1952
Description: Newcomers to Madison, Lieutenant Colonel Charlie Falletta and Mrs. Falletta, 1105 Harrison Street, and their three sons, left to right, Robert, 1, Billy, 3...
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Madison Grieg Male Chorus

Date: 06 21 1952
Description: Members of the Madison Grieg Male Chorus are shown in their new uniforms before participating in the sangerfest of the Norwegian Singers Association of Ame...
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New Madison Maennerchor Flag

Date: 07 17 1952
Description: Caroline and Otto Niemann with the new Madison Maennerchor flag, a gift of the Niemanns to replace the previous flag lost in a 1940 fire.
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Madison Suburban High School Sports League

Date: 09 10 1952
Description: Group portrait of the principals and coaches from seven of the nine member schools of the Madison Suburban High School Sports League.
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Madison General Hospital Blood Drive

Date: 11 22 1953
Description: Myrna Brindley offers doughnuts to Madison General Hospital employees and staff blood donors Jane Watson and Richard Zellinski. The American Red Cross bloo...
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Divisional Skating Champions Crowned in the Madison Skating Club Meet

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Divisional Skating Champions crowned in the Madison Skating Club Meet at Vilas Park.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 25 1954
Description: Racer Ken Johnson of Mineral Point waits for the starting signal from city recreation director Glenn Pat Holmes at the 1954 Madison soap box derby.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Audience

Date: 07 25 1954
Description: Four local kids watch the races at the 1954 Madison soap box derby. From left are Mary Ann, Richard, and Dolores Crotsenberg, and John Dyreson.

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