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State Office Building

Date: 1954
Description: An aerial view of the State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street. Also shows Olin Terrace, Madison Club and the United States Post Office.
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Swearing in of New Voter

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Madison City Clerk, A. W. Bareis, right, is swearing in "Miss 21," Eunice Mehtala, left, who is representing the Madison area's newest eligible voters. At...
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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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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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Lunchtime for Two Female Office Workers

Date: 06 04 1957
Description: What do typical Madison female office workers do on their lunch break? Doris Ardelt and Joal Fenn order lunch at a downtown Madison cafeteria.
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Eldred Garter and Secretary

Date: 12 07 1957
Description: Eldred Garter, Madison Newspapers employee, showing a secretary how to type using a dictaphone.
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Madison Air Force Enlistees

Date: 01 03 1951
Description: A group of air force enlistees poses for a group portrait before departing from Madison for Milwaukee. They are part of the thirty-three who were accepted ...
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Nels Rasmussen, Western Union Employee

Date: 10 10 1951
Description: Nels Rasmussen, employed at Madison Western Union for 42 years, receives a gold pin for his service from Manager A. G. Tappen.
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Madison Police Department Civilian Staff

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Civilian employees in the Madison police department records center. Staff are sitting at their desks in an open office space with different filing cabinets...
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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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WKOW Radio Transmitter

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: WKOW radio transmitter.
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Madison Theatre Guild's Tenth Anniversary

Date: 08 1955
Description: Fern and Charles Thompson, chairmen of the ticket campaign for the Madison Theatre Guild, are presenting the first two season tickets to Mayor George Forst...
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Wisconsin State Journal Switchboard and Staff

Date: 07 15 1952
Description: Four staff members and view of the switchboard wall that operates the presses at the offices of the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison Newspapers, Inc., 115 ...
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Mayoral Side Hugh Ingersoll

Date: 07 29 1952
Description: Portrait of Hugh D. Ingersoll, the new finance administrative assistant to Madison mayor George Forster, seated behind a desk.
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Harold Engel Interviewing Hawaiian Visitor

Date: 1952
Description: Two men sitting at a table, looking at a sheet of paper. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. 1950-4. Harold Engel, assistant director of TV station WHA interview...
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Mr. Oakie

Date: 1952
Description: A man sits at a desk, with one hand on a book and the other adjusting a radio. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. 1950-4. Mr. Oakie, local police official."
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winner

Date: 08 02 1950
Description: Jerry Wagner of Mineral Point accepts a check from Harlan C. Nicholls, a cashier at the First National Bank of Madison, for the sportsmanship award of the ...
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Construction of State Office Building

Date: 1958
Description: An aerial view of the contruction of a new wing on the State Office Building.
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Crime Prevention Week Declaration

Date: 02 15 1952
Description: Wisconsin Attorney General Vernon W. Thompson sitting at his desk while signing an endorsement of the Madison observance of Crime Prevention Week. The nati...
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High School Vocational Counseling

Date: 02 16 1954
Description: Leo Barnes, a guidance counselor at Madison West High School, confers with student Patricia Dimond about an aptitude test.

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