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| Date: | 04 20 1957 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 05 14 1950 |
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| Description: | President Harry S. Truman is shown speaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. He was in Madison to be present at the laying of the corner... |
| Date: | 05 27 1954 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Community Welfare Council are honored at the group's 6th annual meeting. Mr. Kenneth M. Orchard, council president, is seated center... |
| Date: | 01 20 1955 |
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| Description: | Annual banquet of the East Side Business Men's Association held at the Loraine Hotel. Shown left to right are: Madison Mayor George Foster; Thomas E. Colem... |
| Date: | 05 14 1950 |
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| Description: | President Harry S. Truman in Madison for the opening and dedication of the Filene House, 1617 Sherman Avenue. He is sitting in the car and waving his hat d... |
| Date: | 04 16 1957 |
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| Description: | Newly elected Madison City Council President, Alderman William C. Sachtjen (left) admires one of the desk microphones in the new City-Council Building Coun... |
| Date: | 05 14 1950 |
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| Description: | President Harry S. Truman visited Madison to be present at the laying of the cornerstone for the CUNA's Filene House, 1617 Sherman Avenue. He is pictured ... |
| Date: | 05 14 1950 |
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| Description: | President Harry S. Truman came to Madison for the opening and dedication of the Filene House, located at 1617 Sherman Avenue, and is shown here surrounded ... |
| Date: | 08 23 1954 |
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| Description: | Three past presidents of Madison Optimist clubs are shown at a dining table. Left to right are: Walter Blair, B.R. L'Hommedieu, and Jerry Coulter. Coulter ... |
| Date: | 08 23 1954 |
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| Description: | The four top guests at the meeting are (left to right): George Browne (of Indianapolis, Indiana), past president of Optimists International; Madison Mayor ... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Senator John F. Kennedy with his wife, Jackie. Second from right is Ivan Nestigan, then Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 09 24 1959 |
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| Description: | Sen. John Kennedy, a leading Democratic presidential hopeful, began an intensive three-day speaking tour in Wisconsin with a breakfast with politicians and... |
| Date: | 11 30 1954 |
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| Description: | Representatives of business, labor and government meet at the Edgewater Hotel for a pre-luncheon gathering to celebrate the opening of a new Sears store. S... |
| Date: | 06 08 1954 |
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| Description: | A brass plaque shaped like a shield with the following inscription: "For Meritorious Service - E. B. Samp President - Wisconsin State Telephone Association... |
| Date: | 11 30 1954 |
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| Description: | Representatives of business, labor and government meet at a pre-luncheon gathering at the Edgewater Hotel to celebrate the opening of a new Sears store. St... |
| Date: | 02 10 1950 |
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| Description: | Rev. O.B. Ransopher of Wisconsin Rapids, president of the Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin, placed a wreath at the foot of the Abraham Lincoln statue in fro... |
| Date: | 12 1954 |
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| Description: | View of the Lincoln statue with new lighting. The new amber lights were installed in late 1954 and are automatically turned on at dark by an electronic dev... |
| Date: | 06 17 1955 |
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| Description: | Professor Ben Elliot placing the doctoral hood on Frank Lloyd Wright at the University of Wisconsin Commencement ceremony. U.W. President Edwin Broun Fred ... |
| Date: | 05 21 1954 |
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| Description: | New officers of the University of Wisconsin YWCA gather at the group's tea. Shown seated (left to right) are Mrs. John Mayor, treasurer, and Mrs. John Kein... |
| Date: | 11 30 1954 |
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| Description: | Stan Prideaux (right), president of Gisholt's Machinist Local Union 1404, is chatting with John Werner (from Milwaukee), State CIO Community Service direct... |
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