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Madison Art Foundation

Date: 08 11 1953
Description: Portrait of supporters of the recently incorporated Madison Art Foundation. Philip Falk (left), superintendent of Madison schools, shows a piece of artwork...
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Clifford Hawley, Administrative Assistant to Philip H. Falk

Date: 09 30 1954
Description: Portrait of Clifford Hawley, administrative assistant to Madison School Superintendent, Philip H. Falk. He was chosen to work with the Madison Board of Edu...
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Madison Altrusa Club Annual Country Fair

Date: 04 25 1958
Description: The Madison Altrusa club gives a summer scholarship each year to a talented Madison student in honor of the late Lucy Irene Buck, a former club president a...
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AAA Dual Control Training Car

Date: 06 27 1950
Description: The Madison board of education's summer driving program for high school students acquires another American Automobile Association (AAA) dual control car, a...
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Madison Suburban Elementary Track and Field Day

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: The officials at the annual Madison Suburban Elementary School League track and field day include, left to right: Rev. Jerome Mersberger, Immaculate Heart ...
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American Cancer Society Dinner

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Among the guests at an American Cancer Society dinner are Madison Public Schools superintendent Philip H. Falk with his wife, Ethel (left); and Mrs. Doroth...
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Professional Women in Madison

Date: 01 29 1957
Description: Portrait of Ruth Allcott, Art Director of Madison's public schools.
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School Census Takers

Date: 04 21 1959
Description: Lloyd Benson, census director for the Madison board of education, points to a map with two of the forty-seven census takers, Mrs. Roberta Kiesow (center) a...
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Madison Vocational School Addition Cornerstone

Date: 05 08 1950
Description: The cornerstone for the million-dollar four-story addition to the Madison Vocational School was laid at the corner of North Carroll and West Dayton Streets...
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New U.W. Students Reception

Date: 09 16 1956
Description: Four Madison incoming freshmen and transfer students are greeted by Rosa Fred, and University President E.B. Fred, at the Memorial Union. The students, lef...
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International Printing Week

Date: 01 14 1958
Description: Four men present at a dinner observing International Printing Week. They include, from left to right: Emil. J. Frautschi, president of the board of directo...
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: The original caption states: "Joseph Cutler, Milwaukee, left, presents University of Wisconsin President Conrad Elvehjem with a $25,000 check as the class ...
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Ted Zillman

Date: 10 15 1954
Description: Portrait of Theodore Zillman sitting at his desk. Zillman is the University of Wisconsin Dean of men.
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University of Wisconsin President Fred and Oscar Rennebohm

Date: 03 09 1953
Description: University President E.B. Fred and former governor Oscar Rennebohm posing in front of the first Rennebohm Drug Store in the 1300 block of University Avenue...
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Dane County Association of Health Councils

Date: 10 19 1950
Description: White House conference panelists post for a portrait at the Dane County Association of Health Councils meeting. They are, from left: Morris Hursh, executi...
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University of Wisconsin Founders' Day Banquet

Date: 02 07 1951
Description: Shown at the speakers' table at the University of Wisconsin Founders' Day banquet are, (left to right): Walter Frautschi, member of the board of the Madiso...
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AAA School Safety Program

Date: 08 31 1953
Description: Stuart B. Wright, AAA general Manager, presents school safety signs to Mayor George Forster, Supt. of Schools Philip H. Falk, and Police Chief Bruce Weathe...
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Spelling Bee Winners

Date: 04 10 1954
Description: Robert Suszycki, Mauston, accepts his first place spelling bee trophy with a smile. The trophy is presented by one of the judges, Sheridan Ellsworth, super...
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American Legion Essay Winners

Date: 04 05 1950
Description: Group portrait of the winners of the American Legion Essay Contest, a school official, and officers of the American Legion Auxiliary. Seated, left to right...
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Warren Hicks, Trade School Pioneer

Date: 01 27 1957
Description: Portrait of Warren Hicks who was instrumental in the formation of vocational education in Wisconsin. He was Assistant State Superintendent of schools until...

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