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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: | 11 07 1958 |
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| Description: | Decoration at the Frankenburger House for the UW-Madison homecoming. |
| Date: | 11 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Sigma Kappa fraternity house decorated as a showboat for a University of Wisconsin-Madison Homecoming celebration. |
| Date: | 11 07 1958 |
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| Description: | The prize-winning UW-Madison homecoming decoration at the Chi Phi Fraternity. |
| Date: | 11 07 1958 |
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| Description: | Decoration for the UW-Madison homecoming at the Chi Omega sorority on Langdon street. |
| Date: | 11 07 1958 |
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| Description: | Homecoming queen and king for the University of Wisconsin. They are Donna Penn, Wausau, and Brian Kulas, Madison. |
| Date: | 11 07 1958 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin cheerleaders riding in a convertible during the UW-Madison homecoming parade. |
| Date: | 05 18 1959 |
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| Description: | As part of the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, boats of every description are parked on the 10 block of West Main... |
| Date: | 04 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Sherwyn Woods (right), president of the Madison Youth Council confers with Marilyn Erickson, co-chairman of publicity for the upcoming Clean-Up Week. |
| Date: | 09 16 1951 |
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| Description: | Dr. Morris Thomas, left, manager of the new Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison, greets Major General Carl R. Gray, Jr., administrator of veterans ... |
| Date: | 04 19 1954 |
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| Description: | One of a series of scenes from the dramatic production "Down Memory Lane", presented in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Madison ... |
| Date: | 05 11 1959 |
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| Description: | Edward Schultz, left, director of the Wisconsin Policeman's Protective Association and Ft. Atkinson police chief is shown presenting a "meritorious service... |
| Date: | 01 08 1958 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the outgoing board president of the Madison Real Estate Board with his successor and other newly installed officers. Seated are Robert ... |
| Date: | 05 18 1959 |
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| Description: | Participating in the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, is Ben Swetmore who is checking out one of the boats parked ... |
| Date: | 11 29 1951 |
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| Description: | Miss Ida Collings, second from the left, is honored for her twenty-five years as superintendant of nurses at Madison General Hospital at a reception given ... |
| Date: | 05 18 1956 |
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| Description: | Thirty carrier boys for Madison Newspapers wave goodbye before leaving on a train for a four-day vacation trip to Washington D.C. These boys won the trip b... |
| Date: | 10 18 1956 |
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| Description: | Nancy and Jesse Hyman Jr. dress in costume to promote Centennial Week, October 22 - 27, in observation of the city of Madison's 100th year. |
| Date: | 09 16 1953 |
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| Description: | Committee chairs for Madison service clubs seated at the head table at the luncheon. They are Joseph T. Werner, Rotary; Felix Kraemer, Exchange Club; Milto... |
| Date: | 01 01 1958 |
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| Description: | Newborn baby boy with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dohm. He was born at 12:07 a.m., the first baby born in Madison in 1958. |
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