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| Date: | 01 05 1958 |
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| Description: | Two Madison Gas and Electric Company workmen checking pipes on Main Street in downtown Madison after two gas blasts and fires rocked downtown Madison, kill... |
| Date: | 08 06 1954 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of eight men at a meeting of Madison Newspapers, Inc., the publisher of the Madison State Journal and Capitol Times. |
| Date: | 02 13 1958 |
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| Description: | Five members of the Madison Advertising Club are shown. They are (L-R) Robert Loomer, WKOW-TV; Martin Wolman, business manager of Madison Newspapers Inc.; ... |
| Date: | 07 16 1958 |
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| Description: | The new Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park Street, nearing completion. |
| Date: | 07 1951 |
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| Description: | 1950 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion Warren Slightam about to compete in an exhibition race at the 1951 Madison soap box derby on Gorham Street. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 07 11 1958 |
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| Description: | The National Sales Executive club of Madison purchased stock in the Madison Improvement Corporation. Pictured are, left to right: John G. Schutz, president... |
| Date: | 01 14 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Pearce Roberts, Executive Secretary of the Madison Building Trades Council and past president of the Madison Federation of Labor. |
| Date: | 09 30 1958 |
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| Description: | Portrait of John W. "Wally" Wyngaard, manager of the Wisconsin State Journal's Madison News Bureau. |
| Date: | 04 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Martin Wolman, business manager of Madison Newspapers, Inc. |
| Date: | 02 26 1952 |
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| Description: | An actor from the Madison Theater Guild tries on a costume. |
| Date: | 10 01 1950 |
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| Description: | Artist Francis Chapin is shown standing beside his oil painting "House of Dogs, Mexico" which the Madison Art Association displayed at the Madison Free Lib... |
| Date: | 05 08 1952 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 09 06 1954 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Evelyn Gotzion of 3222 James Street in Madison, Labor Day Queen, shows her ring to Orla Coleman, president of the Madison Federation of Labor. The rin... |
| Date: | 07 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Interior of Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Librarian Doris Cruger is sitting at the desk inside Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Standing... |
| 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: | 08 15 1956 |
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| Description: | More than 113 secretaries of bowling leagues affiliated with the Madison Bowling Association gather at the Eagles Club for their annual fall meeting. Front... |
| Date: | 07 17 1953 |
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| Description: | Four members of the Madison Parks Department building the ramp on Midvale Avenue for the upcoming Madison Soap Box derby. Left to right: Vie Cramer, Don Ke... |
| Date: | 08 30 1956 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 03 26 1958 |
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| Description: | Vivian Soule (center), of Rt. 3 in Madison, was chosen as Wisconsin's most outstanding restaurant hostess at an open house held by the Madison Association.... |
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