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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 1951
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.
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Madison Teachers — Education Week

Date: 11 06 1951
Description: Madison West High School physics teacher Frederick Schuler works with an oscilloscope.
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Madison Edgewood Basketball Team

Date: 12 05 1951
Description: Indoor group portrait of the Madison Edgewood boy's basketball team.
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Madison Teachers - Education Week

Date: 11 06 1951
Description: Portrait of two Madison East High School history teachers. Seated at the desk is Lewis R. Williams, president of the Madison Federation of Teachers. At his...
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Madison Vocational School Furniture Upholstering Class

Date: 04 25 1951
Description: Barbara and Howard Vindedahl tack upholstery onto their renovated chair in an upholstery class at Madison Vocational School.
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University of Wisconsin Boxing Tournament

Date: 02 07 1951
Description: Charles Hopkins, a former Madison Central High School athlete, boxes in the all-university tournament at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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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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Madison Air Force Enlistees

Date: 01 03 1951
Description: Three brothers, part of the thirty-three enlistees accepted by the Madison Air Force recruiting station, posing near the office in the Federal building. Th...
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Restaurant Institute at Madison Vocational School

Date: 01 17 1951
Description: Student Mauris Hostak of Kewaunee, Wisconsin checking on beef stew in the oven at the newly-opened Restaurant Institute at Madison Vocational School.
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Madison Civic Symphony Young People's Concert

Date: 11 14 1951
Description: Joan Taliaferro sitting at a piano with Madison Civic Symphony orchestra conductor Walter Heermann. She is to play with the orchestra at their young people...
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Woodworkers at Neighborhood House

Date: 02 20 1951
Description: Four men complete woodworking tasks at Neighborhood House, the oldest community center in Madison. It was established in 1916.
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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 Vocational School Cake Decorating Class

Date: 1951
Description: Victor Hammersley, a professional baker and teacher, supervises as Elizabeth Zweifel and Mae Grelle decorate a cake at the Madison Vocational School.
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Madison Vocational School Typing Class

Date: 04 25 1951
Description: Ferne Stone, Madonna Egan, and Vivian Williams practice typing in the Madison Vocational School commercial department's night school typing class. Eight ot...
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Madison Art Association Craft Fair

Date: 11 13 1951
Description: Members of the Madison Art Association's gallery committee talk over plans for the craft fair. Left to right: Prof Alfred Sessler, Winfried Guenther, Jane ...
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Italian Displaced Person in Madison

Date: 12 30 1951
Description: Pietro Palumbo, seated at a table, visits with his sponsor Matt Lombardino about his plans for a "new life" in Madison after arriving here as a displaced p...
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Ted Rundell Portrait

Date: 12 30 1951
Description: Portrait photograph of Ted Rundell.
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Madison Rifle Club

Date: 04 02 1951
Description: Group portrait of seventeen members of the Madison Rifle club holding their rifles. They repeated as champion of the Southern Wisconsin Rifle League by win...
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North Henry House Interior

Date: 1951
Description: An interior view of the living room toward the front of 524 North Henry Street. A man is sitting in a chair on the right near the windows.
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WIAA State Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 16 1951
Description: Four Madison West players consult with their coach during a Friday evening game at the WIAA state high school basketball tournament.

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