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| Date: | 09 27 1953 |
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| Description: | "Building Lasting Peace" is the theme for World Community Day, sponsored by the Madison Council of United Church Women at Grace Episcopal Church. Pictured ... |
| Date: | 12 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Bettina Bjorksten, an opera singer and teacher in Madison and other cities. Her family migrated from Germany to Brazil when Naziism became 'une... |
| Date: | 12 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Madison Mid-State Food Dealers Association officers. Seated in front is Carl Leitzke of the Leitzke Food Mart, president of the group. Behind h... |
| Date: | 02 14 1953 |
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| Description: | Woman sitting in a wheelchair bowling. |
| Date: | 08 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Kurt Gerhart offering some grass to a rabbit at the Vilas Park Zoo. |
| Date: | 08 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Karen Jeffs of Alberta, Canada, plays in the sand at Vilas Park. |
| Date: | 10 25 1953 |
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| Description: | Loraine Emordeno provides tympani beats during the rehearsal of the civic symphony in Scanlan Hall. |
| Date: | 09 29 1953 |
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| Description: | Barber Henry Palan cutting the hair of Billy Mayer in the Park Hotel barbershop. |
| 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: | 09 16 1953 |
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| Description: | Beverly Thomas, Madison, throwing a dart as Dick Gohdes, Wausau, and others, look on. A series of carnival-like booths familiarized new students with relig... |
| Date: | 11 19 1953 |
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| Description: | Two attendees listening to a presentation, Fred L. Todd in a pinstripe suit of Madison Vocational School (left), and Dr. A.O. Schmidt holding a drink from ... |
| Date: | 10 15 1953 |
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| Description: | Interested viewers at the preview for the Madison Art Association art exhibit in Scanlan Hall at the Vocational School were Lt. and Mrs. Olnar Olsen of Mil... |
| Date: | 07 23 1953 |
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| Description: | Queen of Apostles Seminary, 5810 Cottage Grove Road. |
| Date: | 03 31 1953 |
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| Description: | A modern kitchen including a breakfast table, wall oven, and built-in dishwasher. |
| Date: | 06 19 1953 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the women's softball team sponsored by Penn Electric. |
| Date: | 07 07 1953 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Bob Cooper Glass Softball Team in uniform. |
| Date: | 06 21 1953 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of 6 male baseball players from different teams talking to an umpire. |
| Date: | 09 08 1953 |
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| Description: | An elderly couple hold suitcases while boarding or disembarking a train car. |
| Date: | 10 28 1953 |
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| Description: | Sun Prairie High School football squad group portrait. |
| Date: | 02 10 1953 |
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| Description: | Action shot during the 149-pound semi-final match of the All UW Boxing Tournament. John Hobbins (left), Madison, and Bobby Goodsit of Milwaukee are sparrin... |
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