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| Date: | 01 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Row of two-story houses along the newspaper route in a Madison neighborhood, where the carriers throw their papers to the doorstep. |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | The line-up of racers await their turn to race in the Madison Soap Box Derby. The Derby was on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capi... |
| Date: | 07 24 1955 |
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| Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby champion, David Laverty of Mineral Point, posing with the plaque and his brother Larry who is a past champion. In the background is ... |
| Date: | 12 05 1955 |
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| Description: | A group of nine children carol at the Nativity crib erected near the Wisconsin State Capitol's State Street entrance by the Madison Deanery Council of Cath... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Air view of University Avenue at Midvale Boulevard. |
| Date: | 10 24 1955 |
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| Description: | City County Building under construction, showing the metal framework of the building. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Midvale Avenue and Odana Boulevard. |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Three graduating seniors model clothing especially suitable for college life at the tea sponsored by the Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council. The models ar... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Joseph Klein, Lois Klein and Marvin Foster (left to right) are examining a scrapbook depicting the first ten years of activity for the Madison Theatre Guil... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & Northwestern Railway crossing on Monona Bay, the site of the old MX tower. |
| Date: | 10 18 1955 |
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| Description: | A Northwest Airlines DC-4 plane at the Truax terminal. Originally constructed in 1937 with assistance from the WPA, the Madison Municipal Airport was renam... |
| Date: | 06 26 1955 |
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| Description: | Local fruit farmers Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kapec, Route 2, Madison, display a crate of home grown strawberries the size of golf balls. |
| Date: | 01 18 1955 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Charlotte Dugan in wedding dress standing in front of a fireplace. She was a receptionist in the business office of Madison Newspapers, Inc. On... |
| Date: | 11 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Ida Kittleson, Mary McCormick, Katherine Maurer, and Janet Pasch around a table at a tea given for the Madison Tuberculosis Association volunteer workers. |
| Date: | 06 1955 |
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| Description: | View towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from the outlying area around Madison. Just beyond the cornfield in the foreground are buildings, one with a sign ... |
| Date: | 05 24 1955 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Robert N. Nelson and his wife Amelia (Pederson) on the occasion of their 53rd wedding anniversary. Robert has practiced law in Madison since 19... |
| Date: | 02 23 1955 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Kroger Grocery Store, 515 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 10 1955 |
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| Description: | Officer Harold Kurth (right) presented an honorary membership in the Madison policeman's Protective Association to Ben Alexander (left) who plays Detective... |
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