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Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of the Madison isthmus looking north. Caption reads: "Madison Wisconsin — Between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona".
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Home Economics

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior from lawn of Home Economics building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Arnold and Evelyn Morris

Date: 01 01 1950
Description: Arnold and Evelyn Morris, parents of the first baby born in Madison in 1950. Taken at Madison General Hospital.
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Madison Art Association Tea

Date: 02 12 1950
Description: Madison Art Association sponsored a tea at the Madison Free Library in connection with the exhibit of the works of Madison artists. Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Re...
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Charles B. Morris

Date: 06 01 1950
Description: Portrait of Charles B. Morris, a circulation department employee at Madison Newspapers, Incorporated.
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Madison East-Central Football Game

Date: 11 01 1950
Description: Madison East High School guard Dale Pollock is about to tackle Madison Central High School fullback Ralph Rabinowitz in the high school game at Breese Stev...
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Madison Housing Authority Survey of Substandard Housing

Date: 03 16 1950
Description: Map of areas surveyed by block number as part of the Madison Housing Authority Survey of Substandard Housing.
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Madison Bowler Joseph P. Fedele, Jr.

Date: 04 18 1950
Description: Portrait of Madison bowler Joseph P. Fedele, Jr. of 906 Vilas Avenue.
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Madison Button Club Display

Date: 09 26 1950
Description: Sets of buttons in display boxes are arranged in the Madison Button Club store window display.
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Visit Madison Wisconsin the Capital of Vacationland

Date: 1950
Description: This map of Madison is also a brochure of activities for vacationers in the area. The map includes indexes and some points of interest are shown pictoriall...
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Public Housing Hearing at Madison Common Council

Date: 06 26 1950
Description: Elevated view of members of the Madison Common (City) Council and speakers at a hearing of the Madison Housing Authority's (MHA) proposed public housing pr...
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Sorority Pledges

Date: 10 03 1950
Description: Pledges of the Delta Gamma sorority gather around the piano as Harriet Kirchhoff sits on the piano bench to play. From the left are: Joan Sexton, Madison; ...
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Martin Wolman

Date: 04 26 1950
Description: Portrait of Martin Wolman, business manager of Madison Newspapers, Inc.
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Don Marcouiller, Madison Parochial Schools Band Director

Date: 02 04 1950
Description: Portrait of Don Marcouiller, Madison parochial schools band director, holding a conducting baton.
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Madison Housing Authority Survey of Substandard Housing

Date: 03 16 1950
Description: Map of locations by block of dwellings rated as blighted as part of the Madison Housing Authority Survey of Substandard Housing.
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Madison Housing Authority Survey of Substandard Housing

Date: 03 16 1950
Description: Map of locations of blocks of dwellings rated as slums, as part of the Madison Housing Authority Survey of Substandard Housing.
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Madison Civic Symphony

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: Madison Civic Symphony woodwinds section members pose for a portrait. They are: Robert Woollen, clarinet; Esther Sadowsky, oboe; Donald Kirkpatrick, first ...
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Madison Art Association

Date: 10 01 1950
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...
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Madison West-Kenosha Football Game

Date: 11 02 1950
Description: Kenosha running back Alan Ameche (#14) scores one of his five touchdowns against Madison West High School in their game at Breese Stevens Field. Madison We...
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Optimists Heart Drive

Date: 02 13 1950
Description: The Madison Optimists presented a check for $100 to the Madison Heart Committee for American Heart Week in commemoration of Optimist members who have died ...

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