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Wright Signing Contract

Date: 07 05 1956
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and Madison Mayor Nestigen at the signing of a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
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John B. Heim

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Description: Studio portrait of John B. Heim (1848-1919), mayor of Madison from 1912-1913.
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Group Signing Wright Foundation Contract

Date: 07 05 1956
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright (seated left), Madison Mayor Nestingen (seated right), and other officials signing a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank ...
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Madison Saddle Club Horse Show

Date: 07 08 1952
Description: Madison Mayor George Forster, center, holds the mayor's trophy which will be awarded to the winner in the three-gaited open class in the Madison Saddle Hor...
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Joe Sensenbrenner

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Description: Mayor of Madison Joe Sensenbrenner holding a mug and with a cigarette in his mouth.
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Madison Youth Council

Date: 11 02 1954
Description: Madison mayor George Forster greets the new Madison Youth Council president George Chryst at the annual banquet. Mayor Forster administered the oath of off...
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American Business Women's Association Regional Brunch

Date: 07 22 1956
Description: Madison mayor Ivan Nestingen visits with, left to right: Theresa Lohbauer, Madison; Martha Austin, St. Louis; and Edith Brandt (?), Madison at the regional...
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Madison Baseball League Season Opener

Date: 05 16 1954
Description: Madison mayor George Forster prepares to throw out the opening pitch at the first game of the Madison Baseball League, successor to the old Industrial Leag...
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Madison Public Library Bookmobile

Date: 07 11 1957
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...
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Beautiful Madison Week Proclamation

Date: 04 20 1957
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...
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Visiting Russian Social Welfare Workers

Date: 12 04 1958
Description: Acting Madison mayor George Elder introducing five Russian welfare officials to Madison. The Russians are, left to right, front row: Vasilya Sadykova, Dmit...
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Beautiful Madison, Inc.

Date: 08 30 1956
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...
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Madison Honors Hawaii as the Fiftieth State

Date: 06 22 1960
Description: Madison mayor Ivan Nestigen declared a "Fiftieth State Day" in Madison to honor Hawaii's entry into the Union. A ceremony was held in front of the City-Cou...
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Mayoral Candidate, Henry Reynolds

Date: 02 02 1961
Description: Portrait of Henry E. Reynolds, businessman and candidate for Mayor of Madison in the upcoming election.
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New Madison General Hospital Wing Groundbreaking

Date: 08 29 1961
Description: Gordon N. Johnsen, Madison General hospital administrator, turns a shovel of dirt at the ground-breaking ceremony for the addition of a new six-story wing....
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Mayor F. Halsey Kraege and 1930 City of Madison Map

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Mayor F. Halsey Kraege standing in front of a 1930 City of Madison map.
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Madison Mayoral Candidates Forum

Date: 03 02 1961
Description: Madison mayoral candidate Henry E. Reynolds speaking at a forum sponsored by the West Side Business Men's Association.
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National Hospital Week

Date: 05 08 1958
Description: Madison mayor Ivan Nestingen visiting a patient at Madison General hospital after proclaiming the week as National Hospital Week. The nurse on the left is ...
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Kennedy Campaigning in Wisconsin

Date: 10 23 1960
Description: Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy at the Madison airport with state Democratic leaders. To Kennedy's left are Governor Gaylord Nelson and state Democr...
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Madison's Mayors

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Description: Composite of nine portraits of Madison's past Mayors including Spooner, Pinney, Alford, Conklin, Proudfit, Bashford, Dye, Gregory, and Doyon.

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