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Sadie Jackson Murder

Date: 07 10 1949
Description: Julius J. Jackson, 1049 East Johnson, seated, with Acting Lieut. Robert O'Brien of the Madison police department in the background. Jackson is the husband ...
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Madison Visitors

Date: 09 14 1948
Description: From the left is Caryl Kennedy Benish (Mrs. George A.), San Pedro, California, with her son Robert, visiting with her lifelong friend Jane Weston Johnson (...
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Wisconsin High School Reunion

Date: 07 02 1959
Description: Five local graduates of Wisconsin High School visit at the class of 1942 reunion at the Cuba Club in Madison. From left are Robert C. Pooley, Jean Hoard, L...
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Goodman's Empty Stocking Christmas Party

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: Irene Dunne, Bernie Ehrman, Francine Ehrman, and Maxine Johnson attend a Christmas party thrown by Robert and Irwin Goodman for the employees of Goodman Je...
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Madison Youth Summer Theater

Date: 08 06 1957
Description: Officers of the Madison Youth Summer Theater are, left to right, Gibbs Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Murray, 4004 Drexel Avenue, president; Kathy J...
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Chi Psi Fraternity

Date: 09 07 1956
Description: Five Madison Chi Psi fraternity members attending a picnic during their national convention. They include Francis Bowman, Robert Paunack, Louis Sumner, Wal...
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Madison Advertising Club's Banquet

Date: 02 13 1958
Description: Five members of the Madison Advertising Club are shown. They are (L-R) Robert Loomer, WKOW-TV; Martin Wolman, business manager of Madison Newspapers Inc.; ...
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Maple Bluff Fire

Date: 04 26 1958
Description: Group portrait of five youth who sounded a fire alarm when a fire broke out at the Graham Johnson residence at 22 Burrows Street in Maple Bluff. Left to ri...
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Students with Clothing for Clothing Drive Collection

Date: 05 01 1945
Description: Eleven students from Highlands-Mendota holding clothes collected for the Madison and Dane County clothing drive. Pictured are room captains, first row left...
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Wisconsin School Administrators Conference

Date: 09 22 1960
Description: Portrait of Fred Pinkham (left), president of Ripon college; George Watson, state superintendent of public instruction; Earl Johnson, professor at U.W. Mil...
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Clothing Drive Contest

Date: 05 01 1945
Description: Pupils of the Highlands-Mendota Beach School ran a clothing drive contest among school rooms and collected well over a truckload of clothing. Pictured are ...
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Fathers and Sons Athletic Banquet at Frank Allis School

Date: 05 20 1959
Description: Group portrait of four father and son pairs. In the front row are Ed Francis, co-captain in football; Tom Hilsenhoff, softball co-captain; Tom McKay, track...
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New University of Wisconsin YMCA Building Cornerstone Laid

Date: 06 19 1953
Description: The cornerstone for the new University of Wisconsin YMCA building at the corner of W. Johnson and N. Brooks Streets is laid. Copies of the bible, a Wisc...
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Young Women Benefit Dance Sponsors

Date: 12 14 1948
Description: Group of seven young women who are sponsoring a benefit dance for the Empty Stocking fund. Pictured, left to right, are: Mrs. E.H. (Joyce) Sticha, Mrs. Mar...
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Shrine All-City Football Squad

Date: 11 16 1953
Description: Group portrait of the Shrine All-City football squad. They are, from left to right, front row, Dick Hermanson, Central;Ted Williams, Central; main speaker ...
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Home Talent Baseball League Excursion

Date: 04 21 1954
Description: Group portrait of West Side Business Men's Association's selections of guests on a Home Talent Baseball League excursion to a Braves game in Milwaukee. The...
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Explorer Scouts Prepare for Disasters

Date: 05 07 1956
Description: As part of a practice drill to prepare for possible disasters, three Explorer Scouts practice first aid techniques on a "disaster victim" lying on a stretc...
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Messiah Lutheran Temporary Chapel

Date: 06 26 1960
Description: Dorothy Palmquist and her daughter Heidi break ground for a temporary chapel at 2001 Martha Lane for the Messiah Lutheran congregation. Watching, from lef...
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Margaret Coughlin and Daughters

Date: 12 30 1947
Description: Mrs. Thomas B. (Margaret) Coughlin, 510 West Shore Drive, and her eight daughters who are home for the Christmas season with their families. Seated are: Mr...
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March of Dimes Wheelchair Race

Date: 02 09 1948
Description: Winning team in the March of Dimes wheelchair race, sponsored by the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce: Clarence Beebe, kneeling, and in the back row, lef...

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