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Dudegon School Picnic

Date: 06 04 1959
Description: Overhead view of the children of Dudegon school on Monroe Street gathered on the front lawn for the annual school picnic. Men and women are standing on the...
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We Saw You......at West Side Garden Club Show

Date: 11 17 1960
Description: The West Side Garden Club holds its annual "Holiday House" show. Shown (L-R) are Mrs. Mary Ethel Van Hagan, Garden Club President, 2105 Madison Street; and...
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Wacky, But Not Quacky-Fake Duck on a Balcony

Date: 03 12 1958
Description: A fake duck sitting on the railing of a balcony at the Town House Apartments, 111 West Main Street. The stuffed duck was placed there by "trickster" Fred N...
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Volunteers at the Nixon-Lodge Campaign Headquarters

Date: 10 16 1960
Description: Volunteers at the local Nixon-Lodge presidential campaign headquarters, 123 East Mifflin Street, plan for coffee hours to watch a 22-minute telecast film o...
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Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
Description: A newspaper salesman guarding his wares against a damp chilly wind.
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Addition to Midvale Community Lutheran Church

Date: 07 16 1958
Description: Progress on the addition to Midvale Community Lutheran Church on Midvale Boulevard.
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Edgewood High School Presents Medieval Nativity Play

Date: 12 15 1960
Description: Edgewood High School presents a medieval nativity play in the school auditorium. Members of the cast are (lower, L-R) John Rengstorff, shepherd, son of Mr....
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Spring Flowers

Date: 03 26 1959
Description: View from inside looking through show window towards two young girls holding umbrellas who are standing outdoors on the sidewalk on the Capitol Square. The...
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We Saw You . . . at Tea for Mrs. Kuehn

Date: 07 29 1960
Description: A tea is held to honor Mrs. Margery Kuehn, (shown at right) Whitefish Bay, wife of Philip Kuehn, the Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin. Shown ...
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Postal worker, Ray Kindschi, is pushing a load of packages on a cart at the Williamson Street warehouse for the United States Post Office. He is usually a ...
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We Saw You . . . as Catholic Schools Opened

Date: 09 1955
Description: Sister M. Cordis, 7th & 8th grade teacher and principal at Holy Redeemer Catholic School located at 128 West Johnson Street, points out to her class a less...
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Salute to Newsboys

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Newspaper boy Malcolm Bourne, 113 Lathrop Street, dressing before dawn to prepare for completing his daily newspaper route. The hands on his alarm clock i...
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First Customer for Doty St. Parking Ramp

Date: 12 13 1957
Description: Automobile at the entrance of the recently opened Doty Street parking ramp. The driver, David O'Neil, is being ushered into the ramp by Traffic Engineer Jo...
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Christmas Cheer for Children

Date: 12 14 1957
Description: Silhouette of a young girl attending a holiday party looking through a window onto a front porch at Kappa Sigma house on Langdon Street. "Merry Christmas" ...
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We Saw You . . . at Madison Libraries

Date: 03 05 1958
Description: The Madison Bookmobile makes eleven stops in the city. Shown in the bookmobile are (left to right): Mrs. Tom Newport and son, Jim (5437 Dahlen Drive); libr...
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Former Site of Young's Restaurant

Date: 03 12 1958
Description: Joseph Young standing across the street from his nearly-dismantled Young's Restaurant at 622 West Washington Avenue. The restaurant was operated by Young, ...
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Vilas Park Merry-Go-Round Grand Opening

Date: 06 21 1958
Description: Madison Park Superintendent James G. Marshall throwing the switch to turn on the new Vilas Park merry-go-round. Show (L-R) with Marshall are park crew memb...
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We Saw You . . . On Television

Date: 07 29 1958
Description: Members from Madison's five Senior Citizens groups tour the University of Wisconsin television station WHA-TV. Shown looking through a television camera ar...
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Painting Norbert Anderson's Home

Date: 08 16 1958
Description: View through window of Norbert Anderson's friends who pitched in to help paint his home at 1522 Jefferson Street. At right is James Karns who is standing o...
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We Saw You . . . at Nursery School

Date: 11 22 1960
Description: Kathy Conto (3) entertains herself at the Salvation Army all day nursery school, 121 West Wilson Street. Anne Shea serves as the head teacher and is assist...

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