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Chef Frosting a Cake

Date: 12 21 1944
Description: Otto Wiedholz, Vienna French Pastry Shop, 334 State Street, frosting a cake. Otto and his wife, Elsie, 414 Chestnut Street, are the owners of the pastry sh...
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Groves-Barnhart Secretarial School

Date: 12 12 1945
Description: Group of five women in class at the Groves-Barnhart School for Secretaries, 502 State Street at Gilman Street. There is a large window in the background, s...
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Madison Street Sign Shop

Date: 02 15 1951
Description: Milton Kneebone, a member of the city street-marking crew, spray-paints street name signs.
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Edwin O. Olson & Son Men's Clothing Store

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Interior view of the new Edwin O. Olson & Son clothing store at 555 State Street.
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A.M. Toussaint Heating Company

Date: 06 1944
Description: Boiler installed by A.M. Toussaint Heating Company, 204 Winnebago Street, at the German House, 508 North Francis Street.
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Rose Lynch

Date: 05 27 1944
Description: Portrait of Rose Lynch, 21 North Butler Street, senior at Central High School, full time waitress at the Spanish Cafe on State Street, and student airplane...
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Hilda Ockerlander

Date: 02 25 1949
Description: Mrs. H.J. Ockerlander, 731 Copeland Street, first place winner of weekly contest, "What Happened?," published in the "Wisconsin State Journal." She won thr...
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Henry Abaly

Date: 11 27 1945
Description: Portrait of Henry D. Abaly, department superintendent, "Wisconsin State Journal." He resides at 109 West Doty Street.
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Visiting Nurse Service Staff Nurses

Date: 04 11 1944
Description: L. Lee, 1822 Helena Street, Norma Epermann, 217 North Orchard Street, and Mary Sherburne, 222 South Carroll Street, preparing supplies. Public health visit...
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Louis H. Wagner

Date: 06 04 1944
Description: Louis H. Wagner with man discussing establishment of a youth center in Madison. Wagner is co-owner of the Campus Soda Grill, 714 State Street.
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Wehrmann's Travel Shop Fire

Date: 01 31 1960
Description: Wehrmann's Travel Shop at 508 State Street is destroyed by a fire that started late Sunday. A jumbled mass of luggage was all that was left after the fire ...
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Madison Newspapers, Inc.

Date: 08 06 1949
Description: Men work in the make-up room of the newly formed Madison Newspapers, Inc. A new building on West Doty Street was added onto the Wisconsin State Journal bui...
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Coat Checkers at the LOFT

Date: 11 18 1944
Description: Two girls checking coats at the opening of the LOFT, left: Ruth Richards, 2210 East Johnson Street; Barbara John, 1517 Spaight Street.
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Lapham School Nativity Play

Date: 12 15 1949
Description: Lapham School Nativity play "Small One" is an yearly student Christmas production. "Mary" was played by Jean Loy, 943 East Dayton Street, rode Small One (d...
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Arthur G. Tappen

Date: 09 08 1944
Description: Portrait of Arthur G. Tappen, manager of the Madison Office, 21 W. Main Street, of the Western Union Telegraph Company since 1915. The Wisconsin State J...
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Woman at Perfume Shop

Date: 01 10 1945
Description: Maralyn Morency is sitting before the "make up bar," a feature of the newest Perfume Shop at 527 State Street. Miss Morency is applying one of six shades o...
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J.H. Svendsen and Joe Borecek

Date: 02 28 1945
Description: Portrait of J.H. Svendsen (left), owner of Svendsen's Painting and Decorating Firm at 118 State Street, and Joe Borecek, retail store manager. The store wa...
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Who's Who Club

Date: 01 15 1959
Description: Guests at the Who's Who anniversary tea at the YWCA, 122 State Street include, left to right: Mrs. William Rouman, Mrs. Bruce Strong, and Charlene Meier.
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John P. O'Connor

Date: 07 16 1958
Description: Window-breaker John O'Connor, 18, with Detective Kennety Hartwich in court. He pleaded guilty to smashing $2,210 worth of front windows at 14 State Street ...
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National Home Demonstration Week

Date: 04 12 1949
Description: Mrs. C.H. Nordberg, 44 Nygard Street, looks on as Mrs. Frank G. Miller, 1950 Koster Street, demonstrates her sewing machine skills. They are both members o...

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