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Scene from "The Beautiful People," A Village Playhouse Presentation

Date: 11 08 1961
Description: Clare Sampley, 5006 Buckeye Road, and Rebecca Jorgensen, 5505 Pheasant Hill, working together on a scene from "The Beautiful People," a presentation by the...
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Police Judo Class

Date: 03 01 1961
Description: An instructor demonstrating a Judo technique for disarming a person with a gun.
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House

Date: 08 29 1961
Description: Street view of a ranch-style house with a person on the roof who appears to be hanging laundry on a television aerial.
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870 People Bid Farewell to Dr. Alfred Swan, Minister First Congregational Church

Date: 10 05 1965
Description: 870 people gather at the Park Motor Inn banquet room to honor retiring minister Dr. Alfred Swan of the First Congregational Church. Dr. Swan began as minis...
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West High School Spanish Class

Date: 12 02 1964
Description: View of people dancing. One from a series of photographs of a West High School Spanish class.
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Memorial Lilies at First Congregational Church

Date: 04 16 1965
Description: A cross of lilies, each lily representing a deceased person, commemorates the resurrection at First Congregational Church, 1609 University Avenue.
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NAACP Leaders Plan Freedom Fund Benefit

Date: 05 10 1961
Description: Madison chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) plans annual Freedom Fund benefit at Central High School. Shown (...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: The Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation Center on the University of Wisconsin Campus is one of 29 United Givers agencies. It serves about 500 people each yea...
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Animal Watching at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 08 12 1961
Description: A group of people watching the animals at the Vilas Park Zoo, a popular summer pastime in Madison.
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East Side Businessmen's Association Festival at Voit Field

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: About 10,500 people attended the Children's Day festival on its first day at the East Side Businessman's Festival at Voit Field.
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Sports-Boat-Vacation Show

Date: 04 15 1964
Description: An overhead view of the Madison Sports-Boat-Vacation show's opening night at the fairground. In the foreground a crowd of people are viewing booths with ex...
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Snow, Slush and Pedestrians

Date: 03 05 1965
Description: People jumping over slush from a sidewalk to the street. Three inches of snow had fallen, adding up to 39 inches of water.
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University of Wisconsin Homecoming Rally

Date: 10 22 1965
Description: A crowd of Delta Tau Delta and Alpha Phi members are shown cheering at a Badger Homecoming Rally. Some of the people are carrying signs.
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Madison Public Library Scenes

Date: 03 11 1961
Description: Young people crowded around library tables laden with stacks of books. The photograph is one of a series showing the crowded conditions at the Madison Publ...
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Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Annual Valentine Dance

Date: 05 05 1961
Description: Mrs. Roger Clark (left) presenting a check for $200 to Mrs. Elaine Ellibee, Wisconsin Central Colony staff person, from the profits of the annual Epsilon S...
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Mental Patients Visit the Zoo

Date: 10 20 1961
Description: Several men and women patients from Mendota State Hospital are watching the bears at the Vilas Park Zoo. A volunteer took them for the outing in her person...
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Little International Livestock and Horse Show

Date: 02 29 1964
Description: A young woman astride a horse during the Little International Livestock and Horse Show at the U.W. stock pavilion. In the background are a crowd of people ...
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West German Consul Speaks

Date: 07 08 1964
Description: West German Consul in Chicago, Dr. Klaus Bloemer, spoke to about 30 people from the Wisconsin Summer Language Institute at the Wisconsin Center. He emphasi...
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East Side Businessmen's Association Festival at Voit Field

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: It is Children's Day at the East Side Businessman's Festival at Voit Field. About 10,500 people attended the festival on its first day. A youngster stands...
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Bethel Lutheran Church Addition

Date: 01 31 1964
Description: Smiles light the faces of some of the people responsible for new and enlarged facilities of Bethel Lutheran church, a portion of which is pictured. From L ...

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