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Texas Longhorn Cattle at the Shey and Strand Ranch Near Deansville

Date: 05 04 1950
Description: Rare Texas longhorn cattle, among the few survivors of that famous strain, are pictured grazing at the 271-acre hobby "ranch" of Ed Shey and Peter "Pete" ...
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Polio Survivors Value March of Dimes

Date: 12 28 1954
Description: Jack W. Thomas, a service manager at Ray-O-Vac International, was diagnosed with polio in 1952 while in the Belgian Congo.
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Polio Survivors Value March of Dimes

Date: 12 28 1954
Description: Mrs. Arnold (Elizabeth) Griswold sitting in a wheelchair beside her family. She was diagnosed with polio in 1949.
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Polio Survivors Value March of Dimes

Date: 12 27 1954
Description: Mrs. Judith Lokken, a grandmother of three, was diagnosed with polio in August 1954 but is now virtually recovered.
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Polio Survivors Value March of Dimes

Date: 12 28 1954
Description: Everett L. Liddicoat, an insurance agent and 4-year veteran of the Army Air Corps, was diagnosed with polio in 1949.
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Polio Survivors Value March of Dimes

Date: 12 28 1954
Description: Mrs. William J. (Salome) Fix, caretaker of premature babies at St. Mary's Hospital, holds one of her tiny patients. She was diagnosed with polio in 1949.
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Madison Explorer Scouts Do Well in Search Test

Date: 02 25 1961
Description: Madison Explorer Scouts climbing aboard an Air Force truck for a weekend of emergency duty training near Devils Lake. The staged search for Truax Field air...

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