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Wisconsin Engineer's Day at the University of Wisconsin

Date: 05 01 1964
Description: Dr. Harold Goldberg, center, research director in engineering, is shown chatting with (left to right): Arno Lenz, U.W. professor of civil engineering; Fred...
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High School Teachers Honored by Engineering Society

Date: 04 08 1961
Description: Three high school teachers are honored by the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers at a luncheon in Madison. Left to right are: Herbert Williams, Ne...
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American Society of Tool Engineers Institute

Date: 11 19 1953
Description: Discussion at a dinner program. From left to right are: Robert R. Larsen and T.W. Johnson from Marinette; Roy Lindberg, University of Wisconsin; M.S. Phoen...
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Portrait of George S. Parker

Date: 1886
Description: Quarter-length, formal studio portrait of George S. Parker of Janesville, Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Central Railroad

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Description: Wisconsin Central railroad locomotive no. 120 at the railroad station. Engineer Clelland McVick is standing in the gangway, and a woman who is presumably h...
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Engineers' Day Dinner

Date: 05 06 1960
Description: Group portrait of six men widely known in engineering and industry, who were presented with distinguished service citations by the University of Wisconsin ...
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We Saw You at Air Power Banquet

Date: 11 01 1960
Description: Shown in center is Major Alexander P. de Seversky, pioneer in aeronautical design and engineering, and speaker at the Air Power banquet at the Wisconsin Me...
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Vere Fiedler

Date: 01 21 1959
Description: Portrait of Vere Fiedler, who recently became the new Madison District highway engineer.
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Joseph C. Jones, Highway Engineer

Date: 01 21 1959
Description: Portrait of Joseph C. Jones, retiring Madison District highway engineer.
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Dane County Highway Commissioner

Date: 11 11 1959
Description: Portrait of Dane County highway commissioner, Ray R. Swann.
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Engineers Honored

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Two men posing holding plaques. The original caption states: "Happy winners, Arthur Behling, Milwaukee, left, and G.D. Simonds, Clintonville, displaying aw...
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Rezeau Blanchard Brown

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Rezeau Blanchard Brown, Milwaukee gas engineer.
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Madison Community Chest Budget Committee

Date: 04 05 1949
Description: Portrait of Francis F. Bowman Jr., chair of the 1949 Madison Community Chest budget committee. Mr. Bowman is a mining engineer with the Mesabi-Mineral Asso...
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WIBA Sports Telephones

Date: 05 24 1957
Description: The WIBA automatic telephone system which will give latest baseball scores is tested on first day of operation. Shown testing the phones are Norman Hahn, W...
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American Society of Tool Engineers Institute

Date: 11 19 1953
Description: Two attendees listening to a presentation, Fred L. Todd in a pinstripe suit of Madison Vocational School (left), and Dr. A.O. Schmidt holding a drink from ...
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Madison Traffic Engineering Department Receives Award From the National Safety Council

Date: 08 17 1961
Description: The Madison Traffic Engineering Department receives a certificate of commendation from the National Safety Council. Shown (L-R) are John Bunch, Madison tra...
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American Society of Tool Engineers Institute

Date: 11 19 1953
Description: Local attendees (left to right) A.J. Mergem and Larry Ellis from Gisholt Machine Company; E.J. Skidmore from Ohio Chemical Company; Fred Kessenich, Madison...
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Retiring City Employees

Date: 09 29 1951
Description: Head table at a dinner honoring two retiring city employees, Tim Harrington, City Engineer and Art Lundholm, electrical engineer. Seated, left to right: Ti...
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U.W. Madison Earth Satellite Project

Date: 12 08 1957
Description: Image shows seven men in a U.W. research lab posing with a life-sized model of a satellite. Professor Verner Suomi of the meteorology department led a team...
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Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Project

Date: 08 13 1965
Description: H.O. Lord, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District chief engineer, outlining the existing sewerage district on a map. Lord is trying to educate the public c...

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