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Smart Women Drivers

Date: 05 24 1959
Description: Mrs. Jean Wirka is gesturing to explain her first experience with parallel parking. Title on page is: "A Lady With a Car Can Park Too!"
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Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs Officer

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Portrait of Mildred Horne, who is the newly elected first vice-president of the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs. She has served as president of the M...
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Economics Orientation Course Participants

Date: 09 04 1958
Description: One in a series featuring faculty and students who participated in a nine week orientation economic study for foreign students. Participants include, left ...
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Careers in Mental Health

Date: 04 26 1959
Description: Mrs. John Mannering, social worker at the Wisconsin Diagnostic center is shown listening to two teen-aged girls recently admitted to the center.
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University of Wisconsin Eagle Heights Apartments for Married Graduate Students

Date: 03 25 1958
Description: Mrs. R.W. Doskotch serves lunch to her baby daughter Donna Leisa at their unit in the U.W. Eagle Heights graduate students apartments. Mr. Doskotch earned ...
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Wisconsin Women's State Golf Finals

Date: 07 22 1954
Description: oyce Ziske, 1952 women's golf champion, celebrating sinking a putt at the Blackhawk Country Club. She is competing in the 42nd annual state tournament of t...
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CORE Members Singing in Assembly Chambers

Date: 04 27 1964
Description: Twenty-seven members of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) are linking arms and singing "We Shall Overcome" in the balcony of the Wisconsin Assembly Ch...
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One of Madison's Prominent Ladies

Date: 05 07 1957
Description: Ida Kittleson in her Spaight Street home. She has been active in several organizations, including the Humane Society, Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Kiddie...
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First Baby of the Year

Date: 01 01 1958
Description: Newborn baby boy with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dohm. He was born at 12:07 a.m., the first baby born in Madison in 1958.
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Crossing guard Meredeth Niemczyk dresses for the weather in a plaid wool jacket and heavy pants. In the foreground on the couch is her portable hand held s...
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Counting Votes

Date: 11 08 1960
Description: Scene Tuesday night Nov. 8th in the office of the Dane County Clerk Otto Festge as he and his aids tally a heavy presidential year vote in Dane County.
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Donna Stein

Date: 02 14 1953
Description: Portrait of Donna Stein (photographer's wife) wearing a fur hat and coat. They were married in January 1953.
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Wisconsin Legislature Public Hearing

Date: 02 21 1961
Description: Public hearing on the proposed abolition of the House Un-American Activities committee at the Wisconsin State Capitol. University of Wisconsin Professor Ed...
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Appliance Show in Darlington, WI

Date: 03 06 1954
Description: Crowd attending a Youngstown Kitchen appliances show sponsored by the Darlington Furniture Store held in the Darlington High School auditorium.
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New Baby for the Richard Welch Family

Date: 05 05 1959
Description: Richard and Alice Welch, 4410 Boulder Terrace, admire their new baby girl Andrea (age six days) during her first nap in her new crib at home.
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New Third Grade Teacher in Sun Prairie

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: Third grade teacher Diane Schmitt in front of her Sun Prairie class where Eddie Savering is showing the class how to polish scuffed-up shoes.
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CUNA Contributes Lt. Gerald C. Stull Fund

Date: 05 09 1958
Description: Women attending the convention of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) collected a total of $38.37 and donated it to the Wisconsin State Journal...
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Shrine-Knights of Columbus Benefit Show

Date: 08 07 1957
Description: A woman and a disabled child with crutches leaving the field after the Shrine-Knights of Columbus benefit show at Breese Stevens. They are walking past a d...
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Christmas Shoppers on the Capitol Square

Date: 11 29 1957
Description: Christmas shoppers crowd the Capitol Square on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Women shoppers are seen at the corner of State Street, Carroll Street and W....
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Optimists International District Convention

Date: 05 22 1958
Description: Three Madison women wait to welcome delegates to the Opt-Mrs. auxiliary part of the district convention of Optimists International at Hotel Loraine. Left t...

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