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Date: | December 20 1945 |
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Description: | Two African American women at a counter in the USO Service Club. There is a Coca-Cola machine behind a counter. Probably taken in First Unitarian Society... |
Date: | December 20 1945 |
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Description: | Group of 15 women and six men attending a meeting at USO Service Club. The group is predominantly African Americans. Probably taken in First Unitarian So... |
Date: | January 12 1948 |
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Description: | State Street fire at Smith's Flower Shop and Leah's Smart Shop, 121-123 State Street. Other businesses on the block include the Leath & Company Furniture... |
Date: | January 01 1952 |
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Description: | A mother, with a mask over her mouth and nose, lying in a bed holding an infant. This is probably the first baby born in Madison in 1952, just 5 seconds a... |
Date: | January 09 1951 |
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Description: | Wisconsin State Senators signing-in in the Senate Chambers of the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
Date: | July 21 1952 |
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Description: | Carl Thompson, Stoughton, national committeeman, and Gaylord Nelson, then a state senator and the chair of the Wisconsin delegation, conferring on the floo... |
Date: | March 07 1947 |
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Description: | Telephone workers picket at the telephone exchange on Capitol Square, near the corner of Main and Carroll Streets. Seven hundred Madison telephone employee... |
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Description: | Driver of the week, Elmer L. Nordness of 2406 Gregory Street in his car. Nordness was chosen as the Wisconsin State Journal's "Courteous Driver of the Wee... |
Date: | July 17 1947 |
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Description: | A legislative page sits on a table in a doorway in the Wisconsin State Capitol awaiting adjournment of the state legislature. |
Date: | January 13 1955 |
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Description: | Two clerks at a grocery store checkout counter with a woman and child purchasing milk and bread. The shelves behind the register are stocked with a selecti... |
Date: | January 13 1955 |
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Description: | Exterior view of the Wilcox Food Shop, 1302 Mound Street, and Vic's Bakery, 1304 Mound Street. Vic's Bakery was owned by Victor Hammersley. Wilcox Food S... |
Date: | January 13 1955 |
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Description: | Exterior of the Doll Grocery Store located at 2222 South Park Street. Vincent and Sadie Doll operated the store. |
Date: | May 14 1955 |
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Description: | Seven new Catholic priests and two existing Madison priests posing with Bishop William P. O'Connor at St. Raphael Cathedral. The new priests include the R... |
Date: | February 15 1955 |
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Description: | Methodist Bishop Northcott posing with his collection of gavels. |
Date: | November 21 1955 |
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Description: | Julius and Mary Sparkman and their children Melvin and Pamela looking at a chart showing efforts to be a peacemaker. The Sparkmans were the directors of t... |
Date: | November 18 1955 |
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Description: | Virginia Gibson (Mrs. Harley L.) and Jean M. Schilling (Mrs. William H.), members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority alumnae group which sponsors the Nursery Sc... |
Date: | November 12 1956 |
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Description: | Frieda Luloff (Mrs. Harold L.) with her collection of Dresden and German bisque figurines at the East Side Women's Hobby Show. |
Date: | June 26 1955 |
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Description: | A boy scout receiving the Ad Altare Dei medal, the Catholic Church's award to boy scouts, from Bishop William P. O'Connor. Another boy scout and three othe... |
Date: | March 10 1955 |
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Description: | Exterior of the Madison Motors, Inc. Used Car Super Market, located at 1234 East Washington Avenue. Other businesses include the Clifford Motor Bilsie Dia... |
Date: | January 17 1956 |
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Description: | Men and women holding United States flags after a ceremony in the federal courtroom making them naturalized citizens. |
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