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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 16 1956 |
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| Description: | Seven boys and one teacher from Cherokee Heights School at the refreshment counter at a school dance. Four of the boys, Jerry Meulenberg, Douglas Green, M... |
| 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 16 1956 |
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| Description: | One chaperon and two students drinking sodas at a Cherokee Heights School Dance. |
| Date: | November 16 1956 |
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| Description: | A group of students buying sodas at the refreshment counter at the Cherokee Heights School dance. |
| Date: | November 16 1956 |
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| Description: | Four students, Kris Roisum, Karen Nelson, Charles Leveque, and Rick Radder, drinking sodas and chatting with Principal Emery Bainbridge at a Cherokee Heigh... |
| Date: | November 16 1956 |
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| Description: | Students dancing in a circle doing the Hokey-Pokey at the Cherokee Heights School dance. In the foreground are Linda Billington, Ann Herreid, Merry Bliss,... |
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