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Mural Map of Madison
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Artist Joan Holm, daughter of John and Harriet Holm of 2318 Rugby Row, painting a mural map of the city of Madison on a wall in the business offices of Madison Newspapers, Inc., 115 South Carroll Street.
December 2, 1949
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Madison Youth Center "The LOFT"
November 14, 1944
Students painting a mural for the opening of "The LOFT," a high school activities center, at the YMCA. LOFT = Lots Of Fun Times. Left to right: Joan Wells, Ruth Hart, George Van Tassel.
Madison Art Guild
September 13, 1949
Madison Art Guild member Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Torgeson painting outdoors.
Dudgeon School Students and Bird Mural
April 13, 1949
Fourth grade Dudgeon School students looking at a bird mural they created for a Parent-Teachers Association program.
Ruth Myre
June 11, 1948
Mrs. Ruth Myre, watercolor artist, shown in her home painting. One of Mrs. Myre's watercolor paintings took second place at the Madison Artists' guild annual exhibition.
Teen-Agers Dating
January 26, 1949
Dressed formally are Edgewood students Betty Roherty, wearing a dress and a corsage, and Bob Kessenich, wearing a suit and tie. They are posed in front of a mural.
Madison Art Guild
September 13, 1949
Madison Art Guild members Mrs. D. Murray (Dorothy) Angevine (left) and Mrs. Alden (Kathlene) White are sitting on a blanket outdoors while painting.
