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City Honored for Better Traffic Record
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The city of Madison receives a state flag from the Safety Division of the State Motor Vehicle Department for its record in improving its traffic accident record. The flag was made available by the Allstate Insurance Company. Shown (left to right) are: Clifford Hawley, Madison Board of Education; Mayor Ivan A. Nestingen; Police Chief Bruce Weatherly; Melvin Larson, state motor vehicle commissioner; and Frank A. Rossi, Allstate Insurance Company representative.
November 7, 1958
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Auto Buy Week
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Auto Buy Week
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Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department Banquet
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Farewell Banquet for Nestingen
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Wendell Phillips, City Council president, presents ex-mayor Ivan Nestingen with a key to the city telling him he would always be welcome in Madison. President John F. Kennedy had appointed Nestinge...
Mayor Nestingen and Japanese Skiers
January 16, 1961
Japanese skier Kiyotaka Sakai, center, pins a good-will token on the lapel of Madison Mayor Ivan Nestingen, left. Looking on is Yukio Kasaya, also a skier from Japan. They will be participating in ...
Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department Banquet
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Gwen Hendricks, Vivian Reynolds, Eldon Schimming, and Hazel Lenz chat at the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department Banquet.
