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Empty Stocking Fund Donation
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Madison Board of Realtors president Arnold O. Wake, left, presents a check for the Empty Stocking Fund to Wisconsin State Journal editor Roy L. Matson, right. Looking on is Perry E. Offerdahl of the Madison Board of Realtors.
September 2, 1959
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Empty Stocking Club
November 17, 1957
Joseph "Roundy" Coughlin holds an autographed football auctioned off at an Empty Stocking Club telethon. Standing with him is Patricia Cornwell, secretary to Roy Matson, editor of the Wisconsin Sta...
Madison Board of Realtors Christmas Baskets
December 23, 1947
Members of the Madison Board of Realtors with three baskets of Christmas gifts for the Empty Stocking Club. Pictured left to right: Arnold Wake, chairman; Mrs. W.W. (Mildred) Atkinson, Mrs.(?) Wake...
Empty Stocking Fund Donation
December 24, 1953
Bill Doudna of the Wisconsin State Journal (left) receives a $400 check for the Empty Stocking Fund from the Madison Barbershop Quartet organization. The check was presented by the organization's t...
Empty Stocking Club
November 23, 1954
Monte Allen, age eight, reads about the need for donations for the Empty Stocking Club in the Wisconsin State Journal. The Club, sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper, raises funds for...
Empty Stocking Club
December 12, 1950
Young child holding a doll. The image was taken to represent children helped by the Empty Stocking Fund.
Roundy Coughlin with Parking Meter for Donations
May 22, 1952
"Roundy" Coughlin posing with a parking meter given to him for collecting donations to his empty stocking fund.
