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Lapham School Radio Room
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Ben Park, sitting in a chair, is talking to all the classrooms in Lapham school through the radio microphone in the office of Shirley D. Almy, principal. The school is located at 1436 E. Dayton Street.
April 29, 1931
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Lapham School Barracks
June 7, 1933
Small wooden barracks building with a portion of the old Lapham School, 1436 E. Dayton Street, in the background.
Mr. Schleck Talking on Radio
October 1, 1931
Emerson school principal Leo P. Schleck, director of radio education for the city, talking on the radio at Emerson School.
Kindergarten Grocery Display
October 29, 1930
Six kindergarten children wearing aprons stand in front of a classroom grocery display at Lapham School, 1436 E. Dayton Street.
Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show
April 7, 1949
Barbara Lampert, a University of Wisconsin senior, tunes a 1921 model radio next to her new radio-record player at the Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show in the East High School gymnasium.
Madison Radio Disc Jockeys
September 8, 1957
Lee Wesner of WISC watches the clock, while using one hand on a switch while the other hand is pausing a vinyl record on a spinning turntable.
Governor Schmedeman Holding Radio Microphone
October 30, 1934
Governor Albert Schmedeman at home. He is sitting in a wheelchair and holding a radio microphone.
