In the Public Eye | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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In the Public Eye

In the Public Eye | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Two women on the left are sitting at tables and talking into telephones. On the right are large show windows, and a bus and passers-by are visible through the windows. There is a silhouetted flower in the foreground. Caption reads: "IN THE PUBLIC EYE — Mrs. Ralph Larsen (foreground) and Mrs. Robert Veenendaal manned telephone lines in a window of the downtown Gimbels store Wednesday while selling tickets to the Milwaukee's Florentine Opera Company's 1970-'71 productions. Mrs. Larsen, of 2629 E. Oklahoma Ave., and Mrs. Veenendaal, of 9318 W. Harding Blvd., Wauwatosa, are members of the Opera Guild, which is conducting its annual ticket drive. Members will be 'on display' daily through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Persons wishing to purchase season tickets for the four productions may do so by calling 273-6444."

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DESCRIPTION
Two women on the left are sitting at tables and talking into telephones. On the right are large show windows, and a bus and passers-by are visible through the windows. There is a silhouetted flower in the foreground. Caption reads: "IN THE PUBLIC EYE — Mrs. Ralph Larsen (foreground) and Mrs. Robert Veenendaal manned telephone lines in a window of the downtown Gimbels store Wednesday while selling tickets to the Milwaukee's Florentine Opera Company's 1970-'71 productions. Mrs. Larsen, of 2629 E. Oklahoma Ave., and Mrs. Veenendaal, of 9318 W. Harding Blvd., Wauwatosa, are members of the Opera Guild, which is conducting its annual ticket drive. Members will be 'on display' daily through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Persons wishing to purchase season tickets for the four productions may do so by calling 273-6444."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:134380
Creation Date: 04 09 1970
Creator Name:Milwaukee Journal
City:Milwaukee
County:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:CF 31
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
SUBJECTS
Sidewalks
Indoor photography
Women
Department stores
Show windows
Telephone
Buses
Commercial buildings
Interior decoration
Operas & operettas
Organizations
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fund raising
Cities and towns
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Reference Details
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