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Norwegian Church Supper

Date: 1959
Description: Women preparing food for an annual Norwegian church supper at the Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Female Curling Team

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Description: A female curling team poses with their brooms and stones for a portrait.
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Cutting the Cheese

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture workers cut large blocks of Swiss cheese.
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Home Workshop

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Description: A man cuts a block of wood on a table saw in his workshop.
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Stoking the Fire

Date: 1950
Description: A man in work clothes gets ready to shove a log into the fire chamber of a boiler.
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Sculpting a Figure

Date: 1950
Description: A female artist sculpting a female figure from clay.
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Metalworker

Date: 1950
Description: The components of a necklace come together under the skilled hands of a jewelry maker.
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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Precise Cuts

Date: 1950
Description: A jigsaw in the hands of Harry Westphal makes smooth curves on the end of a piece of wood.
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William Scott, Firefighting "Torch Boy"

Date: 03 1953
Description: William Scott, former torch boy, holding one of the kerosene torches used in fire fighting in the 1880's.
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Cranberry Processing

Date: 1955
Description: Professor Kenneth Weckel of the University of Wisconsin demonstrates his new method of preserving and canning cranberries whole without smashing them. The ...
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Mr. Beat in his Store

Date: 1955
Description: Mr. Beat in his store.
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Making Cornish Pasties in a Small Restaurant

Date: 1953
Description: Three women stand at a table while making Cornish pasties in the kitchen of a small restaurant.
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Glassblower at Work

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Description: Glassblower Norman Erway working on a glass piece.
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Emily Krahn

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Description: Two women pose with pots in a large kitchen. Caption reads: "madison. emily krahn retirs [sic] at yw [sic]."
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Making Diorama Figures

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Description: A woman is sitting at a desk and painting a kneeling figure. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. State Historical Society of Wis. Staff member working on figures...

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