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Lapham School Nativity Play

Date: 12 15 1949
Description: Lapham School Nativity play "Small One" is an yearly student Christmas production. "Mary" was played by Jean Loy, 943 East Dayton Street, rode Small One (d...
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 04 29 1952
Description: Six university co-eds who served as the court of honor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's 36th Military Ball. Seated on the floor are Barbara Hall, l...
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Christmas Customs

Date: 12 14 1953
Description: Geraldine Fitzpatrick, of 1504 Sumac Drive in Shorewood Hills, decorates her home for Christmas with children Cecelia (age 4), Gerry (age 6), and Lynn (age...
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Easter Hats and Flowers

Date: 04 12 1954
Description: Portrait of Kathyn Taplick wearing a suit and Easter hat. Also included in this series are separate photographs of Kathryn's daughters: Patricia, Jane, Kat...
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Gonstead Residence

Date: 05 05 1954
Description: Living room of the C.S. Gonstead home in Mt. Horeb, designed by Madison architect Herbert Fritz, built in 1951, and severely damaged by fire in 1991. The a...
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American Business Women's Association Regional Brunch

Date: 07 22 1956
Description: Visiting in front of a window overlooking Lake Mendota at the Edgewater Hotel during the regional brunch of the American Business Women's Association are A...
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Christ Presbyterian Church's Women's Service League Fair

Date: 11 11 1957
Description: Mrs. Janet Berger, Mrs. Elizabeth Zweifel, and Mrs. Jane White prepare some items for the Christmas Fair of Christ Presbyterian Church's Women's Service Le...
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Vetetans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Banquet

Date: 03 07 1957
Description: Members of the local Marion Cranefield auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the banquet honoring the president of the national auxiliary. From left...
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Banquet

Date: 03 07 1957
Description: A special tribute was paid to auxiliary hospital chairmen during the banquet honoring the national auxiliary president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Fro...
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Annual Matrix Banquet

Date: 03 12 1957
Description: Attending the annual banquet for members of Matrix, an organization for women journalists, are Alice Kearby, Milwaukee, left, a Theta Sigma Phi journalism ...
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Oregon High School Athletic Banquet

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Group portrait of the principal participants in Oregon High School's annual athletic banquet. Shown seated left to right: Rev. Robert Conner toastmaster; J...
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Rural Teacher of the Year

Date: 11 03 1958
Description: Constance Elvehjem, McFarland, left, honored as the Rural Teacher of the Year, is shown with, left to right: her brother-in-law, University of Wisconsin Pr...
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Nakoma's Twelfth Night Party

Date: 01 06 1959
Description: Nakoma's Twelfth Night Party featured the historical pageantry of the Twelfth Night tradition. Dr. James Griffin, billed as "Madison's most interesting boa...
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Nakoma's Twelfth Night Party

Date: 01 06 1959
Description: Nakoma's Twelfth Night Party features the historical pageantry of the Twelfth Night tradition. Dr. Gordon Davenport, master of revels for the party, and Ro...
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Nakoma's Twelfth Night Party

Date: 01 06 1959
Description: Nakoma's Twelfth Night Party features the historical pageantry of the Twelfth Night tradition. Royal trumpeters who heralded the evening's festivities at t...
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Nakoma's Twelfth Night Party

Date: 01 06 1959
Description: Nakoma's Twelfth Night Party features the historical pageantry of the Twelfth Night tradition. Admiring a giant-sized "plum pudding" were Marjorie Davenpor...
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Matrix Banquet of Theta Sigma Phi

Date: 03 10 1959
Description: Jane J. Neuheisel, alumna adviser to Beta chapter of Theta Sigma Phi; Irene Masing, Stockholm, Sweden, a special student in journalism at the university an...
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Madison League of Women Voters Convention

Date: 03 25 1959
Description: Two candidates for Dane County judgeship attend the dinner meeting during the Madison League of Women Voters convention at the Unitarian Meeting House. Mrs...
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Ygdrasil Literary Society

Date: 05 15 1959
Description: A Syttende Mai celebration in honor of Norway's Independence Day was held by the Ygdrasil Literary Society. Participating in the program were, left to rig...
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Syttende Mai Observance

Date: 05 15 1959
Description: Four men visit at the observance of Norway's Syttende Mai Independence Day, sponsored by the Ygdrasil Literary Society at the Wisconsin Center. From left a...

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