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Madison Woman's Club Hobbies and Craft Show

Date: 01 26 1961
Description: Kitchen utensils of another era were on display at the Women's Club of Madison hobbies and craft show. The collector, Florence Middleton, second from the l...
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Madison Woman's Club Hobbies and Craft Show

Date: 01 26 1961
Description: Ella Carter photographs the exhibit of cut glass items brought to the hobbies and craft show of the Woman's club of Madison by Ida Kittleson, who is on the...
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Attic Angels Benefit Sale

Date: 08 30 1960
Description: Nancy Taborsky and Doris Harper are Attic Angel members who are serving on the committee for the benefit sale. They are standing at the entrance to the liv...
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Madison Stamp Club Exhibit

Date: 03 05 1959
Description: Members of the Madison Stamp Club shown examining a stamp. (Ned Lawrence on left, Fred Huebner on right). Displays of stamps on the wall behind them are pa...
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Senior Citizens and Their Heirlooms

Date: 05 13 1958
Description: Harvey C. Dollison, a coin collector, is shown holding a round container displaying California Gold Rush era privately minted 25 and 50-cent gold pieces th...
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Madison Stamp Club Meeting

Date: 02 18 1954
Description: Dick Thomas, sitting in the crowd of philatelic collectors and enthusiasts, scanning an exhibit at the Madison Stamp Club meeting at the City YMCA. The man...
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Madison Stamp Club Meeting

Date: 02 18 1954
Description: Arthur Schwebs, with his daughter, Karen, and son, Roger, are looking at a philatelic exhibit in an album at the Madison Stamp Club meeting at the City YMC...
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Madison Stamp Club Meeting

Date: 02 18 1954
Description: Club treasurer, Charles P. Ingold, sitting among a crowd at the Madison Stamp Club meeting at the City YMCA. Behind him, Edgar Phillips is showing a philat...
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University Stamp Club Second Annual "All-State" Stamp Show and Banquet Menu

Date: 1925
Description: Front cover and menu page for the second annual stamp show and banquet for the University Stamp Club. Includes a 1/2 cent stamp picturing Nathan Hale cance...
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Button Collectors

Date: 04 19 1947
Description: Button collectors, Paul and Mollie Pierce, shown with their collection.
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Joe Oesterle's Japanese Doll Collection

Date: 11 01 1951
Description: Joe Osterle, 2411 Monroe Street, is pictured with his collection of handmade Japanese dolls. Mr. Osterle, a Korean War veteran, collected the dolls and oth...
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Toy Bank Collector

Date: 04 19 1947
Description: Paul Pierce with his collection of toy banks.
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Wisconsin State Button Society Bulletin Board

Date: 01 05 1949
Description: Bulletin board for the Wisconsin State Button Society, with the names of five member clubs and button displays.
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Madison Button Club Display

Date: 09 26 1950
Description: Sets of buttons in display boxes are arranged in the Madison Button Club store window display.
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Tabletop Nativity Scene

Date: 12 17 1948
Description: A Christmas nativity scene set up on a table in the home of Mrs. Mathilda Butler, 2642 East Dayton Street. She and her three children have been setting thi...
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Woman with Dresden and German Bisque Figurines Collection

Date: 11 12 1956
Description: Frieda Luloff (Mrs. Harold L.) with her collection of Dresden and German bisque figurines at the East Side Women's Hobby Show.
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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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Men Who Cook

Date: 05 22 1956
Description: Mortimer Levitan is shown with his collection of herbs, spices and salts. He is also a cookbook collector.
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Shoe Collection

Date: 11 13 1956
Description: Garnet Baker stands beside part of the shoe collection she brought to the hobby show of the East Side Women's Club.
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Eunice Quinn Button Collection

Date: 11 06 1956
Description: Eunice Quinn poses with her button collection and trophies.

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