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Radio Contest Winner

Date: 10 05 1936
Description: Woman, winner of radio contest, standing next to a Grunow floor model radio. Banner reads: "Grunow Teledial, the self-tuning radio" at the University Radio...
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Burdick & Murray Co. Window Display

Date: 09 19 1934
Description: Burdick and Murray Co., 15-17-19 E. Main Street, display window featuring two mannequins in silk gowns. Head mannequins are displaying hats. A sign reads: ...
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Blanche Sweet at Bunnie's Dress Shop

Date: 10 22 1932
Description: Blanche Sweet admiring a dress at Bunnie's Shop, 710 1/2 State Street.
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Raquel Torres Modeling at Heller's

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: Raquel Torres modeling a dress and hat at Heller's, 205 State Street.
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Fanchon & Marco Showgirls

Date: 05 20 1932
Description: Fanchon & Marco showgirls posing while wearing straw hats at Karsten's clothing store.
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Fair Oaks Market Interior

Date: 06 20 1931
Description: Fair Oaks Market interior, with meat counter and other food products, butcher and customers. August F. Schulz was the manager of the store.
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Two Miller's Display Window

Date: 06 08 1931
Description: Two Miller's island display window with women's dresses and hats located at 544 State Street.
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Miss America

Date: 10 06 1930
Description: Miss America, Margaret Ekdahl, standing in the Burdick & Murray department store modeling black pumps (shoes). Women are sitting in chairs behind her on th...
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Diamond Brothers Store Interior

Date: 11 04 1929
Description: Art Deco interior of women's clothing store, 11 E. Main Street. The view is from the rear of the store.
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Meier Florist Bridal Window

Date: 05 19 1929
Description: Bride and groom mannequins with floral displays in Edward F. Meier Inc. Florist "bridal window," at 542 West Washington Avenue.
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Marvalon Display Window

Date: 07 24 1947
Description: Marvalon display window, H.S. Manchester's Incorporated, 2 East Mifflin Street, with a mannequin ironing a sample of Marvalon, "A tough plastic film reinfo...
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Main Street, Looking West

Date: 1907
Description: View along sidewalk of Main Street, with pedestrians on the sidewalk and walking across the street. Storefronts line both sides of the street. Caption read...
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Woman at Perfume Shop

Date: 01 10 1945
Description: Maralyn Morency is sitting before the "make up bar," a feature of the newest Perfume Shop at 527 State Street. Miss Morency is applying one of six shades o...
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Teen-Ager Fashion Show at Manchester's

Date: 05 10 1957
Description: Colleen O'Brien, sophomore at East High School, modeling a light blue cotton Dacron dress, with her hand resting on the back of a chair, for a Vogue patter...
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Teen-Ager Fashion Show at Manchester's

Date: 05 10 1957
Description: Colleen O'Brien, sophomore at East High School, modeling a light blue cotton Dacron dress, with her hand resting on the back of a chair, for a Vogue patter...
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Teen-Ager Fashion Show at Manchester's

Date: 05 10 1957
Description: Colleen O'Brien, sophomore at East High School, modeling a light blue cotton Dacron dress, with her hand resting on the back of a chair, for a Vogue patter...
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Fashion Show Models with High School All-State Football Players

Date: 12 18 1948
Description: Three female models that took part in a fashion show for the Wisconsin All-State Football Squad during a dinner at Manchester's Madison Room, shown with fi...
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Truckload of Canoes at Madison Marine Service

Date: 06 29 1949
Description: A truckload of canoes in front of Madison Marine Service, 2102 Atwood Avenue, with eight employees standing in front. In the background is the Ben Franklin...
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 04 1949
Description: The Madison Business and Professional Women's club celebrates National Business Women's Week by honoring some of Madison's business and professional women....
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 06 1953
Description: Elizabeth Stemp (right), owner of the Stemp Typewriter Company, shows a typewriter to customer Mildred Subey, associated with the Herfurth Insurance Agenc...

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