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Meat Market Display

Date: 1939
Description: Woman worker wearing a butcher's apron, poses holding a ham, in a meat market with Easter ham display.
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Sarah Fairchild Conover

Date: 1895
Description: Sarah Fairchild Dean Conover, sister of Civil War hero and governor Lucius Fairchild, reclines on a sofa in her home at 424 North Pinckney Street.
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Frederic March on Fraternity House Steps

Date: 1920
Description: Frederic March as Freddy Bickel, photographed on the steps of his fraternity house when he was president of the 1920 senior class.
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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1885
Description: Formal studio portrait of Belle Case La Follette wearing a black lace dress. This photograph was taken about 1885, the year in which her husband, Robert M....
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Mrs. Roseline Peck

Date: 1874
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, the first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, E...
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Frederick Jackson Turner

Date: 1884
Description: Portrait, head and shoulders of Frederick Jackson Turner, historian, scholar, and writer. As a freshman at the University of Wisconsin.
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Miss Knutsen with Permanent Wave

Date: 12 07 1927
Description: Portrait of Miss Knutsen with a new permanent wave.
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Beauty Shop

Date: 11 22 1934
Description: Hair stylists wearing the popular Marcel wave hairstyle create new looks for customers at the Marcel Comfy Shoppe, 1917 Winnebago Street near Schenk's Corn...
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Woman with Toasters

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Description: Woman comparing toaster wattages.
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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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Harriet Bell Merrill

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted head and shoulders studio portrait of Harriet Bell Merrill.
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Girl Eating Ice Cream

Date: 03 15 1946
Description: Two views of a girl eating ice cream at a soda fountain. She is wearing a headband and a choker.
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Gerke Twins at Piano

Date: 03 16 1946
Description: The Gerke twins, Julie and Juliette, 11-years-old, are wearing matching dresses and bows in their hair. They are joined on the piano bench by a man wearing...
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Juliette Gerke

Date: 03 22 1944
Description: Juliette Gerke, a 9-year-old twin, playing the piano.
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Family Portrait

Date: 1941
Description: Copy of a family portrait that includes a father, daughter and three sons. Two people on the right are only partially visible.
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on box wearing hat and carrying gloves and purse, and wearing a dress. Part of a fashion series from Kessenich's Ready to Wear, 201-203 Stat...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on box wearing hat and coat, carrying gloves and purse. Part of a fashion series from Kessenich's Ready to Wear, 201-203 State Street, showi...
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John (Jack) Albright

Date: 11 28 1936
Description: Portrait of John (Jack) Albright, former owner of the Club Monterey and one-time king of Madison gamblers, in jail, charged with keeping a gambling house, ...
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Shawl Pageant at Woman's Club Building

Date: 03 16 1934
Description: Woman's Club Shawl pageant, front: Colonial: Odette Hendrickson and Joyce Wittwer, Hungarian, Merrilyn Olson. Left rear: Egyptian, Rosemary Rice; current 1...
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Badger Theater Group

Date: 01 20 1934
Description: Group portrait of three women and two men who are in the Badger theater group in Mt. Horeb participating in the Dane County rural drama tournament. Left to...

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