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Fashion Model in Front of Carillon Tower

Date: 08 13 1940
Description: Manchester's Department Store model modeling a dress, hat, and purse in front of the Carillon Tower on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Coed Model in Front of Memorial Union

Date: 08 13 1940
Description: Manchester's Department Store coed model, wearing dress hat and purse, posing in front of the Memorial Union on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Coeds Model in front of Langdon Hall

Date: 08 13 1940
Description: Two Manchester's Department Store coed models, wearing dresses, hats and purses, posing on the steps of Langdon Hall, 633 Langdon Street.
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Coed Model in front of Memorial Union

Date: 08 13 1940
Description: Manchester's Department Store coed model, wearing dress, hat and purse, poses beside the Memorial Union on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Perry Brown Dresses in Show Window

Date: 03 10 1939
Description: Three mannequins wearing Perry Brown dresses with hats, gloves and purses in the window at Kessenichs, 201-203 State Street.
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Miss Pyre and Ford V-8 Coupe at Tenney Park

Date: 04 18 1935
Description: Miss Pyre standing next to a Ford V-8 coupe near a bridge at Tenney Park. A building with a tower is in the background, perhaps the Hausmann Brewing Compan...
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Madison Visiting Nurse Service

Date: 04 11 1949
Description: Visiting nurse Esther Sorensen standing at her car ready to start her daily activities.
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State Women's Golf Association Tournament

Date: 07 15 1949
Description: The tournament committee for the Wisconsin women's golf association tournament gathers beneath a tree for a group portrait. The tournament was to be held a...
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West Side Garden Club Garden Show

Date: 05 27 1952
Description: Garden show and tea at which the West Side Garden club entertained other garden clubs of the Madison area. Mrs. T.M. Gordon, left, Ruth E. (Mrs. Arthur) T...
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University of Wisconsin Class of 1928 Reunion

Date: 06 23 1953
Description: Children of the University of Wisconsin class of 1928 put on a show for their parents' 25th class reunion that depicted scenes of the U.W. campus in 1928. ...
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Christ Presbyterian Church Missionary Tea

Date: 07 16 1954
Description: Three long-time Presbyterian women leaders posing for a portrait on the terrace at 739 Farwell Drive in Maple Bluff. They are, from left, Lota Reid, Minnie...
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Lutheran Pastor Edwin Moll

Date: 07 24 1954
Description: Portrait of Lutheran pastor Edwin Moll with his wife, in Madison to visit his son. Pastor Moll was pastor of Luther Memorial Church from 1937 to 1939. He h...
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Simulated Automobile Accident

Date: 08 05 1954
Description: University of Wisconsin law students Lee Ague and Gordon Rice, both of Madison, look for evidence at the scene of a simulated automobile accident as part o...
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Ann Drucella Witt

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Description: Ann Drucella Witt, the sister of Matt Witt, poses under a vine covered trellis that frames a door to a house. She is wearing a dress, jacket, gloves, and f...
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Delta Delta Delta Sorority State Day Meeting

Date: 05 02 1955
Description: Barbara Boesel pins an orchid on national director Mrs. H.J. Potts of Waukesha during a Delta Delta Delta Sorority State Day meeting. Looking on is Mrs. W....
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Madison Civic Music Association

Date: 05 07 1956
Description: Two officers of the new Woman's Committee of the Madison Civic Music Association. Left to right: Elizabeth Berst, corresponding secretary, and Dorothy Saw...
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Stagette Day at Maple Bluff Country Club

Date: 07 18 1956
Description: Jane Savidusky (left), Florence Lunger, and Jean Johnson check their scores after participating in a women's golf contest on Stagette Day. A golf fairway a...
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Madison Visiting Nurse Service

Date: 10 16 1957
Description: The Madison Visiting Nurse Service held its annual meeting at Blackhawk Country Club. The Visiting Nurse Service, a Red Feather agency, is the only service...
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Country Club Women Leaders

Date: 06 17 1958
Description: Portrait of Elsa Johnson on the Maple Bluff Country Club porch overlooking the swimming pool. All activities of the Maple Bluff Country Club Women's Group ...
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Country Club Women Leaders

Date: 06 17 1958
Description: Portrait of Hella Johnson sitting in front of the Nakoma Country Club clubhouse. She serves as president of the Woman's Organization of the Nakoma Country ...

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