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Woman and Religious Painting

Date: 1955
Description: A woman stands beside a religious painting (of her own making?).
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Caroline Stevens Keyes

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Caroline Stevens Keyes, the first wife of Madison political leader Elisha W. Keyes. The couple was married in 1854 and Mrs. Key...
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Portrait of Two Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is seated and one is standing, are they are dressed in fashionable dresses. The woma...
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Girl with Certificate

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young girl with a scroll on a table, probably a graduation diploma. She is wearing all white and has a fa...
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Three Women Posed Around Folding Screen

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three women posing around a folding screen. From left to right, Mamie Meyerkiester, Gertrude Boehnan Endr...
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Mrs. Celin Furu and Her Oil Painting

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Mrs. Celin Furu is shown in Norwegian costume displaying her oil painting of Trolfjord, as well as Rosemaled furniture. She was a wartime resident of Berge...
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Carolyn Zander Ziegler on Her Graduation

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of Carolyn Zander Ziegler on the occasion of her graduation. She is standing and is wearing a white ...
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Constructive Workshops for Older Adults

Date: 11 27 1951
Description: Constructive Workshops for Older Adults, created by the Vocational School, offers many leisure time activities for newly retired men and women. Arlene Find...
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Badger Fan

Date: 2007
Description: Female Badger fan with a temporary tattoo of Bucky Badger on her cheek. She is seen in profile at a University of Wisconsin-Madison football game.
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Madison Art Foundation

Date: 08 11 1953
Description: Portrait of supporters of the recently incorporated Madison Art Foundation. Philip Falk (left), superintendent of Madison schools, shows a piece of artwork...
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Orchard Ridge Community Club

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zagorski ducking through the arch made by Wallace and Helen Wilson during a square dance at the Orchard Ridge Community Club.
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Portrait of Caroline Webb Family

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of an African American family (probably Caroline Webb, Andrew Norris Webb Sr., and Andrew Norris Webb Jr.) in front of a painted backdrop. ...
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Webb Family Album: Three Maids of Madison

Date: 1920
Description: A page from the Webb family album, compiled and captioned by Andrew Webb Jr., son of Caroline Webb, with four images of family friends, including two young...
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Marjorie O'Brien Rapaport

Date: 07 12 1954
Description: Portrait of Marjorie Rapaport (Mrs. Ionel Rapaport), painter and authority on prehistoric cave art of France. She is wearing a prehistoric lion's tooth pen...
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Genevieve Milward

Date: 06 1921
Description: Full-length studio graduation portrait of Genevieve Milward (later McVicar), (1902-1987) of Madison, Wisconsin, standing in front of a painted backdrop. Sh...
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Annual Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 05 1957
Description: Three members of the Homemaker's Chorus who sang during the annual University of Wisconsin's Farm and Home Week. From left to right are: Mrs. Henry Peters ...
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Madison Women Host Television Shows

Date: 05 15 1958
Description: Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. Beverly Stark, women's director of WMTV, c...
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We Saw You at East Side Women's Club

Date: 06 08 1959
Description: Over 300 members attend the East Side Women's Club annual banquet at the East Side Business Men's clubhouse. The theme of the dinner is "An Evening in Hawa...
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University League Tea

Date: 07 07 1959
Description: Mrs. Elizabeth Sarig and Mrs. Florence Dvorak visit with Mrs. Allen Fisher of Ontario, Canada at the University League tea to honor wives of visiting summe...
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We Saw You . . . at Who's New Club Luncheon

Date: 09 24 1959
Description: The annual fall luncheon of the Madison Who's New Club is held at the Towne Club. Shown (L-R) are: Mrs. Charles McDuff, formally of Fredrick, MD; Mrs. Ray ...

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