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Ronald Johnson with Winning Cheese

Date: 11 14 1958
Description: Ronald E. Johnson of Mount Sterling, with world champion cheddar cheese at the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Contest.
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Celebrating the End of Prohibition

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Overhead view of bar and crowd in Fauerbach Brewing Co. tavern at 651 Williamson Street, celebrating the end of Prohibition.
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Midstate Grocer's Association Dinner

Date: 04 24 1950
Description: The Midstate Grocer's Association dinner at Turner Hall. On display in the foreground are Fauerbach Beer, Nehl Soda, Blatz Beer, and Schoep's ice cream.
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Fauerbach Brewery Tavern

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Slightly elevated view of crowd in the Fauerbach Brewery tavern at 651 Williamson Street, with men and women drinking and toasting and celebrating the end ...
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Severson's Service Station Beer Party

Date: 06 10 1936
Description: View across street of a large group of people posing in front of Severson's Phillips 66 Service Station, 2089 Atwood Avenue, during a summer evening beer p...
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Corben Christening

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br...
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Sam's Liquor Shop Roma Wine Display Window

Date: 04 17 1946
Description: Display window at Sam's Liquor Shop, 422 North Street, featuring a rabbit holding a bottle of Roma wine "for your Easter entertainment."
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Corcoran's Tavern Roma Wine Display Window

Date: 03 17 1946
Description: Display window at Cocoran's Tavern, 2605 University Avenue, featuring rabbits holding bottles of Roma wine "for your Easter dinner."
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Piper's Garden Cafeteria

Date: 05 13 1945
Description: Diners wait in a long line on Mother's Day to get into Piper's Garden Cafeteria, 120 East Mifflin Street.
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New York Life Insurance Co. Group Portrait

Date: 04 12 1944
Description: Group of seven men and one woman of the New York Life Insurance Company posing behind a cake celebrating a company milestone at the Pompeiian Room in the L...
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New York Life Insurance Co. Group Portrait

Date: 04 12 1944
Description: Group of employees of the New York Life Insurance Company posing behind a cake celebrating a company milestone in the Pompeiian Room of the Loraine Hotel.
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Janet Jordan and William Kommers Wedding

Date: 04 25 1944
Description: Wedding portrait of Janet Jordan and Ensign William Kommers, taken at St. Francis House, 1001 University Avenue, with bride and groom cutting cake.
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Sperry Trophy Presentation

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Dave Taylor presenting Sperry Trophy to Louis L. "Speed" Gardner with Herman and Louis Gardner looking on.
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Sperry Trophy Presentation

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Dave Taylor presenting Sperry trophy to Louis L. "Speed" Gardner with Herman and Louis Gardner looking on.
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Halloween Window Display

Date: 11 08 1938
Description: Vienna French Pastry shop, 334-336 State Street, Halloween Jack-o-lantern window.
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Children's Birthday Party

Date: 02 19 1937
Description: Children's birthday party at 906 Brittingham Boulevard, with participants wearing party hats and sitting at a table with a birthday cake.
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Seven East High School Seniors and Cake

Date: 06 06 1935
Description: Seven East High School seniors and one woman sitting on stage with a tiered birthday cake with candles.
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Emerson School P.T.A. Anniversary Program

Date: 02 20 1935
Description: Girls dressed in colonial costumes are standing around a table with a birthday cake at the Emerson School P.T.A. 38th anniversary program.
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Girl Reserves Coloring Easter Eggs

Date: 03 30 1934
Description: Fifteen YWCA Girl Reserves sitting around a table coloring Easter eggs and putting them in small baskets to be distributed to crippled children at the Wisc...
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White House Cake

Date: 01 28 1934
Description: Three men are standing behind a cake shaped like the White House, baked by the Strand Baking Company, 2007 Atwood Avenue, for the Roosevelt Birthday Ball. ...

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