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Syttende Mai

Date: 1875
Description: Large group at Syttende Mai celebration. Group posing with what may be the national and merchant flag of Norway flag. A number of people are holding croque...
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Tennis Players

Date: 03 12 1935
Description: Four young women tennis players greeting each other at the net at Tenney Park's new tennis courts. From left to right are: Alta Mae Freund, Violette Spence...
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'Buster Brown' Party

Date: 09 15 1934
Description: Group portrait of more than 40 children with Buster Brown at 'Buster Brown' party at Burdick and Murray Department Store.
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Harriet Gorman with Golf Trophy

Date: 09 05 1934
Description: Harriet Gorman holding golf club and golf trophy at Blackhawk Country Club.
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Dorothy Page & Mary Callahan

Date: 07 24 1934
Description: Mary Callahan, Nakoma on the left, and Dorothy Page, Madison on the right, leaders in the qualifying round of the Wisconsin women's golf association tourna...
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Mayor Law and Chic Sale

Date: 07 20 1933
Description: Mayor James R. Law presenting the keys of the city to Chic Sale, former Dane County land owner and character impersonator performing at the Orpheum Theater...
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Group of Golfers and Mr. Parker, Jeweler

Date: 06 23 1932
Description: Golfers from Maple Bluff, Blackhawk, and Nakoma with E.W. Parker, donor of trophy, who will participate in tournament.
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Children at Birthday Party

Date: 09 28 1929
Description: Portrait of ten children at birthday party. Taken for Mrs. Mark Cullen, 454 Virginia Terrace.
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Christmas Scene

Date: 12 28 1928
Description: A little girl posing in a living room with a Christmas tree, toys, and a doll she got for Christmas.
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Student Couple Dancing

Date: 11 16 1956
Description: A young boy and girl dancing at the Cherokee Heights School dance party.
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Cherokee School Dance

Date: 11 16 1956
Description: Male teacher and a student bowing to one another at the beginning of a dance at the Cherokee Heights School dance party.
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Alpha Phi Sorority Party

Date: 04 29 1944
Description: Group of sorority girls sitting on the grass at the Alpha Phi Sorority garden party.
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Children Standing Near Christmas Tree

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: Cynthia and Catherine Rogers, daughters of Captain and Mrs. (Virginia) Sion C. Rogers, in their home celebrating Christmas. Cynthia, two-years-old, is hold...
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Jane and Janet Brandenburg in Easter Outfits

Date: 03 27 1945
Description: Jane and Janet Brandenburg, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. (Marian) Harold Brandenburg, 4134 Hiawatha Drive, posing in their identical Easter outfits.
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Peterson Christmas Tree

Date: 12 24 1945
Description: Unidentified woman seated in a chair next to a decorated Christmas tree with presents underneath. On a table next to the woman are photographs of a soldier...
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Three Nursery School Children

Date: 04 29 1947
Description: Three girls holding their lavender, green and pink May Baskets that they made in Marjorie Deakman's nursery school, 7 Bayside Drive, Lakewood. L to R: Barb...
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Connie Wear Hanging a May Basket

Date: 04 29 1947
Description: Connie Wear, 332 Lakewood Boulevard, hanging a bright green May Basket that she made in Marjorie Deakman's nursery school, Lakewood.
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Wedding Portrait

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Description: Wedding studio portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Haak posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Young Adult Club with Wishing Well

Date: 01 23 1948
Description: Five members of the Young Adult Club dropping coins into a wishing well during a dance at the Community Center to aid the March of Dimes. Pictured left to ...
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NCAA Boxing Tournament

Date: 04 03 1948
Description: Vito Parisi, Wisconsin heavyweight champion, is holding the NCAA boxing tournament team championship trophy named for John Walsh. At left is Badger boxing ...

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