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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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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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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.
Photograph

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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Cedric Parker Gets a "Wave" Haircut

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Cedric Parker, Capital Times newsman, has Lucille Bump, beauty operator give him a Rudy Vallee fingerwave at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State Street...
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Eight Capitol Scrubwomen

Date: 06 09 1933
Description: Group portrait of eight Wisconsin State Capitol scrubwomen. Left to right: Mrs. Mary DeRenzo, Mrs. Elizabeth Weddig, Miss Mary McCloskey, Mrs. Ingeborg Sid...
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Duncan Beauty School

Date: 09 29 1932
Description: Interior of the Duncan Academy of Hair and Beauty Culture School, located at 23 South Pinckney Street. Students are working with customers in hair styling ...
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Raquel Torres at Bastick Beauty Shop

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: Actress Raquel Torres has her hair dressed by Rose Bastick at Bastick Beauty Shop, 18 E. Mifflin Street.
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Hairstyle Show

Date: 01 25 1932
Description: Group portrait of hairstyle show participants at the Cardinal Beauty Shop, 625 State Street.
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Hair Style Show

Date: 01 25 1932
Description: Group portrait of six women sitting in chairs, modeling hair styles at the Cardinal Beauty Shop, 625 State Street.
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Three Women at Rosemary Beauty Shop

Date: 04 20 1928
Description: Three women looking at The American Hairdresser magazine in the Rosemary Beauty Shop, located at 521 State Street. The caption reads: "The "American...
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Three Women at Beauty Shop

Date: 04 20 1928
Description: Three women (including American Girl — Miss Leeds and Miss Madison — Miss Rosenfeldt / Rosenthal) looking at "The American Hairdresser" magazine in the Ros...
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Portrait of Miss Knutson

Date: 12 02 1927
Description: Portrait of Miss Knutson with a permanent wave in her hair. She is wearing a fur coat.
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Portrait of Miss Knutson with Permanent Wave

Date: 12 07 1927
Description: Portrait of Miss Knutson with a permanent wave in her hair.
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Ingeborg Dahl

Date: 1871
Description: The studio portrait of Ingeborg Dahl made after her marriage to Nels, the photographer's brother.
Photograph

Portrait of a Woman

Date: 11 30 1930
Description: Copy of an old portrait of a woman, taken for Mrs. Dean.
Postcard

Four Men Playing Cards

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of four men sitting at a table playing cards, smoking cigarettes and ...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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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Barber Cutting Hair

Date: 05 08 1945
Description: Barber giving haircut to a man reading a newspaper announcing Allied Forces victory in Europe.

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