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Portrait of Charles May Family

Date: 11 05 1933
Description: Portrait of Charles May family. Father and mother, and three children.
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Reri Trying Cinderella Cosmetics

Date: 07 25 1932
Description: Reri (Anne Chevalier), Tahitian star of the Fanchon and Marco "Tahiti" show at the Orpheum theater trying Cinderella cosmetics in her dressing room with Mr...
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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Volunteers of America Dinner

Date: 11 26 1952
Description: William Thorp and Hattie Reed bow their heads in prayer before Thanksgiving dinner is served by the Volunteers of America to 56 members of its Sunset Club.
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Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wise, Sr.

Date: 01 08 1955
Description: Wisconsin's new Secretary of State, Glenn M. Wise, pours coffee for her husband, John E. Wise, Sr., who is an electrical engineer with the state Industrial...
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Lord and Lady Halifax Visit

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Lady Halifax conversing with Chief Justice Rosenberry while dining. Governor Walter Goodland is on right.
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Dresen Jewelry Store

Date: 1895
Description: Storefront view of the Theodore F. Dresen jewelry store at 216 State Street. Two employees, one possibly being Theodore Dresen, are standing at the doorway...
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Peter Maerz and Mrs. Susan Maerz Maier

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of Peter Maerz and Mrs. Susan Maerz Maier in front of a painted backdrop.
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Eastern Star Dignitaries

Date: 12 03 1949
Description: Dignitaries pose on a staircase at a banquet at the Masonic temple given by the Monona chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star to honor Mrs. Leon W. (Sayd...
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Don Eisenberg in Court

Date: 06 16 1980
Description: Don Eisenberg, defense attorney, in the court room during the Barbara Hoffman murder trial.
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Dr. Rolf Noer and Bride

Date: 11 09 1950
Description: Portrait of Dr. Rolf Noer and his bride, Betty Marie Schlegelmilch, at the time of their visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Noer, at 3407 Sunset Dri...
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Peters and Bowman

Date: 01 30 1954
Description: Portrait of James Henry Peters and Virginia Louise Bowman, engaged to be married in August 1954.
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Cosmos Dance Club 30th Anniversary

Date: 05 20 1953
Description: Fred R. Zimmerman, Leona (Mrs. Fred) Zimmerman, and Genevieve Busse, left to right, chat at the Cosmos Dance Club's 30th anniversary dinner dance held at t...
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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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Schultz 30th Wedding Anniversary

Date: 09 04 1953
Description: Portrait of Paul W. and Emmy Schultz of 1006 University Bay Drive on their 30th wedding anniversary.
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Forest Middleton and Leonore Judkins

Date: 1915
Description: Forest Middleton and his future wife, Leonore Judkins, sit on the ground against a tree alongside a country road. Grapevines grow on a fence on the right.
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Golden Wedding Anniversary

Date: 03 10 1954
Description: Portrait of Rognald and Anna Larson noting their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple married in the Vinje church in Voss, Norway in 1904 and came to Madis...
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Easter Hats and Flowers

Date: 04 12 1954
Description: Portrait of Kathyn Taplick wearing a suit and Easter hat. Also included in this series are separate photographs of Kathryn's daughters: Patricia, Jane, Kat...
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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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