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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dressed in military uniform is a Civil War veteran. Madison, Wisc...
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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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United Givers' Fund Volunteer

Date: 10 23 1956
Description: Betty J. DiSalvo reading good night stories to her children, Michael DiSalvo (age 6) and Mark DiSalvo (age 4) after having solicited money for 27 Red Feath...
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Children Reading near Christmas Tree

Date: 01 07 1945
Description: Two children in front of a Christmas tree in the Radke home.
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Woman Reading to Girls

Date: 03 04 1948
Description: Radio station WIBA Story Corner Lady, Jeanne Remus, reading a book to Ann and Kathy Taylor, daughters of Robert and Fannie Taylor, 1921 Keyes Avenue. The S...
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Gifts of Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 12 02 1948
Description: Gifts of dishes, radio-phonograph, wire recorder, toys and books are enjoyed by children at Lapham School. Roundy's Fun Fund provided these and more items ...
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Madison Interracial Sewing Group's Children

Date: 02 15 1949
Description: Children at play while their mothers mended clothes for the Quaker relief project on a regular Tuesday session at the home of Mrs. Hilton E. (Lillian) Hann...
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World War II Veteran Don Dickinson and His Daughter Linda Sue

Date: 01 13 1950
Description: Portrait of Don Dickinson of 114 East Mifflin Street, World War II veteran, with his three-year-old daughter Linda Sue seated in his lap. Mr. Dickinson is ...
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Students at Prairie School

Date: 1932
Description: Students holding books and magazines pose seated in chairs in the Prairie School. Model airplanes hang near the portraits of Abraham Lincoln and George Was...
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Children at U.W. Nursery School

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Student teacher, Marilyn Nelson, sitting on the floor and reading to Mark Weinberg. Also listening are Frank Effland and Eddie Grant. Mark is holding a stu...
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Winnipeg Y-Teens Visit Madison

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: "All the Winnipeg girls were housed with Madison families during their four-day stay. While Bonnie Rejahl, hugging a toy bear, left, and her Canadian house...
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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Detail from original of the family. Original caption reads: "Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dres...

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