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We Saw You . . . Helping Sell Christmas Seals

Date: 11 15 1954
Description: Women of the Elks prepare materials for distribution for the 1954 Christmas Seal drive honoring the 50th anniversary of the National Anti-Tuberculosis Asso...
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Art Guild Yule Gifts

Date: 11 1954
Description: An angel decoration was made by Fern Fowler for the Art Guild display. The decoration is for display on mantel or window and is cut from cardboard, covered...
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U.W. Homecoming Football Game

Date: 11 06 1954
Description: A view of the crowd at Camp Randall during the University of Wisconsin homecoming game against Northwestern, showing balloons rising in the air. U.W. fans ...
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We Saw You . . . Helping Sell Christmas Seals

Date: 11 15 1954
Description: Women of the Elk prepare materials for distribution for the 1954 Christmas seal drive honoring the 50th anniversary of the National Anti-Tuberculosis Assoc...
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Chi Rho Club for High School Students

Date: 11 18 1945
Description: Carol Lueptow, instructor at Arthur Murray School of Dancing, teaches "the Mambo" to two Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church youth. Judy Murray and Tim...
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Art Guild Yule Gifts

Date: 10 1954
Description: Old wood and pieces of inner tubing are painted and used to make animal decorations. This was a project of Mrs. Charles Watson and her family shown at the ...
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We Saw You . . . Helping Sell Christmas Seals

Date: 11 15 1954
Description: Women of the Elk prepare materials for distribution for the 1954 Christmas seal drive honoring the 50th anniversary of the National Anti-Tuberculosis Assoc...
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Chi Rho Club for High School Students

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: Reverand Vincent Browne, spiritual adviser to the Chi Rho group at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, serves Communion to four youth participating i...
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We Saw You . . . Helping Sell Christmas Seals

Date: 11 15 1954
Description: Women of the Elk prepare materials for distribution for the 1954 Christmas seal drive honoring the 50th anniversary of the National Anti-Tuberculosis Assoc...
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Chi Rho Club for High School Students

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: Two Chi Rho youth participate in "We'll Do It Day" to raise money for new furnishings for Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church which is under constructi...
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Art Guild Yule Gifts

Date: 11 1954
Description: A woman wears a necklace made by Erdine Stamm for the Art Guild holiday exhibit. It is made from a strip of velvet cording, two fishing corks, sequins, bea...
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West High School Problems of Democracy Class

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: West High School senior Yvonne Williams interviews L.L. Oeland about insurance rates for families as part of an assignment for her Problems of Democracy cl...
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Kenosha Alan Ameche Fans

Date: 11 20 1954
Description: Fans of Alan Ameche from his home town of Kenosha hold banners at the last home game for the University of Wisconsin star at Camp Randall stadium.
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Women Make Year's Supply of Lefsa

Date: 11 19 1954
Description: Three sisters gather at one of their homes to carry on a 30 year Christmas time tradition of making a year's supply of lefsa. Mrs. Roy J. Nelson, 145 Marqu...
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John A. Hill, Football Player

Date: 11 1954
Description: Portrait of John A. Hill, East High School football player, in uniform.
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Women Make Year's Supply of Lefsa

Date: 11 19 1954
Description: Mrs. Roy J. Nelson, 145 Marquette Street, is shown using a "floyve" stick to turn the lefsa while it bakes. She and her two sisters gathered at one of thei...
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Young Badger Football Fan

Date: 10 20 1954
Description: Billy Haase, two-and-a-half-year-old nephew of University of Wisconsin cheerleader Dick Onstead, is decked out in a "W" sweater at the football game betwee...
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West High Problems of Democracy Class

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: West High School seniors, Geraldine Doran, right, and Gretchen Ihde look at sofas with Tom Rennels, a salesman at the Black Furniture Store, as part of an ...
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Shrine Temple Ceremonial

Date: 10 1954
Description: Though the portrait of Zor Shrine Potentate Laurien Caldwell (Janesville) at the Shriner's 67th annual fall ceremonial in Madison appeared in the Wiscon...
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Women Make Year's Supply of Lefsa

Date: 11 19 1954
Description:  Mrs. John Berge, 25 N. 6th Street, begins the process of rolling out the flat, round cake known as "aevna" until it is one foot in diameter. She and her t...

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