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Braided Rugs

Date: 10 08 1959
Description: Mary Paulick sitting on the floor while working on a large braided rug.
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State Winners of Wool Sewing Contest

Date: 11 07 1959
Description: Winners of the Wisconsin "Make It Yourself with Wool" contest are shown with their work. At left is Kay Lyon, junior winner (ages 14 - 17); on the right is...
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Kate Schultlz Shows Home Accessory Skills

Date: 10 12 1959
Description: Kate Schultz is shown with a sport coat she made for her husband from fabric that she wove. She also hooked the rug at her feet, upholstered the chair she ...
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Modeling Hats for the University League Brunch

Date: 05 15 1961
Description: Barbara Blaedel, Sylvia Graf, and Mary Woelfel wear hats they designed and made, and will model at the University League brunch and program.
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University League

Date: 09 15 1961
Description: Mrs. Jerome Schwartzbaum (left) and Gertrude Kimbrough look at decorative hookings made by members of the handicrafts group of the Junior Division of the U...
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Senior Citizen Making Hooked Rugs for Christmas Presents

Date: 12 22 1964
Description: Henry Hinze, age 83, working on a hooked rug to give to his children. He has been hooking rugs since he had a heart attack ten years ago.
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Christ Presbyterian Church Women's Society Mission Tea

Date: 07 09 1957
Description: Four ladies admire silk scarfs from India that were brought to the annual missionary tea by the speaker, Mrs. Milton Nichols of Reedsburg. The annual tea i...

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