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Navy Band and Tap Dancer

Date: 01 17 1944
Description: Twelve members of Navy band playing instruments on stage, with a tap dancer posing close to the floor in front of the piano.
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Eagle's Club Dance Hall

Date: 04 05 1946
Description: Interior view of the dance hall at the Eagle's Club, 23 West Doty Street. There are chairs and a piano on the stage. Just above the stage is a large "W," a...
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Belgian-American Singer

Date: 08 31 1946
Description: Either Anton de Beck or Theuphiel Ropson, Belgian-Americans who recorded French and Walloon dialect ballads for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Wisconsin Delegates to Republican National Convention

Date: 04 26 1944
Description: Five Wisconsin delegates to the Republican Party National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois. Photographed at the Hotel Bismark left to right: Arthur L. ...
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Man Standing near Wall

Date: 08 12 1944
Description: Portrait of unidentified man, possibly an employee of the Dane County Co-op.
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Madison Woman's Club Annual Benefit Party

Date: 10 24 1944
Description: Participating in the annual Woman's Club benefit party are Shorewood Hills League members, left to right: Mrs. Walter (Clare) Weissinger, 1241 Sweet Briar ...
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Girl in Snowsuit with Sled

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Winter scene with a young girl (possibly Polly Pyre, the daughter of Russell B. Pyre) in a snowsuit standing with an "Airline Pilot" sled.
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Mother and Young Child

Date: 12 09 1944
Description: Portrait of a mother and young child, members of the Bridgman family.
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Alarm Clock & Study Desk

Date: 01 10 1945
Description: Carved wooden combination alarm clock & study desk made by John Muir about 1862, while a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on display in the ...
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Picnic Point Work Day Lunch Break

Date: 04 27 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison annual student work day at Picnic Point. Shown are four students at lunch break. Left to right: Dominic Cefalu, John E. Had...
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Mrs. Joseph P. O'Brien with Her Two Daughters

Date: 05 28 1945
Description: Mrs. Joseph P. O'Brien, 1627 Jefferson Street, with her two daughters, playing in Vilas Park. Pictured left to right: Sharon Anne 2 1/2, and Mary Kay 1, wh...
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Red Cross "Parlor Tricks" Board Members

Date: 06 07 1945
Description: Group portrait of board members of the Red Cross sponsored group "Parlor Tricks". Left to right: Jeanette Youngblood, Dorothy Reis, Betty Johnson, Grace Sh...
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Pvt. Ervin M. Lichte and His Family

Date: 06 20 1945
Description: Pvt, Ervin M. Lichte, 122 North Street, and his family, left to right: Frederick, 4; Helen, 6; Pvt. Lichte; Mrs. Lichte (Irma) holding Judith, 2. Pvt. Lich...
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Dell View Hotel, Lake Delton and Hotel Grounds

Date: 1944
Description: Two people walk down the driveway of the Dell View Hotel on a winter day. The photo was taken by Ruth Bennett Dyer.
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Unidentified Couple

Date: 12 22 1945
Description: An unidentified couple (Pilscher?) seated in a bedroom. Behind them is a small Christmas tree and two Christmas stockings.
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Employees of Bob Cooper Glass Company

Date: 10 1946
Description: Two employees of the Bob Cooper Glass Company, 755 East Washington Avenue, unloading a crate of glass from a company truck at an undisclosed location.
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East Side Youth Activities Council Campaign

Date: 03 01 1947
Description: Opposition to the present East Side Youth Activities Council is looming in the persons of nine boys who are planning a strong political campaign in the com...
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Midwest Shrine Association Officers

Date: 03 01 1947
Description: New officers of the Midwest Shrine Association: Left to right: William J. Dowler, Winnipeg, Canada, president; James G. Peterson, La Crosse, retiring presi...
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Republican Headquarters Volunteers

Date: 03 24 1947
Description: Two women volunteers preparing mailing for Glenn Davis, Waukesha, a candidate for the second district congressman at the Republican headquarters in the Lor...
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NCAA Boxing Tournament Bout

Date: 03 27 1947
Description: University of Wisconsin's Steve Gremban (right), competing against Jimmy Demos of Miami at the National Collegiate Athletic Association national tournament...

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