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Nettie Livingston

Date: 06 08 1934
Description: Outdoor portrait of Nettie Livingston, 1205 Vilas Avenue, who works as a maid at Wisconsin General Hospital, hopes to win a vacation at the Bowman House, a...
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Neils Hallanger Family Relaxes in Yard

Date: 1877
Description: The Neils Hallanger family is posed in their yard around a table piled with books. One lady is posed with a parasol and servant women sit on a sofa in the ...
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B.F. Hahn and Family Picnic

Date: 1876
Description: Benjamin F. Hahn, his wife Mary and their servant Sarah Hill sit around a table with an intricately patterned cloth with bowls of apples and grapes. The wo...
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Woman Hanging Laundry

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Description: A woman hangs laundry on a clothesline.
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Women in Garden

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Description: Two women work in a garden. One of the women is picking vegetables, while the other woman hangs laundry.
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Summer Vacation Jobs for Youth

Date: 07 12 1949
Description: Ginny Hall, a West High School senior, has a summer job caring for Sharon and Sandra Sinn, the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Sinn, 3405 Blackhawk Dr...
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Clothesline

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: Laundry hangs on a clothesline and blows in the wind. There are fields behind, and low hills in the distance.
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Hanging the Laundry to Dry

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Description: View of two maids in aprons and bonnets hanging laundry out to dry in the yard of the Governor's Palace. The Palace can be seen in the background past tree...
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Home Makers Annex

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Description: View of the Home Makers Annex, a three-story house with an ivy covered porch, a lawn, and several trees in the background.

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