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University of Wisconsin Coeds

Date: 1920
Description: University of Wisconsin students sitting on the base of the Lincoln statue on Bascom Hill.
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Family in Yard and Woman on Horseback

Date: 1869
Description: A family poses in a yard with one elegantly dressed young woman on horseback. The frame house has an unusually shaped attic story fan window. The porch is ...
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Family by Stone Gate

Date: 1879
Description: A well-dressed family of four is posed in front of a stone fence with a picket gate. Behind them is a Greek Revival frame house with shuttered windows.
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Rocky Roost

Date: 1905
Description: Rocky Roost, the Lamp family cottage, located west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota, decorated for a party. Shown from the left are Matilda Lamp Lueder...
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Jane and Janet Brandenburg in Easter Outfits

Date: 03 27 1945
Description: Jane and Janet Brandenburg, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. (Marian) Harold Brandenburg, 4134 Hiawatha Drive, posing in their identical Easter outfits.
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Milwaukee Pedestrians

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Description: Well-dressed pedestrians walking in downtown Milwaukee.
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Women Wearing Hats on Street

Date: 1910
Description: Four young women are walking down a city street across cable car tracks wearing coats and very large hats. Two of the women have fur muffs on their hands, ...
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Women with Straw Hats on Sidewalk

Date: 1910
Description: Young ladies with large straw hats standing on the sidewalk. One woman is holding a basket, while another woman is crouching down holding a purse. A child ...
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Woman with Two Men

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Description: A woman who appears to be Aunt Helen shakes hands with a man in a room while another man looks on. The room appears to be a studio as it has a large painte...
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Jaycettes Style Show

Date: 03 04 1952
Description: Miss Patricia Johnson of 1 Langdon Street wearing shorts and a sleeveless blouse, and Mrs. Howard (Mary) Norris of 1406 Drake Street wearing shorts and a j...
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Woman with French Bulldog

Date: 1946
Description: A woman is standing on the front steps of a house with a french bulldog. The woman is dressed up in a fur coat, a fancy hat and high heels.
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Maple Bluff Country Club Women's Spring Luncheon

Date: 04 26 1961
Description: Three active members of the Maple Bluff Country Club women's organization attend the spring luncheon and style show. Left to right are: Jean Watkins, Kathe...
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Thekla in Panama

Date: 03 1913
Description: Thekla Wollaeger (Mrs. George F.) Brumder posing on a street in Panama, possibly in Panama City. She is wearing a long, light-colored dress, hat and gloves...
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In St. Pierre

Date: 03 1913
Description: Thekla Wollaeger Brumder is posing standing near the ruins of a stone building in St. Pierre, Martinique. She is wearing a light-colored dress and large br...
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International Designer Fashion Show

Date: 03 23 1979
Description: Two women are posing in the foreground. In the background is a woman modeling clothing while standing on a stage. Caption reads: "FASHION'S OUTLOOK for spr...
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College Women's Fashions

Date: 08 04 1960
Description: Judy Dornfeld wears a "beatnik" raincoat that doubles as a topcoat. Miss Dornfeld will be a junior at the University of Wisconsin. She is standing in front...
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College Women's Fashions

Date: 08 04 1960
Description: A model posing sitting on a deep window sill near a bicycle. Sara Volz teams a blue and gold plaid skirt with a gold bulky knit orlon sweater, navy blue kn...
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College Women's Fashions

Date: 08 04 1960
Description: A model poses by loading dock doors. Sue Reynoldson wears a beige cocktail dress that's cuffed in lynx. Miss Reynoldson attends Rollins College, Winter Par...
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Lucy Rumsey Holt with Camera

Date: 01 1913
Description: Amateur photographer Lucy Rumsey Holt is holding a folding camera. Her daughter Jeannette Holt is standing beside her outside on the porch at the Evergreen...
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Scene from "Graustark"

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Description: Prince Gabriel (Marc McDermott) kisses the hand of Princess Yetive (Norma Talmadge) as Dagmar (Wanda Hawley) kneels beside her and looks on in a scene from...

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