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Triplets' Birthday

Date: 03 13 1961
Description: Second birthday party of Judy, Robin, and Linda Constantineau of 8106 W. Euclid Ave. All three girls are eating cake.
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1914
Description: Holiday card of a boy carrying a plum pudding topped with holly. He is dressed in a red, green and white medieval style costume. His hat is grey with a plu...
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Lewis and LuRay Arms's Wedding Day

Date: 09 1956
Description: Lewis Arms and his new wife LuRay pose in their wedding clothes, cutting the wedding cake.
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Gates Birthday Celebration

Date: 1957
Description: Clough Gates, publisher of the "Superior Telegram," cutting a cake to celebrate his 80th birthday. Max Lavine stands in the middle background, and watching...
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Birthday Party Group Portrait

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Description: An outdoor group portrait of a birthday party. A cake with many candles and a lace tablecloth sits on a table in front. Most of the party are dressed up. N...
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Happy Birthday Medicare

Date: 07 29 1995
Description: At a celebration for the 30th anniversary of Medicare, Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and guests blow out the candles on a cake.
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Brian Bigler and Ken Scott at their Holy Union Reception

Date: 07 22 1995
Description: Brian Bigler (right) and Ken Scott (left) on July 22, 1995 at the reception for their Holy Union Ceremony, which was held at Brigham Park, Blue Mounds, Wis...
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Pendarvis House Menu

Date: 1935
Description: Menu of Cornish pasties and desserts offered by Pendarvis House, a group of restored stone houses built by Cornish settlers in Mineral Point. The cover of ...
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Gulley's 25th Anniversary Party

Date: 07 1955
Description: Beatrice (Bea) and Carson Gulley posing together at their 25th wedding anniversary party in their new home at 5701 Cedar Place. The home was located in the...
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Lansing A. Wilcox 105th Birthday Party

Date: 1951
Description: Group portrait of Lansing A. Wilcox — last Civil War veteran in Wisconsin — with a group of men at his 105th birthday. The birthday party was held at the G...
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Barber's Closet Konditorei Menu

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Description: One-page menu for konditorei, or Sunday afternoon coffee and pastry, at the Barber's Closet, a bar located in the Hotel Washington, 636 W. Washington Avenu...
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Hillside Block Unit — Midget Unit Christmas Party

Date: 1957
Description: A group of smiling children posing with three adults. They are standing behind a table covered with baked goods, and Christmas decorations are on the wall ...
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Lewis, Bernard, and Nellie Arms

Date: 1964
Description: Lewis Arms standing with his uncle Bernard Arms, and aunt Nellie Arms. Lewis is holding a cake which was baked for Bernard's birthday.
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Lewis Arms with Birthday Cake

Date: 1967
Description: Lewis Arms is holding a slice of his birthday cake, and is surrounded by three of his children. From left to right are Rita, Lewis, Mamie, and Paul.
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Sixth Birthday

Date: 08 30 1924
Description: Sunlight is streaming onto a screened porch where Barbara Brumder is smiling while sitting at the head of the table. She is posing with a wooden toy hoop a...
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Birthday Boy

Date: 11 22 1923
Description: Philip George Brumder, sitting in a high chair on the left, and his sister Barbara, sitting on the right, watch intently as their mother, Margaret Bouer (M...
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Birthday in Bed

Date: 1926
Description: Philip George Brumder is sitting propped up in a single bed. He is looking at a toy sand or gravel conveyor which is standing next to a birthday cake with ...
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Crystal Wedding Anniversary

Date: 1910
Description: Lucy Rumsey Holt and W.A. Holt's 25th wedding anniversary. Three generations are present. A cake decorated with flowers is on display in front of Lucy and ...

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