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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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Nature's Bakery Co-op

Date: 1974
Description: 1101 Williamson Street. This natural foods bakery was organized and managed by its employees. The co-op opened in this location between 1973-74.
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Alice in Dairyland, Merrie Barney

Date: 1959
Description: Merrie Barney, the 1959 Alice in Dairyland, helps a young boy eating a cream puff, always a favorite treat at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Cream Puff Concession

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Description: Four female bakers are holding up large trays laden with fresh cream puffs at a State Fair midway concession stand, while an eager crowd stands waiting in ...
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Bakery

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Description: A view of two men standing in the bakery at Winthrop College.
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Camp Bowie

Date: 1918
Description: A view of four men standing near a row of Army baking ovens at Camp Bowie, built in 1917.
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Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: A view of men baking bread in a number of outdoor ovens at Camp Travis, named in 1917. On the right, men stand by a table with many loaves of bread, and me...
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Shivers Men with Flowers and Cake

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Description: Three men from the Shivers family pose holding cakes and vases of flowers. One of the men is Tom Shivers and one is Algie Shivers, and the other man is uni...
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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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Gardner Baking Company Delivery Truck

Date: 06 1931
Description: A man dressed in bib overalls poses with a Gardner Baking Company delivery truck. It is parked in front of Plaenert's Grocery. Over the hood in the distanc...
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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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Wiley with Cake

Date: 1948
Description: Congressman Alexander Wiley, at left, and another man on the right, holding a cake decorated with the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin.
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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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