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| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | The Historical Society's early library and painting collections on display in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This photograph was taken about 1880 befor... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol f... |
| Date: | 12 20 1952 |
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| Description: | A Madison Exchange Club member giving an Elsie comic book to three girls after they put money in an old bathtub as a Christmas donation to the Salvation Ar... |
| Date: | 01 23 1948 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the executive committee of the Holy Name Union for the Catholic diocese of Madison meeting to plan the activities for 1948. Left to right... |
| Date: | 11 09 1948 |
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| Description: | Four parents are shown admiring twelve books. They are celebrating National Book Week which is co-sponsored by their group, the Madison Council of Parents ... |
| Date: | 10 08 1950 |
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| Description: | Sydney S. Miller, manager of the Madison Social Security Office, shares a 1950 government-issued booklet explaining a program to employers of household wor... |
| Date: | 01 02 1951 |
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| Description: | Madison General Hospital Auxiliary volunteer worker Mabel Lewis reading to Billy McCord, patient. |
| Date: | 02 15 1954 |
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| Description: | As part of Co-ed's Week, an event designed to combine features of special interest to college women, three University of Wisconsin women look over a copy o... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with a woman standing over a table, pinning a sewing pattern piece to cloth. An ironing board and bookca... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with two images from the Play School for 3 and 4 year olds: a boy is opening his mouth for a woman who is... |
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| Description: | One boy reads a book to a group of boys who are seated or lying in front of him by a fireplace. A sign on the mantel reads, "Silence". Boy Scout insignia a... |
| Date: | 10 17 1958 |
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| Description: | Kathryn A. Gallagher, historian of the Madison Catholic deanery, looks over a State Journal clipping in the diocesan council's scrapbook of a memorable eve... |
| Date: | 06 1963 |
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| Description: | August Derleth (seated) signs books at a meeting of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. Behind him are (l to r): Star Powers, Marvin Davis Winsett, Mildred ... |
| Date: | 06 1963 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of men and woman at a Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets convention. Names, (l to r): Marvin Davis Winsett, Poet Laureate of Texas; Edna Kristin ... |
| Date: | 06 1963 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of men and woman at a Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets convention. Names, (l to r): Mildred Breedlove, Nevada; August Derleth, Wisconsin writer... |
| Date: | 04 08 1958 |
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| Description: | "All the Winnipeg girls were housed with Madison families during their four-day stay. While Bonnie Rejahl, hugging a toy bear, left, and her Canadian house... |
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