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Mrs. Ogg's Tea Party

Date: 11 14 1931
Description: Women posing at Mrs. Emma Ogg's tea party, a benefit for the scholarship fund of the University League, 1715 Kendall Avenue. L-R: Dorothy Fellows, Flora Ri...
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Christmas Scene

Date: 12 28 1928
Description: A little girl posing in a living room with a Christmas tree, toys, and a doll she got for Christmas.
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Vinje Christmas Tree

Date: 12 1947
Description: The living room of the Arthur Vinje home at 2800 Mason Street, with the family Christmas tree and other holiday decorations.
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Wedding Party

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a wedding party on a balcony. The party consists of the bride and groom (center), three bridesmaids, three groomsmen, a flower gi...
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Dining Room in Wisconsin Governor's Residence

Date: 03 09 1950
Description: The dining room at the Wisconsin Governor's Residence with its scenic wallpaper is one of the loveliest rooms in the house. The rich antique blue of the ru...
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Living Room at Christmas Time

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Description: View of living room featuring an elaborately upholstered armchair, a small decorated Christmas tree atop a table, and two long-haired lap dogs posing on th...
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Christmas Customs

Date: 12 14 1953
Description: Ada Moseley of 616 North Carroll Street demonstrates a Christmas custom by sitting near a fireplace reading "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
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Thanksgiving with Grandmother

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: Portrait of two women and an infant as they celebrate a three-generation Thanksgiving gathering at the Rendall home. William "Jay" Rendall, 9 months; Joan ...
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Madison Art Association's Beaux Arts Ball

Date: 04 09 1956
Description: Mrs. Horace Kent (Lucia) Tenney eyes her daughter, Cornelia "Neena," who dresses in a costume prior to the Madison Art Association's Beaux Arts Ball.
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Mary and Katie Temp

Date: 11 24 2011
Description: Mary (Kate) Marcou Temp is sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper while her daughter Kate Temp is kneeling on the floor viewing her electronic reader on T...
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Christmas Decorations

Date: 1910
Description: Residential dining room with Christmas decorations and circular table with turkey, set for two places.
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Wedding Decorations

Date: 09 02 1897
Description: Interior of the John A. Landfair home, showing floral decorations for the wedding of Kate Landfair and Marvin B. Rosenberry, later Chief Justice of the Sup...
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Residential Wake

Date: 1925
Description: Deceased man's body lying in open veiled coffin, surrounded by flowers, in a residential interior.
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Family Wedding Portrait with Framed Wreath

Date: 1917
Description: Studio family wedding portrait in front of a painted background with a framed wreath in the center. The wreath is celebrating the wedding of the bride and ...
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Studio Portrait of European American Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified young man posing standing. He is wearing dark-colored trousers and a light-co...
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Wedding Party

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Description: Interior group portrait of parties in a wedding, including four women and five men.
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Christmas Tree

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Description: View of a living room with a decorated Christmas tree in between a piano and an upholstered chair. Toys are arranged beneath the tree.
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Teens and Christmas Tree

Date: 12 24 2013
Description: Two teen girls gaze at a Christmas tree with gifts underneath as they sit on the floor in the Temp home. One girl is wearing a turquoise dress and black ti...
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Conrad and Anne Petersen

Date: 11 17 1951
Description: Conrad William and Kathryn Anne (Reebie) Petersen pose for a full length portrait on their wedding day in Winnetka, Illinois. The bride wears a long satin ...
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Mock Hanging

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men and two women in a dramatic pose. The woman in the center has her head in a noose and is sticking...

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