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Nativity Christmas Pageant

Date: 12 1943
Description: The cast of the Nativity Christmas pageant of Blessed Sacrament Church, posed on a stairway in their costumes.
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Girls in YWCA Camp Bunks

Date: 07 06 1944
Description: Young girls posing on the top and bottom bunks at YWCA's Camparia Olbrich on Lake Mendota. In the upper bunk, left to right: Kathryn Eye, Barbara Fellows,...
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Clothing Drive Contest

Date: 05 01 1945
Description: Pupils of the Highlands-Mendota Beach School ran a clothing drive contest among school rooms and collected well over a truckload of clothing. Pictured are ...
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Christmas Pageant at Zion Lutheran Church

Date: 12 24 1946
Description: Christmas Pageant at Zion Lutheran Church. The angels are, left to right: Arlene Jenkins, Mary Sachtjen, Elsa Splett, Shirley Schumann, Joanne Groff, Joan ...
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Nine Children of Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Przekurat

Date: 01 24 1953
Description: Group portrait of nine of the ten children of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Przekurat taken at their grandparents' home near Rio. Bernard Przekurat was in the Metho...
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Kaeser Family Boating on Lake Mendota

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: George and Jean Kaeser family in their boat on Lake Mendota with their daughters Virginia Kaeser (left), and Suzy Kaeser (right).
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Shoppers in Grocery Store

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Two grocery store employees placing Dean's Milk in grocery cart for a woman and her two children.
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Ilena Frerker Shopping at Grocery Store

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Ilena Fierker and her children, Bobby and Dicky, buying Dean's Milk from Clarence O. Furset, manager of Piggly Wiggly Food Center, 2701 University Avenue.
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Arthur Vierthaler and his Sons

Date: 06 14 1955
Description: Arthur A. Vierthaler, University of Wisconsin assistant professor of art education, on the lawn of his Fox Bluff home with his four sons: Paul, Kurt, Erich...
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Catholic Boy Scouts

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Three Madison Boy Scouts received the Ad Altare Del medal at a retreat at the Dane County fairgrounds. Left to right: Reverend Wayne Turner, Tim Harrington...
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DelliQuadri Family at Church Door

Date: 11 21 1955
Description: Fred and Velma DelliQuadri and their three daughters, Geri, Lyn, and Toni, enrollees in the Character Research Project, standing at the door of the First U...
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Russell Frost Family

Date: 10 11 1956
Description: Outdoor group portrait of members of the Russell Frost family. The woman in the center is holding her ankle-length skirt wide to the sides.
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Students with Model Airplanes at Marquette School

Date: 01 19 1944
Description: Children of parents who work at war plants participate in after school recreation program at Marquette School. Shown standing behind a ping-pong table, wit...
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Crownhart Children with Valentines

Date: 02 08 1944
Description: Crownhart children, Virginia, Sally, and Mary Ann with Valentines. They are the children of Charles and Marian Crownhart.
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Three Children with an Easter Basket

Date: 04 05 1944
Description: The Yaudes children, James (7 1/2), Jimmy, (3), and Tammy (7 months), children of J. Lloyd Yaudes, 2305 Rowley Avenue, with an Easter basket illustrating t...
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Governor Goodland with Handicapped Children

Date: 04 15 1944
Description: Governor Walter Goodland seated with handicapped children, probably in a movie theater. A large cutout of Dopey, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is o...
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Cub Scout Frank Sinatra Act

Date: 04 20 1944
Description: Highlight of the entertainment at the final dancing party of the Junior Cotillion club of Wisconsin High School was the Frank Sinatra act put on by members...
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Mrs. Harold Lampert and Two Children

Date: 04 20 1944
Description: Beatrice Lampert, wife of Harold, at home with her children, Al and Barbara Lou, 1907 Rowley Avenue. She was an assistant State Attorney General.
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YMCA Circus Group

Date: 04 28 1944
Description: Group portrait of children participating in a YMCA circus.
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Klosterman Children

Date: 05 10 1944
Description: Four Klosterman (?) children.

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