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Women for a Peaceful Christmas Felt Ornament Patterns

Date: 
Description: A Woman for a peaceful Christmas sheet of patterns for felt butterfly, rabbit, cat, elephant, camel, and dog ornaments. Logo on left says: "No more shoppin...
Poster

For Liberty and Peace on Earth - Buy War Bonds

Date: 1944
Description: Treasury Design No. 51, "Liberty Bell." The poster features the Liberty Bell ringing against a backdrop of holly and other Christmas decorations. On the ri...
Poster

For Peace and Security - Buy Bonds

Date: 1945
Description: Treasury Design, unknown title and number. The poster features the Three Wise Men following the North Star.
Photograph

Union Christmas Party

Date: 12 21 1951
Description: The annual children's Christmas Party sponsored by United Packinghouse Workers local 42 in East St. Louis. With Santa Claus is local president John Condeli...
Photograph

Union Christmas Party

Date: 1959
Description: Four members of an unidentified local in United Packinghouse Workers of America District 1 (Burette King, Sidney Coleman, Aljay Williams, and Joseph Kuzma)...
Manuscript

Angry Letter

Date: 1974
Description: Angry letter written to Women for a Peaceful Christmas in opposition to their Christmas shopping boycott, signed "A small business owner."
Manuscript

Alternatives to Buying

Date: 1971
Description: Page 13 of a booklet published by Women for a Peaceful Christmas offering alternatives to buying Christmas gifts. The page is decorated with several Christ...
Poster

1972 Peace Festival Ad

Date: 1972
Description: Poster advertising the 1972 Peace Festival at St. John's Lutheran Church. The information on the poster is written within a peace symbol and features the C...
Photograph

Wrapping Gifts

Date: 12 1971
Description: Elizabeth and Katherine Davey and Curtis Liposcak use their creative talents to wrap Christmas gifts under the supervision of Peggy Davey, a member of Wome...
Photograph

Women of the Moose Lodge Christmas Activities

Date: 10 20 1950
Description: Three members of the Women of the Moose examine gifts to be sent to the children at Mooseheart by the Madison chapter while standing beside a Christmas tre...
Photograph

Zor Shriner Auxiliary Christmas Fund Raiser

Date: 10 31 1950
Description: The Zor Shriner Auxiliary Christmas and greeting card project is one of the best fund raising activities to benefit Shriners' hospitals for crippled childr...
Photograph

University of Wisconsin YWCA

Date: 11 13 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin YWCA members inspect articles prepared for the annual Christmas bazaar. From left are: Charlene Schaefer, Elsa Splett, Rosa Fred (P...
Photograph

University of Wisconsin Dames Club

Date: 10 29 1950
Description: Three members of the Dames Club, a group for wives of University of Wisconsin students, work on the Santa Claus program for the annual Christmas party. Fro...
Photograph

Cub Scouts Donating Toys to Empty Stocking Fund

Date: 12 02 1950
Description: Cub Scouts from Pack 304 place toys for less fortunate boys and girls under a Christmas tree at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. The toys will go to the Wiscons...
Photograph

Christmas Seal Display

Date: 12 02 1950
Description: A group of girl scouts from Troop 99 of Bashford Methodist Church singing Christmas carols at a Christmas holiday display at a Madison law firm featuring t...
Photograph

Boy Scout Christmas Tree Lot

Date: 12 08 1950
Description: Charles Amacker, left, and Kenneth Greve, members of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps, stand in front of the Corps' Christmas tree lot located in the 11...
Photograph

St. Mary's Hospital Nativity Scene

Date: 12 09 1950
Description: Nativity figurines are placed in a naturally formed snow cave outside a courtyard window of the St. Mary's Hospital kitchen.
Photograph

Skelton Children

Date: 12 09 1950
Description: The children of John and Kathleen Skelton stand in front of the fireplace with Christmas stockings. At left is Kathleen, 1 and 1/2 years, and James, age 3.
Photograph

Christmas Greeting Card

Date: 
Description: Christmas greeting card depicting the Benton-Franklin Inter-county bridge over the Columbia River connecting Kennewick and Pasco, Washington. A riverboat a...
Photograph

Edgewood Christmas Pageant

Date: 12 12 1950
Description: Five Edgewood High School seniors are shown acting on stage costumed as Nativity shepherds. They are (left to right) Roland Spahr, Victor Crapp, Betty Boll...

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