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Richard McVicar Enjoys Ice Cream

Date: 07 05 1934
Description: Richard McVicar, son of the photographer, sitting at a table and eating ice cream from a stemmed dish, under a sign advertising Crystal Ice Cream that read...
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Table Set for Tea Party at Mrs. Ogg's

Date: 11 14 1931
Description: Table set for tea party, benefitting the scholarship fund of the University League, at Mrs. Emma Ogg's home, 1715 Kendall Avenue. L-R: Anne Birge, Emma Ogg...
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Kessenich's Gift Shop

Date: 07 18 1927
Description: View of the Kessenich's Gift Shop, located at 201 State Street, with a woman customer standing among the display shelves.
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Family in Yard around Table

Date: 1878
Description: Family in yard around table, and a man standing with tool on the right. Behind the group is a Greek Revival house that has a sewing machine on the porch. T...
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The Old Oaken Bucket

Date: 1879
Description: Here Dahl used "The Old Oaken Bucket" motif — a man drinking water from a pail at a well in foreground with family sitting and standing at a table with cof...
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Reed's Cafe

Date: 1937
Description: A woman is standing by a cooler with a beer bottle in her hand at Reed's Cafe near a stove and countertop. Original caption states: "McCormick-Deering 6 ca...
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International Association of Accident and Health Underwriters Officers

Date: 05 15 1950
Description: Testimonial dinner for Charles B. Stumpf, elected president of the International Association of Accident and Health Underwriters. Sitting, left to right, a...
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Bosses Night Dinner for Madison Advertising Club

Date: 05 16 1950
Description: Six of the people at the speakers table for the Madison Advertising Club's "Bosses Night" dinner at the Hotel Loraine. From left are Karl Eisele, club pres...
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Cafeteria at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1902
Description: Long tables and chairs in a dining hall, probably at the McCormick Works. The tables are covered in table cloths and several cooks stand in the background....
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Judkins Family Baking

Date: 1913
Description: Leonore Judkins, later Mrs. Forest Middleton, center, prepares baked goods with her mother, far left, and sisters, Juanita, Bonnie, and Blanch. Bread and r...
Print

Cream Top Beer, Label

Date: 1938
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Cream Top Beer, Whitewater Brewing Co." Pictured on the label is a man sitting at a ...
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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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De Porres Guild Bazaar Preparation

Date: 10 01 1957
Description: Members of the De Porres Guild make preparations for the upcoming bazaar. Proceeds will benefit the Blessed Martin Guild which conducts social, recreationa...
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Sigma Alpha Iota Benefit Musicale

Date: 02 05 1959
Description: Mrs. Samuel Burns, seated, serves tea after the Sigma Alpha Iota Benefit Musicale to (left to right): Shirley Dominik, Elizabeth Rennebohm, and Mrs. Fred M...
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Altmeyer and Cohen at the 35th Anniversary of Social Security

Date: 1970
Description: Wilbur Cohen, center, and Arthur Altmeyer right, at a table during the celebration of the 35th anniversary of Social Security enactment. On the left is an ...
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We Saw You . . . Helping Sell Christmas Seals

Date: 11 15 1954
Description: Women of the Elk prepare materials for distribution for the 1954 Christmas seal drive honoring the 50th anniversary of the National Anti-Tuberculosis Assoc...
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Interior of Del Wood's Country Store

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Description: Elevated interior view of Del Wood's Country Store. Items are on display on open shelves, and on shelves set up on barrels. Two people are standing in the ...
Poster

Treat Yourself to a Wisconsin Natural Cheese Sandwich

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Description: Poster with an illustration of a woman wearing a nurses uniform, and a knife with slices of cheese cut from a block of Wis-Cheese Sandwich Cut. Text reads:...
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Christmas is Sharing

Date: 12 01 1957
Description: Martha Jean Johnson, 6, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Everett F. Johnson is shown helping earn her weekly allowance by setting the table and doing other simple ...

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