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Painting

Nellie Jane Manning

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Description: Full-length portrait of Nellie Jane Manning.
Photograph

Hospital Patient Watching Television

Date: 01 17 1958
Description: The installation of televisions in hospital rooms is a welcome addition to this patient at Misericordia Hospital.
Photograph

Manchester's, Inc., Window #1, Hats

Date: 09 05 1945
Description: Window #1 at H.S. Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, showing seven hats, accessories, a floral arrangement, and a portrait of a woman wearing a hat...
Photograph

Cadet Singers

Date: 08 30 1930
Description: Floyd's Singing Cadets. Two cadets and a leader are posing at the Orpheum theater.
Photograph

Family Posing near Porch of House

Date: 1874
Description: A family stands in the yard, on the porch, and on the porch roof of an impressive house with elegant scrollwork on its porch posts and roof. A bird cage ha...
Photograph

Skavlem Family

Date: 1875
Description: The Skavlem family is around the table at the home of Lars H. Skavlem. A cloth, books, a vase of flowers and fruit are on the table. The two men on the r...
Photograph

Memorial Wreath with Woman's Portrait

Date: 1891
Description: Studio portrait of a memorial flower wreath. In the middle is a full-length portrait of a woman in a dress.
Photograph

Double Anchor Memorial

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Description: Studio portrait of memorial wreaths in the shape of anchors. The memorial includes a photographic portrait of a man, most likely John Best who died in 1890...
Photograph

W.T. Price Memorial Display

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of memorial wreath grouping surrounding a draped portrait of W.T. Price. The wreaths have text which read: "...
Photograph

Fred Hoffman with Photographs of Sons

Date: 06 14 1945
Description: Fred M. Hoffman standing by a piano with photographs of seven of his sons, and a U.S. Air Corps banner. Five are still in the military service, two receive...
Print

The Unwilling Bride

Date: 1847
Description: An unhappy looking bride is seated in a chair looking out the window as another woman sits on the floor holding her hand. A third woman looks on angrily.
Photograph

Sunset Village Garden Club Exhibit

Date: 09 20 1947
Description: Three women in formal wear at the Hotel Loraine viewing floral arrangements set in a background of crocheted tablecloths, quilts, and embroidered cloths wh...
Photograph

Wisconsin Governor's Residence

Date: 11 25 1947
Description: Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm arranging flowers in the drawing room of the Wisconsin Governor's residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The house is 93 years old ...
Postcard

Children Posing with Nun

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Description: Studio portrait of three children with flower bouquets in front of a painted backdrop. One boy is seated and two girls are standing. All of the children ar...
Postcard

Wedding Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a bride and groom on the occasion of their wedding. The groom, Matt Koch (son of Henry Koch), is sitting ...
Photograph

East Side Women's Club Spring Banquet

Date: 06 02 1948
Description: Three of the committee chairmen who helped with arrangements for the East Side Women's Club annual spring banquet. Seated at the piano is Mrs. Russell C. (...
Photograph

Sigfrid Prager Farewell Dinner

Date: 06 12 1948
Description: Dr. Sigfrid Prager, retiring conductor of the Madison Civic Symphony orchestra and Madison Civic Chorus, Farewell Dinner. Left to right are honoree Dr. Sig...
Photograph

Community Chest Fund Luncheon

Date: 10 11 1948
Description: The Madison Community Chest campaign kick-off luncheon at Grace Episcopal Church. Shown at the speakers table, clockwise from the left are: F. Halsey Kraeg...
Photograph

Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross

Date: 11 01 1948
Description: Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross serving tea to two unidentified patients at the Mendota hospital for the mentally ill. Left to right are: Mrs. H. ...
Photograph

Two Men Pose with Flowers and Photograph

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Description: Two men sit in a photography studio and pose with a photograph of a standing man which is displayed between two vases of flowers on a table in front of a p...

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