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Young Man Buttering a Slice of Bread

Date: 1919
Description: A young man sitting at a table buttering a slice of bread.
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Janet Jordan and William Kommers Wedding

Date: 04 25 1944
Description: Wedding portrait of Janet Jordan and Ensign William Kommers, taken at St. Francis House, 1001 University Avenue, with bride and groom cutting cake.
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Children's Birthday Party

Date: 02 19 1937
Description: Children's birthday party at 906 Brittingham Boulevard, with participants wearing party hats and sitting at a table with a birthday cake.
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Children's Birthday Party

Date: 09 25 1930
Description: Eleven little girls in party hats sit around a dining table set with a birthday cake and candles, and party favors.
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Children's Birthday Party

Date: 09 25 1930
Description: Group portrait of children at a birthday party. Taken for Mrs. Griffith. Eleven children are sitting in child-sized chairs around a table with a birthday c...
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Cake Cutting at the Wisconsin Garden Club Jubilee

Date: 10 01 1952
Description: Margaret E. Garnett (Mrs. A.C.), of Madison, program chair of the convention, and Mrs. Linus Boehm of West Salem, president of the state federation, cuttin...
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History of the University of Wisconsin Testimonial Luncheon

Date: 02 05 1949
Description: Professors Vernon Carstensen (left) and Merle Curti, with their wives, cutting the ceremonial cake at the testimonial luncheon in their honor as authors of...
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Women Posing with Household Items

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Description: Studio portrait of two women sitting in front of three standing women, all holding household items, including: pie, iron, cup, towel, platter, and glasses....
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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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Gulley's 25th Anniversary Party

Date: 07 1955
Description: Beatrice (Bea) and Carson Gulley posing together at their 25th wedding anniversary party in their new home at 5701 Cedar Place. The home was located in the...
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After the Wedding at Krueger's Hotel

Date: 07 29 1950
Description: The bride, Marge Walsh, and groom relax at Krueger's Hotel. They are flanked by Ray and Marie Guelig Sauer.
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Cutting the Wedding Cake

Date: 07 29 1950
Description: Walsh-Guelig wedding. Edgar and Margie enjoy some cake.
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Cutting the Cake

Date: 09 1952
Description: Ralph Widmer and Helen Bodden cut their wedding cake.
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We Saw You at Who's New Anniversary Tea

Date: 01 15 1960
Description: Members of the Who's New Anniversary club admire a four-tiered cake at their 25th anniversary tea. Left to right: Bonnie Tennant, Mary Waddell, Beatrice Th...
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Eigthtieth Birthday Celebration

Date: 12 1913
Description: Eightieth birthday celebration for Harriet Millard Smith, mother-in-law to Dr. Joseph Smith. The family is gathered around the dinning room table, which is...
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Bride Feeding Wedding Cake to Groom

Date: 05 2012
Description: Unidentified bride and groom with wedding cake. The bride is feeding a slice of wedding cake to the groom. The cake is frosted in gold with white flowers a...
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"Tasting Tea" at Ann Emery Hall

Date: 12 05 1961
Description: Katie Knode, Fredonia, New York, with a frosted Cherry Angel Food Cake. The co-eds pictured in this series are all freshmen or sophomores at Ann Emery Hall...
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Birthday Party

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Description: Group portrait of men and women sitting at a table in the corner of a room, perhaps a restaurant, at a birthday party. There is a cake with candles in the ...
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Lewis Arms with Birthday Cake

Date: 1967
Description: Lewis Arms is holding a slice of his birthday cake, and is surrounded by three of his children. From left to right are Rita, Lewis, Mamie, and Paul.
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Sixth Birthday

Date: 08 30 1924
Description: Sunlight is streaming onto a screened porch where Barbara Brumder is smiling while sitting at the head of the table. She is posing with a wooden toy hoop a...

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