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Bishop Northcott with His Collection of Gavels

Date: 02 15 1955
Description: Methodist Bishop Northcott posing with his collection of gavels.
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East Side Women's Club Hobby Show

Date: 11 12 1956
Description: Mayme Peterson (Mrs. Alf), seated at table at East Side Women's Club hobby show with her handicrafts, including a pine needle basket.
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East Side Women's Club Hobby Show

Date: 11 12 1956
Description: Helen Quale (Mrs. O.H.) and Leatha Premo (Mrs. Lewis W.) with their china collection at the East Side Women's Club Hobby Show.
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Woman with Dresden and German Bisque Figurines Collection

Date: 11 12 1956
Description: Frieda Luloff (Mrs. Harold L.) with her collection of Dresden and German bisque figurines at the East Side Women's Hobby Show.
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Button Collectors

Date: 04 19 1947
Description: Button collectors, Paul and Mollie Pierce, shown with their collection.
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Toy Bank Collector

Date: 04 19 1947
Description: Paul Pierce with his collection of toy banks.
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Tabletop Nativity Scene

Date: 12 17 1948
Description: A Christmas nativity scene set up on a table in the home of Mrs. Mathilda Butler, 2642 East Dayton Street. She and her three children have been setting thi...
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Wisconsin State Button Society Bulletin Board

Date: 01 05 1949
Description: Bulletin board for the Wisconsin State Button Society, with the names of five member clubs and button displays.
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Man with Bottle Collection

Date: 03 01 1949
Description: A man is standing next to shelves housing his bottle collection.
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House Interior with Pictures and Beer Mugs

Date: 03 01 1949
Description: House interior showing a collection of pictures, beer mugs, and deer antlers.
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House Interior with Victorian Bedroom Decor

Date: 03 01 1949
Description: House interior with a Victorian bedroom decor. The room contains a rocking chair, a sleigh bed, and shelves holding decorative steins and other figurines. ...
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Washington School Hobby Show

Date: 05 27 1949
Description: Pat Rohr, 16 North Bassett Street, standing next to her salt and pepper shaker collection at the Washington School Hobby Show. Stan Fix, holding a model ai...
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Helena Greenheck

Date: 03 10 1950
Description: Antique dealer Helena Greenheck, Highway 130, standing in front of a collection of glassware.
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H.D. Brainard Home at Lone Rock

Date: 03 10 1950
Description: View of the furniture in the dining room of the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Brainard. The home was formerly the 1878 "old Don Johnson farm" in Bear Valley wh...
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Madison Button Club Display

Date: 09 26 1950
Description: Sets of buttons in display boxes are arranged in the Madison Button Club store window display.
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Joe Oesterle's Japanese Doll Collection

Date: 11 01 1951
Description: Joe Osterle, 2411 Monroe Street, is pictured with his collection of handmade Japanese dolls. Mr. Osterle, a Korean War veteran, collected the dolls and oth...
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"Hoppy" Corcoran and Roundy Coughlin

Date: 11 29 1951
Description: Four-year-old baseball enthusiast "Hoppy " Corcoran, center, enjoys a laugh with Wisconsin State Journal columnist Roundy Coughlin, right. Looking o...
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Young Sports Enthusiast "Hoppy" Corcoran

Date: 11 29 1951
Description: Four-year-old baseball enthusiast Tommy "Hoppy" Corcoran is pictured in his baseball uniform. "Hoppy," named for one of his heroes, Hopalong Cassidy, has a...
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Arthur J. Gafke Residence

Date: 02 13 1952
Description: View of an antique chest of drawers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Gafke in rural Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Hanging over the chest are four antique ...
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Catherine Corscot Antique Sale

Date: 08 04 1952
Description: Mrs. Frank Vaughn holding a cut work tablecloth at the sale of the late Miss Catherine Corscot's antique collection. It was held in the Guild Hall in Grace...

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