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| Date: | 11 29 1951 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 02 13 1952 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 08 04 1952 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 04 1952 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a display of Red Block glass from the antique collection of the late Miss Catherine Corscot. |
| Date: | 08 04 1952 |
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| Description: | A seven-piece chamber set from the antique collection of Miss Catherine Corscot. The sale of her items was held in Guild Hall at Grace Episcopal Church, 6 ... |
| Date: | 08 04 1952 |
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| Description: | An antique captain's desk from the collection of the late Miss Catherine Corscot. The sale of her items was held in Guild Hall at Grace Episcopal Church, 6... |
| Date: | 08 04 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Earl (Josephine) Wheeler holds an old lusterware pitcher from the antique collection of the late Miss Catherine Corscot. |
| Date: | 08 04 1952 |
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| Description: | An ornate chair from the antique collection of the late Miss Catherine Corscot. |
| Date: | 08 13 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Charles (Jeanette) Kincaid of 2122 Vilas Avenue is shown with a display of some of her playing card collection. Mrs. Kincaid has collected more than 4... |
| Date: | 12 14 1953 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Ernest B. Steen of 2205 Lakeland Avenue, wife of new pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, demonstrates a Christmas custom by displaying her bell collect... |
| Date: | 05 05 1954 |
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| Description: | Living room of the C.S. Gonstead home in Mt. Horeb, designed by Madison architect Herbert Fritz, built in 1951, and severely damaged by fire in 1991. The a... |
| Date: | 10 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Audrey Walsh arranges an heirloom crystal candelabra in preparation for a University of Wisconsin football pregame party. She plans to serve Swedish meatba... |
| Date: | 05 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Mortimer Levitan is shown with his collection of herbs, spices and salts. He is also a cookbook collector. |
| Date: | 11 13 1956 |
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| Description: | Garnet Baker stands beside part of the shoe collection she brought to the hobby show of the East Side Women's Club. |
| Date: | 11 06 1956 |
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| Description: | Eunice Quinn poses with her button collection and trophies. |
| Date: | 1997 |
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| Description: | "When the turf at Lambeau Field was replaced, entrepreneurs boxed up the 'tundra' and sold it for $10 per box." |
| Date: | 06 18 1958 |
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| Description: | Sue Carolyn Renk examines a piece of crystal glassware as her mother, Mrs. Wilbur Renk looks on. She is preparing for her wedding and her graduation. |
| Date: | 09 24 1958 |
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| Description: | Doris Withrow bids farewell to the dolls which she has dressed for her entry in this year's National Doll Dressing Institute competition held in cooperatio... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Front cover and menu page for the second annual stamp show and banquet for the University Stamp Club. Includes a 1/2 cent stamp picturing Nathan Hale cance... |
| Date: | 10 28 1964 |
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| Description: | Ralph Callies pointing to one of the thousands of political buttons in his collection. He is a member of the American Political Items Collectors. |
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