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WSGA Style Show

Date: 08 09 1949
Description: Four young women model informal clothes at the WSGA style show outside Memorial Union. Standing left to right are: Nancy Jean Maloney, daughter of Dr. and ...
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WSGA Style Show

Date: 08 09 1949
Description: Joan Donald (left), of St. Croix Falls, and Betty O'Donnell, of St. Louis, Missouri model strapless evening gowns for the WSGA style show.
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WSGA Style Show

Date: 08 09 1949
Description: Two couples model clothes at the WSGA style show outdoors at Memorial Union. Left to right are: Nancy Olmstead, Oshkosh; Karl Keim, Dearborn, Michigan; Gay...
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College Co-eds Joan Sexton and Mary Young

Date: 08 15 1949
Description: Joan Sexton (left), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Eleanor) Sexton, 58 Cambridge Road, and Mary Young, daughter of Mr. E.J. (Alice) Young, Shorewood Hill...
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University of Wisconsin Home Economics Laboratory

Date: 1923
Description: Three women mend and sew articles of clothing in the University of Wisconsin home economics laboratory.
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University of Wisconsin Open House For New Students

Date: 09 15 1949
Description: The University of Wisconsin Open House for new students was held at the Memorial Union with more than 4,000 students attending. Shown at the Open House eve...
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University of Wisconsin Sorority Pledge

Date: 10 11 1949
Description: Portrait of one of five University of Wisconsin sorority pledges. Ann Rehfeld, Kappa Kappa Gamma Elinor Westbury, Kappa Alpha Theta Peggy Elvehjem, Alph...
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University of Wisconsin Sorority Pledge

Date: 10 11 1949
Description: Portrait of one of five University of Wisconsin sorority pledges. Sally Baskerville, Alpha Chi Omega Donna Erickson, Alpha Phi Julie Pfanku, Gamma Phi B...
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University of Wisconsin Sorority Pledge

Date: 10 11 1949
Description: Portrait of one of five University of Wisconsin sorority pledges. Carolyn Zabrocki, Chi Omega Margaret Johnson, Alpha Gamma Delta Judith Davis, Alpha ...
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Sigma Kappa Sorority Prepares their Booth for Campus Carnival

Date: 10 19 1949
Description: Pledges of the University of Wisconsin chapter of Sigma Kappa sorority prepare their booth for the "Campus Carnival," part of the campus combined charity d...
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Ann Emery Hall Fire

Date: 10 25 1949
Description: Three residents are observing the fire at Ann Emery Hall, 263-71 Langdon Street. From left are Carole Rathkakmp (Wauwatosa), Sharon Scott (Wauwatosa), and ...
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Ann Emery Hall Fire

Date: 10 25 1949
Description: Four residents in the lobby of Ann Emery Hall, 623-71 Langdon Street, waiting for permission to return to their rooms after a fire. From left are Marilynn ...
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Cake from Homecoming Committee

Date: 11 05 1949
Description: After a 14-6 Badger football victory over Northwestern, a crowd of 3,000 fans jammed the North Western Rail Road Station to welcome the team and present th...
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University of Wisconsin Panel for "Parade Magazine"

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Six University of Wisconsin students and one professor sitting on a panel to record their aspirations for the second half of the twentieth century for "Par...
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Recreation Student Teaches Brownies

Date: 11 23 1949
Description: University of Wisconsin recreation student Barbara Burrell teaches Brownies to play "Duck, Duck, Goose." Shown are Dudgeon School Brownies Troop 102: Maril...
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University of Wisconsin Recreation Students

Date: 11 23 1949
Description: University of Wisconsin recreation student Mary Ann Busch, Eagle River, receives a call for a student to lead games at a little girl's club. Glenn Gritzmac...
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Chinese Opera

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: The Chinese Student Association of the University of Wisconsin presents an historical opera called "The Song of Ch'u." The costumed leading actors, from l...
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University Subscription Dance

Date: 12 06 1949
Description: Robert O'Brien, general chairman, and Sheila Kivlin, chair of the buffet supper, prepare for the annual Christmas Subscription Dance for university student...
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University Subscription Dance

Date: 12 06 1949
Description: Preparing invitations for the Christmas Subscription Dance are Sue Weston, 166 Lakewood Boulevard, and Joan Ellis, 122 Lakewood Boulevard. The event is for...
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University Subscription Dance

Date: 12 06 1949
Description: Two women and three men look over Christmas decorations in preparation for the annual Christmas Subscription Dance, an event for university students and yo...

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