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Kitchen Interior

Date: 1910
Description: Woman baking in a large kitchen with lean-to pantry and a wood-burning stove. The sconces or reflectors on the kerosene lamps intensified the light.
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Potawatomi Indians Cooking

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Description: Illustration of three Potawatomi Indians cooking.
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Hotdog Cookout

Date: 05 15 1965
Description: Girl Scouts cooking hotdogs over an open fire. The Great Blue Heron council weekend campout was held at Hartland Sportsman's Club grounds.
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Brand New Oven

Date: 1950
Description: Woman displays a brand new oven/stove.
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Family Camping Trip

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: Family members gather around a campfire to enjoy biscuits and sausages cooked on the grill at Naga-Waukee Park.
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Candy Making

Date: 10 13 1934
Description: John Karch stirring a hot pot of candy syrup on a stove, while trays of finished candy are cooling on the table.
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Weiner Roast at Kiddie Camp

Date: 08 29 1933
Description: Kiddie Camp children around campfire, watching frankfurters roast in a pot over the fire, tended by Oswald B. Neesvig, president of Madison Packing Co. Mos...
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Helen Haldeman in the Kitchen

Date: 02 13 1932
Description: Green County 4-H Club girl, Helen Haldeman of Monroe, posing in the Madison Gas and Electric Co. demonstration kitchen, while she competes in the state che...
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Stoughton Cooking School Audience

Date: 11 05 1931
Description: View from stage of the audience sitting in the auditorium attending Stoughton Cooking School.
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Easter Display Window of Hankscraft Egg Cooker

Date: 01 19 1929
Description: Mock Easter display window of Hankscraft egg cooker.
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Cook's Choice

Date: 03 19 1964
Description: A chef wearing a toque removes a roast from the oven.
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Mrs. Glenn M. Wise, Wisconsin Secretary of State

Date: 08 1955
Description: Glenn M. Wise (Mrs. John Wise), Wisconsin's first woman Secretary of State, posing in the kitchen cooking.
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Cooking Class Preparing a Turkey

Date: 11 19 1952
Description: Close-up of a students' hands at a Vocational School cooking class sewing up a turkey after stuffing it with dressing. Another person is standing in the ba...
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Outdoor Oven

Date: 05 05 1894
Description: Outdoor bake oven in a yard near a house, with a dog lying nearby.
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Picnic by the Water

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Description: Cars are parked on the right near the water. Two people are sitting at a picnic table near the shoreline, and a third person is holding a pot over a campfi...
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Camp at Crooked Creek

Date: 06 03 1894
Description: Ten-year-old Fredrik, Jessie's brother William Daniel Turvill,and Reuben Gold Thwaites, have a meal at a campsite at Crooked Creek.
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Fish Boil

Date: 08 30 1963
Description: Closely timed cooking and quick serving are the secret of a successful fish boil. A heavy iron bar is inserted in the basket of potatoes and onions to remo...
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Girl Scouts at Camp Greenwood on Picnic Point

Date: 07 06 1950
Description: Girl Scouts cook their "campfire stew" at Camp Greenwood, a day camp at Picnic Point for Intermediate Girl Scouts between the ages of 10 and 14. Pictured ...
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Pueblo Native American Women

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Description: Three Pueblo Native American women, standing outside of an adobe structure and around a fire pit.
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Kichen Interior with Fireplace

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Description: A woman is sitting by a fireplace churning butter, and seen through a window behind her is a man standing by a fence outdoors. Surrounding the fireplace ar...

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