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Portrait of a Clown

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Description: Portrait of a clown.
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Revlon "Fatal Apple" Cosmetics Display

Date: 02 01 1946
Description: Revlon "Fatal Apple" cosmetics display in Rennebohm's drug store at 676 State Street.
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Franklin School Children on Stage

Date: 05 22 1935
Description: Group portrait of a large group of children in costume, some in blackface, on the stage at Franklin School. 305 W. Lakeside Street.
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Mr. Sinykin Penciling Reri's Eyebrows

Date: 07 25 1932
Description: Reri (Anne Chevalier), Tahitian star of the Fanchon and Marco "Tahiti" show at the Orpheum theater, having her eyebrows penciled in her dressing room by Mr...
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Minstrel Show Actors

Date: 02 28 1933
Description: Minstrel show actors, sitting on stage, in costume and blackface with a small orchestra sitting below, at Luther Memorial Church, 1023 University Avenue.
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Raquel Torres at Manchesters Cosmetics Counter

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: Raquel Torres at Manchesters cosmetics counter with Max Factor representative, Mabelle Hege, and another woman holding a dog.
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Reri Trying Cinderella Cosmetics

Date: 07 25 1932
Description: Reri (Anne Chevalier), Tahitian star of the Fanchon and Marco "Tahiti" show at the Orpheum theater trying Cinderella cosmetics in her dressing room with Mr...
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Reri in Cosmetics Department at Manchesters

Date: 07 22 1932
Description: Reri (Anne Chevalier), Tahitian star of the Fanchon and Marco "Tahiti" show at the Orpheum Theatre, being made up by Max Factor representative, Mabelle Heg...
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Women at Cara Nome Meeting

Date: 11 19 1946
Description: Twenty-four women seated in front of individual mirrors on two tables ready for instruction about Cara Nome cosmetics. Sign says: "Knowledge, Work, Persona...
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Stoliker's Gift Shop Compact Display

Date: 12 08 1948
Description: Showcase in Stoliker's Gift Shop, 466 State Street, with Elgin-American ladies powder make-up compacts.
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Woman at Perfume Shop

Date: 01 10 1945
Description: Maralyn Morency is sitting before the "make up bar," a feature of the newest Perfume Shop at 527 State Street. Miss Morency is applying one of six shades o...
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East High Play

Date: 04 07 1949
Description: East High School actors being made up for a preformance of "Tish." Left to right: Pat Runstrom, Virginia Henrickson, Connie Connor, Leslie West, Rita Cleas...
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The Loft Community Center Anniversary Dance

Date: 01 30 1950
Description: Three Central High School youths known as "Three Gobs" perform a comedy routine at the anniversary dance at the Loft Community Center, 16 East Doty Street....
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Shorewood Hills Community League Minstrel Show

Date: 10 26 1951
Description: The "Old South" came to life as the Shorewood Hills Community League presented its minstrel show to Shorewood Hills residents and guests. Playing the roles...
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Shorewood Hills Community League Minstrel Show

Date: 10 26 1951
Description: The "Old South" came to life as the Shorewood Hills Community League presented its minstrel show to Shorewood Hills residents and guests. "End men" in blac...
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Brownies Dressed for a Minstrel Show

Date: 04 23 1952
Description: Six members of Brownie Troop 110 at Our Lady Queen of Peace church dressed for the minstrel show they gave for their mothers.
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Drama Guild Make-up Class

Date: 11 16 1953
Description: Members of the Edgewood High School drama guild make-up class practice the "tricks of the trade." Seated are Patricia Lynch and Mary Alt. Standing are Dian...
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Edgewood High School Queen and Her Court

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Group portrait of queen Ann Topp and her court. Shown left to right are: Ann Topp, Catherine Straub, Ginny Buechner, Patricia Sweeney, and Jean Goggin. The...
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Ladies' Perfume Maker

Date: 12 12 1961
Description: Adelaide Chaqueneau, who took over her father's business of making perfumes for women that would only be sold to men in men's stores or men's departments o...
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Private Dormitories on University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 09 10 1964
Description: In one of a series of photographs showing the luxurious features of private dormitories on campus, Freddie Gross, Houston, Texas, left, and Wendy Smith, Gr...

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