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Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon...
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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill

Date: 05 1916
Description: A view looking down on the Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill, showing dancers around four different Maypoles. In the foreground is the Lincoln M...
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Dancers at Hillside

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of students at the Hillside Home School performing a may pole dance while an audience looks on. Dance instruction at the school was provided ...
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Dancers at Taliesin

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Description: Dancers at a celebration on the grounds at Taliesin. Taliesin was the summer home of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. Taliesin is located in...
Poster

"Dance Marathon and Party"

Date: 03 27 1971
Description: Poster advertising a dance marathon and party held in the Witte Hall Party Room on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Features caricatured figures...
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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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The Loft Community Center Anniversary Dance

Date: 01 29 1950
Description: Eugene Fraser (left) and Vernie Lapan play chess at the anniversary dance at the Loft Community Center, 16 East Doty Street.
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The Loft Community Center Anniversary Dance

Date: 01 30 1950
Description: Four youth play canasta at the anniversary dance at the Loft Community Center, 16 East Doty Street. From left are: Mary Rose Gallagher, Ruth Leuthner, Dick...
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Maypole Dancers

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Description: A group of women in white skirts and wearing caps are dancing around a tall maypole. A crowd is watching in the background, and a dog is running in front o...
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Cosmos Dance Club 30th Anniversary

Date: 05 20 1953
Description: Louise C. Britton with her husband and two of their friends "sitting one out" at the Cosmos Dance Club's 30th anniversary dinner dance held at the Nakoma C...
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Portrait of Irwin Smith and Kay Keliher at a dance at Nakoma Country Club for Nakoma School graduates.
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Nakoma Welfare League Young Peoples Party

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: John Wilber, Patti Poehling, Suzanne Holly and Eric Peterson attend a dance in the Nakoma school gymnasium.
Manuscript

The Death Of A Mansion

Date: 03 1952
Description: An invitation to “A Black Masque and Ball Macabre at the DOOMED McCORMICK MANSION.” The mansion was the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormi...
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Bicentennial Dance

Date: 02 22 1932
Description: Children at the Honey Creek State Graded School, District No. 1, commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington with a dance performed...
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Junior Division of the University League Decorate for Yule Dance

Date: 12 05 1959
Description: Members of the decorating committee for the Annual Holiday Dance of the Junior Division of the University League held at the West Side Business Men's Assoc...
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Indian Hills Garden Club Dance

Date: 02 13 1960
Description: Seated or standing next to a fireplace at the Cuba Club are, left to right: Mrs. and Steve Stefani and Marie and Jerome Coffman. They are attending a dinne...
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We Saw You at YWCA Garden Tea

Date: 06 14 1960
Description: The home of Sybil Hanks at 525 Wisconsin Avenue was the setting for the Madison YWCA garden tea. The program centered around various nationalities. Left to...
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Maple Bluff Social Event for Teens

Date: 06 26 1953
Description: Susie Caswell and Dick Josephson sit out during a dance at the Maple Bluff Country Club's social event for teens.
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We Saw You . . . at Rector's Guild Dance

Date: 01 28 1956
Description: Members of the Grace Episcopal Church Rector's Guild attend a tea dance held at Blackhawk Country Club. The Bob Arden Orchestra provides the music. Shown (...
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Costume Party for Sixth Graders

Date: 02 03 1956
Description: Ann Taylor (left), David McCaffery, and Joann Chrstianson attend a costume party for sixth graders of Jefferds dancing class.

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