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| Date: | 10 12 1944 |
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| Description: | Betty Lou Borenson and Cynthia Alexander preparing University of Wisconsin-Madison Homecoming decorations in the Memorial Union student workshop. |
| Date: | 12 16 1944 |
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| Description: | Men and women lined up along a sales counter at Manchester's Department Store to buy war bonds, while two clerks behind the counter are ringing up the sale... |
| Date: | 11 21 1944 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Margaret Horstmeier, nurse's aide at Methodist Hospital, shows a Christmas tree ornament to infant John Monegar. |
| Date: | 01 05 1945 |
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| Description: | Nakoma Welfare League's traditional Twelfth Night Party at Nakoma School. Admiring the snowman table decoration are Mr. & Mrs. William F. (Marguerite) Grim... |
| Date: | 03 27 1945 |
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| Description: | Janet Oldenburg decorating Easter eggs as her sister Nancy is watching. An infant is sitting in a high chair on the right. They are the children of Mr. and... |
| Date: | 08 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Junior Red Cross members making Christmas tree decorations for military service units and hospitals overseas. Arline Whitefoot, on the right, assists a you... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Pierce home at 424 North Pinckney Street. Pictured here is the chandelier at the top of the circular staircase within the home. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The Pierce House, at 424 North Pinckney Street. This house was built about 1857 and was designed by architects Donnel and Kutzbock. One of the five firepla... |
| Date: | 12 24 1945 |
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| Description: | Unidentified woman seated in a chair next to a decorated Christmas tree with presents underneath. On a table next to the woman are photographs of a soldier... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | International motor truck, possibly decorated for a parade. A woman rides on a McCormick-Deering tractor placed on the truck's bed. The sign on the truck r... |
| Date: | 12 16 1947 |
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| Description: | June (Mrs. Robert O.) McLean, and her children Roderick and Gwen, putting the finishing touches on a Gingerbread House. |
| Date: | 12 18 1947 |
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| Description: | Fletcher Mills doing a card trick for three children, with a clown looking on, at the Madison Shriners yule party at the Washington Orthopedic School, 545 ... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View across street of the exterior of the Royal Theater, 407 Atwood Avenue (address now 2142 Atwood). Designed by Ferdinand Kronenberg (?) Building remode... |
| Date: | 06 28 1948 |
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| Description: | Carol Lawton, age 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lawton, 3818 Euclid Avenue, is shown decorating her buggy for the Westmorland Community Association Ju... |
| Date: | 08 02 1948 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of scene in sanctuary of St. Martin's Catholic Church, during the funeral for Lucille Ballweg, who was the victim of a tornado. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Wisconsin Historical Society library. |
| Date: | 03 23 1949 |
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| Description: | Nancy Fowlkes, left, and Virginia Hammen are shown as they worked on decorations for the Sophomore Shuffle at Wisconsin High School. "With the arrival of s... |
| Date: | 10 24 1949 |
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| Description: | Members of the Sunset Garden Club decorate a table in the guild hall at Grace Episcopal Church for the kick-off luncheon for the Madison Community Chest dr... |
| Date: | 11 29 1949 |
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| Description: | Five members of various YWCA organizations inspecting decorations to be used in the traditional "Hanging of the Greens" at the YWCA. Seated from left to ri... |
| Date: | 12 06 1949 |
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| 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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