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| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Facade of the Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, a Louis H. Sullivan building. |
| Date: | 02 27 1955 |
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| Description: | Interior of Saint Raphael Cathedral, 216 West Main Street, showing the new altar. |
| Date: | 12 01 1956 |
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| Description: | David Ahlgren, Fritz Hasler, Ellen Cline, Sally Wagner, Kathy Taylor and John Washa making decorations for the Young People's Assembly holiday party to be ... |
| Date: | 12 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Home of Norman and Ruth Bass, 4216 Mandrake Road, winner of the Christmas outdoor home lighting contest. |
| Date: | 11 21 1955 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Fred Chamberlin, 3475 West Belt Line, demonstrating the preparation and use of a Christmas Advent wreath at the Catholic Information Center, 435 State... |
| Date: | 12 19 1955 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Paul Meyer and children Freddy, Maria, and Elena, 2141 Keyes Avenue, filling a pinata for Maria's fouth birthday party and also Christmas. |
| Date: | 12 17 1955 |
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| Description: | A woman and two men at the refreshment table at the Blackhawk Country Club Christmas party. |
| 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: | 01 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Committee members for the Nakoma 12th Night Party gather around a table set with candles and evergreen branches in a banquet room. They are, from left to ... |
| Date: | 04 04 1950 |
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| Description: | Some of the committee members decorate for the first of a series of parties to be given for the teenage children of Nakoma Golf Club. Seated, left to right... |
| Date: | 06 23 1950 |
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| Description: | Front view of the buffet table at the Governor's residence set up to welcome a group of nationally-known travel editors to Wisconsin. Shown is a close-up o... |
| Date: | 06 28 1950 |
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| Description: | A new decoration adorns the bandstand at The Loft, a youth center at the Madison Community Center. |
| Date: | 07 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Four children with three decorated bicycles and a doll buggy at Gallagher Plat playground. |
| Date: | 07 05 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the social committee for the Inland Lakes Regatta prepare the decorations at the Maple Bluff Country Club for some of the parties to be held dur... |
| Date: | 10 31 1950 |
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| Description: | At Lapham School, more than 800 costumed children and their parents attended one of the largest Halloween night parties held in Madison. A boy is shown bob... |
| Date: | 11 06 1950 |
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| Description: | The Madison Art Association's 16th Annual Wisconsin Salon of Art opened at the Memorial Union with a traditional preview reception. Mrs. Raymond J. (Doroth... |
| Date: | 12 11 1950 |
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| Description: | A scene from the "Emperor's Waltz" party at the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity house. In the library decorated as a formal garden are, seated, left to right: ... |
| Date: | 12 18 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the hospital junior auxiliary decorate a Christmas tree at Madison General Hospital prior to a holiday party for patients. They are, from left t... |
| Date: | 12 19 1950 |
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| Description: | Jeffery, age 10, Leslie, 6, and Kurt, 3, children of Dr. Leslie and Jean Antonius, hold wrapped Christmas gifts while standing in front of their home at 32... |
| Date: | 10 23 1951 |
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| Description: | Three members of the YWCA Teen 'N Twenty club put up a lamp post for the upcoming "Old Lamp Lighter" dance. Left to right: Leaty Fritz, Helen Salzmann, a... |
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