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| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | The components of a necklace come together under the skilled hands of a jewelry maker. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim... |
| Date: | 04 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Newlyweds George and Lorna Homes decorate their first apartment at 1028 Erin Street. George places his oil painting "Russian Spring" on the wall as Lorna i... |
| Date: | 08 08 1950 |
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| Description: | Paul Hennie, wholesale metal engraver, working on a large trophy in his office at 23 North Pickney Street. |
| Date: | 12 14 1953 |
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| Description: | Maybelle Otterson demonstrates a Christmas custom as she hangs a front door decoration on her home at 209 North Blackhawk Avenue in Shorewood. |
| Date: | 04 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Close-up of Fern Fowler's hands as she creates a decoupage tray. This photograph depicts the final step of pasting the design onto the tray with a small br... |
| Date: | 04 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Close-up of Fern Fowler's hands as she creates a decoupage tray. This is one of two images of decoupage process steps. |
| Date: | 01 07 1957 |
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| Description: | Madison Art Guild members repair picture frames in Doris Brobst's recreation room at 211 Lathrop Street. Standing: Jean Johnson. Sitting on left: Ellsworth... |
| Date: | 02 1964 |
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| Description: | An unusual photograph of four Madison women working on decorations for the soiree of the Civic Opera Guild, taken through a glass-topped table. They are: L... |
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| Description: | A man is posing in profile in Sid's kitchen, carrying a bucket in his left hand and holding a towel over his right shoulder. On the wall in the background ... |
| Date: | 03 22 1967 |
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| Description: | A boy is working on an art project. Caption reads: "Art projects are popular this month at St. Benedict's school, 1004 W. State St. The children have had n... |
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| Description: | Glassblower Norman Erway working on a glass piece. |
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| Description: | The daughters of glassblowers Norman and Wilma Erway holding glass art pieces. |
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| Description: | Wilma and Norman Erway working in their glassblowing shop. |
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| Description: | Students are working at the Chicago School of Painting and Decorating. Lantern slide. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "The designs for draperies and wall hangings are cut into linoleum and backed with heavy ply-wood". |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "The imprint is secured by pounding upon the block with a wooden mallet". |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | A woman is printing material stretched over a padded table. Another woman is working at a table in the background. |
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