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| Date: | 02 15 1932 |
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| Description: | Winners and entries in "Capital Times" Valentine contest. The Valentine with the court scene in the center, featuring comic actors in "Ladies of the Jury,"... |
| Date: | 10 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Joyce Elmer, Memorial Union gallery committee chairman, inspecting an antique Norwegian chest as part of an exhibit of Elaine Smedal's "Norwegian Wisconsin... |
| Date: | 02 04 1948 |
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| Description: | Three women looking at an exhibit at the University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week, showing room furnishing revolving around rural paintings. Pictured lef... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Cover of Mrs. A.G. Boehm's History of the New Richmond Cyclone of June 12th, 1899 featuring an engaving of a large cyclone and the wreckage it has left beh... |
| 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: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Letter from Carol Lampe of Fairfield, Connecticut to Women for a Peaceful Christmas written on colorful stationery with a writing surface in the shape of a... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A room in the home of Ephraim Burt and Alice Kent Trimpey. The walls are decorated with photographs, paintings, and prints. There are two glass-topped wood... |
| Date: | 12 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Russell (Fern) Fowler sits by her entry for the fifth annual "Holiday House" Christmas flower show at the Woman's Club building. She represented the M... |
| Date: | 10 17 1957 |
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| Description: | The history of tea service was shown by a display of tea pots in the Wisconsin Historical Society Women's Auxiliary exhibit, "Tides of Taste." Shown is a ... |
| Date: | 10 17 1957 |
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| Description: | The history of tea service was shown by a display of tea pots in the Wisconsin Historical Society Women's Auxiliary exhibit, "Tides of Taste." The image sh... |
| Date: | 10 17 1957 |
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| Description: | The history of tea service was shown by a display of tea pots in the Wisconsin Historical Society women's auxiliary exhibit, "Tides of Taste." The image sh... |
| Date: | 03 15 1960 |
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| Description: | Working on plans for the annual dinner meeting of the Wisconsin Alumni Club of Madison are Anya Castle, Dorothy Curreri, Mary Mohs, and Jean Johnson. The s... |
| Date: | 10 18 1960 |
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| Description: | Jimmy Demetral poses with an ancient Chinese screen at his shop, Gulesserian's, on State Street in Madison. He bought the screen, said to be over three-hun... |
| Date: | 05 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Front cover and menu page from the luncheon menu for the Cunard White Star ship R.M.S. Queen Mary, with figurines of a white lamb and a shepherd and... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Autochrome documentary display of several colorful objects collected from Tuareg people by Alonzo Pond on his Algerian expedition. Included are a bowl, a k... |
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