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| Date: | 05 15 1942 |
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| Description: | Edgewood Junior Prom decorations, 1000 Edgewood Avenue. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Flag pole with limestone carving of women and men by Alonzo Hauser, who was appointed by the Farm Security Administration, at its base. The sculpture was b... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Cover of the book "Wisconsin Mushrooms" by the Federal Writers' Project in Wisconsin and bound by Milwaukee Handicraft Project. The cover features a woodcu... |
| Date: | 06 1962 |
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| Description: | Large funeral for multiple people in Binh Hung, Vietnam. Numerous decoratively painted coffins with cloth coverings are on display in a large open-air, roo... |
| Date: | 09 31 1960 |
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| Description: | Three members of the social committee of the Catholic Woman's Club pose with artwork to highlight the African theme at their meeting. Pictured are: Louise ... |
| 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 material to be printed is stretched over a padded table". Another woman is working at a table in the background. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "The finished block is inked and carefully placed upon the cloth". |
| 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. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "The textile is now completed -- ready to be delivered to some tax supported institution". |
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