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| Description: | Students are working at the Chicago School of Painting and Decorating. Lantern slide. |
| Date: | 12 27 1957 |
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| Description: | The tri-level home of I. Franklin and Arline Houseman, 821 Lakewood Boulevard in Maple Bluff, was redecorated with her choosing the color scheme. The livin... |
| Date: | 05 11 1979 |
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| Description: | Portrait of a man and woman posing together; the man is standing and the woman is sitting. Behind them are several display cases with various items, some o... |
| Date: | 04 04 1958 |
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| Description: | Newly installed metal cross on the exterior of the recently completed sanctuary of Bethany United Methodist at 3910 Mineral Point Road. The aluminum cross ... |
| Date: | 05 08 1958 |
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| Description: | New home, located at 4121 Chippewa Drive, designed by owners Martin and Ann Wolman to meet the needs of their large family of five children. Shown is a wal... |
| Date: | 06 17 1958 |
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| Description: | A decorative art piece depicting the Hindu god, Shiva, stands on a bookcase in the home of Agatha Fowlkes on Cambridge Road. |
| Date: | 06 17 1958 |
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| Description: | A group of Indian art objects on the mantel in the home of Agatha Fowlkes on Cambridge Road. |
| Date: | 11 26 1958 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of five members of the Dane County Dental Auxiliary, with one of them displaying a tiny lace Christmas tree 'skirt' which will decorate the ... |
| Date: | 08 30 1960 |
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| Description: | Virginia Purnell, one of the three co-chairmen of the Attic Angel benefit antique and artificial flower arrangement sale is shown at the front entrance of ... |
| Date: | 08 30 1960 |
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| Description: | Alpha Harper and Margaret Seward, members of Attic Angels who will assist at the antique and flower sale, are admiring a Wedgwood biscuit barrel, one of ma... |
| Date: | 11 30 1960 |
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| Description: | Helping to plan a Christmas party for the Daughters of Demeter is decorations chairman Nancy Knight. She will decorate with greens in contemporary style. |
| Date: | 01 27 1961 |
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| Description: | One of a series of photographs depicting ways U.W. graduate students have made their small apartments more attractive and livable. Shown is Marion Brown st... |
| Date: | 01 27 1961 |
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| Description: | One of a series of photographs depicting ways U.W. graduate students have made their small apartments more attractive and livable. Shown is David, left, an... |
| Date: | 01 27 1961 |
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| Description: | One of a series of photographs depicting ways U.W. graduate students have made their small apartments more livable. Shown is Mrs. Robert Rapp with her 2-ye... |
| Date: | 01 27 1961 |
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| Description: | One of a series of photographs depicting ways U.W. graduate students have made their small apartments more livable. Shown is Mrs. Robert Walters. She and h... |
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| Description: | A fabric, block-printed wall hanging featuring in its design a deer, the sun, and evergreen trees. |
| 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". |
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