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People in Yard in front of a Frame House

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Description: Man posing standing and holding/sharpening a scythe, with a dog sitting nearby. Three children are sitting in the grass, and a woman is standing in front o...
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Alpha Chi Omega Entertain Small Cerebral Palsy Victims

Date: 03 26 1957
Description: The caption states: "Alpha Chi girls majoring in child development, Gwyneth Fair, left, and Dorthy Bell, entertain two small victims of cerebral palsy. The...
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Family in Front of House

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Description: Group posing in the yard front of a frame house. A woman is standing next to a girl who is sitting and holding a doll. In the center is a dog sitting on a ...
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Family in Front of House

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Description: View of group of people posing in a yard. A man is sitting surrounded by a woman, young girl and boy, and an older boy. The young girl is holding a hat and...
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Family in Front of House

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Description: Group portrait of people posing near a picket fence in front of a frame house. On the left is a single horse with a fly-net pulling a buggy. A man with a b...
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Studio Portrait of Dolls

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two dolls propped up in a chair on a stool.
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Griggs Album: Three Girls in Winter Jackets

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Description: Three girls posing in winter jackets, hoods, and mittens, standing behind a railing and in front of the door to a building. One of the girls is holding up ...
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Sale of Christmas Seals Help Tuberculosis Patients

Date: 11 12 1957
Description: Lorena Coffee of Black River Falls cuddles her 2-year-old daughter, Dawn, who is a tuberculosis patient at Morningside Sanatorium.
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 11 29 1957
Description: Empty Stocking Club's gift wrapping committee posing amidst dolls on display at Sear's toy department. Left to right: E.L. Diener, manager of the Sears sto...
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Madison Woman's Club Doll Project

Date: 12 11 1957
Description: Gertrude Kepke, chairman of the social service department of the Woman's Club of Madison, and Lauraine Jensen, chairman of the club's orthopedic work, are ...
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Neighborhood House N.B.B.O. Club Scrapbook: Packing Juanita's Suitcase

Date: 12 1937
Description: Members of the N.B.B.O. Club at Neighborhood House, posing with the contents of a suitcase they put together to send to a five-year-old girl in Spain. The ...
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Grace Episcopal Church Centennial Fashion Show Dolls

Date: 02 11 1958
Description: Leonora Courtenay and Marjory Bush stand behind a shelf upon which six dolls dressed in hand-made authentic costumes of 1858 are posed. The dolls were a pa...
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Brownies with Japanese Dolls and Kimonos

Date: 03 10 1958
Description: Eighteen members of Van Hise School's Brownie Troop No. 187 wearing kimonos and Brownie uniforms while watching an adult show a Hina Doll, a ceremonial dol...
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Opus Dei Fun-O-Rama

Date: 01 31 1958
Description: Frances Weiler, left, and Maxine Solon look over a collection of dolls which will be for sale at the upcoming Fun-o-rama. The Fun-o-rama is a philanthropic...
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"Treasures" Shot

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Description: Still life collection of a number of items from The Wisconsin Historical Society Museum collections, including a fur coat, a slot machine, a Tiffany lamp, ...
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Doris Withrow Enters Dolls in National Event for Second Time

Date: 09 24 1958
Description: Doris Withrow bids farewell to the dolls which she has dressed for her entry in this year's National Doll Dressing Institute competition held in cooperatio...
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Madison Visiting Nurse Service Annual Meeting

Date: 10 15 1958
Description: Group portrait of attendees of the annual meeting of the Madison Visiting Nurse Service at the Blackhawk Country Club. Members of the decorating committee ...
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Preparing for "U" League Dinner

Date: 01 06 1959
Description: Mrs. Frederic E. Mohs (left), Mrs. Carl Dutton, Mrs. A.R. Curreri, Mrs. Alfred J. Stamm, and Mrs. Virgil E. Herrick prepare Norwegian dolls to decorate the...
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A Girl and Her Dolls

Date: 1896
Description: Studio portrait of a young girl with two dolls.
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Honey and Dessert Display

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Description: A table display of honey, honeycomb, and honey sweetened desserts. The display is centered around a figurine of a woman holding ribbons, which extend to th...

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