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We Saw You . . . at the Junior Fair

Date: 07 17 1958
Description: Food canning jars are displayed at the Dane County Junior Fair by , (L-R): Andre Dale, McFarland, member of the Kegonsa 4-H Club; Mary Paviak, Deerfield, a...
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University of Wisconsin President's Official Residence

Date: 09 21 1958
Description: Mrs. Elvehjem holds two of her dinner plates to add to the supply of china, crystal, and pottery that has been accumulated from the wives of former Univers...
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University of Wisconsin President's Official Residence

Date: 09 21 1958
Description: University of Wisconsin president Conrad A. Elvehjem's daughter, Peggy, a home economist with General Mills in Minneapolis, standing in the kitchen of Olin...
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Recipe Contest Winner

Date: 10 08 1958
Description: Portrait of Agnes Landwehr who won a recipe contest for her fun buns.
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Mrs. James H. Smith Wins Recipe Contest Prize

Date: 10 22 1958
Description: Mrs. James H. Smith, 3112 Furey Avenue, wins third-grand prize in the annual Wisconsin State Journal recipe contest. Mrs. Smith, a 1957 graduate of ...
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Youngsters Celebrate Halloween at Sunset Village Party

Date: 10 31 1958
Description: The Sunset Village Community Association holds a Halloween party for neighborhood youngsters. Shown enjoying an ice cream bar is James Crone, (4), son of M...
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Granny Cowdin

Date: 11 19 1958
Description: Mary B. Cowdin (Granny), Mary C. Metz and Ralph W. Metz financed and built a house at 4725 Lafayette Drive with a full apartment for Granny and the rest of...
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Local Homemakers Making Holiday Preparations

Date: 12 02 1958
Description: Group of grandmothers from a clothing class at Madison Vocational and Adult School that make clothing for their grandchildren. Genevieve Sorenson (left) ad...
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Local Homemakers Making Holiday Preparations

Date: 12 02 1958
Description: Karen Nielsen, a native from Denmark, lights candles in a Christmas decoration she made for her dinner table.
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Local Homemakers Making Holiday Preparations

Date: 12 02 1958
Description: Margaret Stephan making a batch of her favorite "Almond Crisps" cookies.
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Granny Cowdin

Date: 11 19 1958
Description: Mary B. Cowdin is standing by a two-burner stove, and pouring hot water into a 'one cup' coffee maker. She resides in her own apartment within her daughter...
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St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary Tea

Date: 11 13 1958
Description: Standing around the tea table at the annual tea at St. Mary's Hospital are, left to right: Helen Grant, Helen Dean, Helen Weber, Patricia Kessenich and Ade...
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Christmas on the Bayles Farm

Date: 12 16 1958
Description: Grandma Bayles rolling out Christmas cookies in the farm kitchen with Ann Denise, 3, and baby Gale, 5 months, nearby. One in a series of images depicting C...
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Christmas on the Bayles Farm

Date: 12 16 1958
Description: Jean (Bayles) Kirking instructs three of her children, Duane, Ann, and Bruce in the technique of stringing popcorn and cranberries and paper chains to deco...
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Crossing guard Meredeth Niemczyk prepares lunches for her two sons, Steven, 7, and Tommy, 11, (seated in the background, eating breakfast) before she leave...
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Mothers With Careers

Date: 02 02 1959
Description: Cherokee Junior High seventh grade teacher, Paula Suomi, at home in the kitchen with her three children, Eric, Lois, and Stephen.
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Mothers With Careers

Date: 02 02 1959
Description: Private duty nurse, Mrs. Clayton R. Felland, sitting at a table at home with her two daughters, Chere and Candy.
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At Home With State's Lawmaking

Date: 02 11 1959
Description: Mrs. Gerald (Christina) Lorge, wife of Sen. Gerald Lorge (R-Bear Creek), is shown reading and sipping coffee while waiting for her husband, who is in a leg...
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University of Wisconsin Fraternity Housemothers

Date: 01 19 1959
Description: Mrs. Eugene S. Sullivan, housemother for the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, enjoys visiting with some of the students during a lunch. Students include: Robert M...
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University of Wisconsin Fraternity Housemothers

Date: 01 19 1959
Description: Six Delta Tau Delta fraternity members chat with their housemother, Mrs. Harry Consigny. Fraternity members include James Jesinski, Norbert Lazkowski, Dext...

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