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Ella M. Pickford

Date: 04 24 1945
Description: Portrait of Ella M. Pickford (Mrs. Henry W. Pickford), 201 South Mills Street. Mrs. Pickford, who is 88 years old, does her own housework and despite poor ...
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Madison Interracial Sewing Group

Date: 02 15 1949
Description: A group of women mending clothes for the Quakers' relief clothing project at one of their regular Tuesday morning sessions at the home of Mrs. Hilton E. (L...
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Winfield Martin House

Date: 07 27 1949
Description: The living room of the Winfield Martin house, 2906 Lakeland Avenue (earlier address, 611 Elmside Boulevard), with built-in bookcases, cupboards ande a free...
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Killian House Living Room

Date: 01 25 1950
Description: Living room of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. (Sylvia) Killian, 3814 Hillcrest Drive. Mrs. Killian and her daughter Elaine are shown seated in fr...
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Ranch-Style Home of Lloyd Yaudes Family

Date: 03 21 1951
Description: The Lloyd Yaudes family gathers in the living room of their new ranch-style home at 526 Virginia Terrace.
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North Central Airline Stewardesses

Date: 11 10 1954
Description: Stewardess Ruth Otto cleaning an apartment at 3160 East Washington Avenue which she shares with two other stewardesses. The photograph was taken to accompa...
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Brides at Home

Date: 06 25 1957
Description: Portrait of Gayle Grelle Cody in the living room of her home, sitting on the floor next to a bookcase that cost two dollars to make. It is made of pine boa...
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Brides at Home

Date: 06 25 1957
Description: Joanne Peters Rothe sitting in the living room of her home while hemming a drape for a nearby window. The photograph is one of a series showing how newlywe...
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Holiday Skirt

Date: 12 24 1958
Description: Margaret Kronenberg sits under a Christmas tree while modeling a Christmas skirt she decorated herself. The skirt is made of white felt and was hand-decora...
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Braided Rugs

Date: 10 08 1959
Description: Mary Paulick sitting on the floor while working on a large braided rug.

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