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| Date: | 08 15 1963 |
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| Description: | Two women examine a prizing winning chiffon cake. |
| Date: | 02 13 1932 |
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| Description: | Wood County 4-H girl, Olive Charboneau of Vesper, mixing pie dough in the Madison Gas and Electric Co. demonstration kitchen. This was during the competiti... |
| Date: | 02 13 1932 |
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| Description: | Dane county 4-H Club girl, Agatha Dermosky, of Sun Prairie, rolls pie dough in the Madison Gas and Electric Co. demonstration kitchen during competition in... |
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| Description: | Actor Jack Carson and two boys competing in an ice cream eating contest at the State Fair. The boys are identified as John Schroeder of West Bend and Jacki... |
| Date: | 12 22 1956 |
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| Description: | Ruth Bass, 4216 Mandrake Road, receiving a clock radio as a prize in the Christmas outdoor home lighting contest from Lucien G. Schlimgen, Jr., president o... |
| Date: | 01 03 1949 |
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| Description: | Austin Thorson, winner of a $100 prize in a Lipton Tea Co. jingle contest, also won $1,200 worth of groceries from the Kroger Co. by writing the address of... |
| Date: | 03 22 1949 |
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| Description: | The Blessed Sacrament Parent Teacher Association sponsored a crafts and hobby show. There were 148 pupils participating with a variety of entries. The winn... |
| Date: | 08 08 1984 |
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| Description: | The winner of the sauerkraut eating contest, Don Bauer, standing triumphantly before his clean plate. A U.S. flag and a sign for the 34th Kraut Festival ad... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | High school student Harold Enge poses with his blue ribbon winning angel food cake during an International Harvester Company Short Course. Additional cakes... |
| Date: | 04 20 1954 |
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| Description: | Carriers for Madison Newspapers, Inc. sitting at tables for one of four "kickoff" breakfasts for the annual newspaper-magazine selling contest. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Four boys smiling with pie filling on their faces standing around a table with four empty pie tins. Behind them is a large crowd of children. |
| Date: | 08 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Jean Clausen sitting at a table in her kitchen while doing menu planning for her family. Part of photo spread for WSJ's Centennial Cookbook recipe contest. |
| Date: | 08 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Margaret Klipstein bakes many cookies for her family. Part of the photo spread for the Wisconsin State Journal Centennial Cookbook Recipe Contest. |
| Date: | 08 13 1956 |
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| Description: | Joan Atwood shopping for vegetables for a special recipe. Part of photo spread for WSJ Centennial Cookbook contest. |
| Date: | 08 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Elizabeth and Joseph Werner's family sitting at the dinner table. Seated to the right of Elizabeth Werner are Philip and David. Seated to the right of Jose... |
| Date: | 08 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Elizabeth Schlotthauer sets a buffet table on her porch. The photograph was part of a spread for WSJ's Centennial Cookbook recipe contest. |
| Date: | 08 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Virginia Hall displays her angel food cake. Part of photo spread for the Wisconsin State Journal Centennial Cookbook Contest. |
| Date: | 10 07 1957 |
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| Description: | A person's hand holding a ladle is dipping into one of two crocks of seafood casserole (wild rice and fish) on a table decorated with place settings and a ... |
| Date: | 08 1958 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of those gathered at the head table during a luncheon that accompanied the Madison Women's Interclub golf play. Attendees include, from left... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Esther Elmer, 20, poses with jars of fruits and vegetables which she has canned. A fancy carpet is hanging behind her as a backdrop. She wrote on the rever... |
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