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Mary E. Smith

Date: 1913
Description: Mary E. Smith, wife of Dr. Joseph Smith, arranges flowers for the holidays.
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Brenum Family with Minnie Klatter

Date: 09 19 1876
Description: Left to right: Johannes Brenum (father), Peter, Bernt, Ole, Maria, Ingeborg (mother), Mrs. Margaret Larson (neighbor in plaid dress). Little girl is Minnie...
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Cake Cutting at the Wisconsin Garden Club Jubilee

Date: 10 01 1952
Description: Margaret E. Garnett (Mrs. A.C.), of Madison, program chair of the convention, and Mrs. Linus Boehm of West Salem, president of the state federation, cuttin...
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West Side Garden Club Garden Show

Date: 05 27 1952
Description: Garden show and tea at which the West Side Garden Club entertained other garden clubs of the Madison area. Mrs. George Harbort, left, and Frances T. (Mrs. ...
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Shivers Men with Flowers and Cake

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Description: Three men from the Shivers family pose holding cakes and vases of flowers. One of the men is Tom Shivers and one is Algie Shivers, and the other man is uni...
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Table Settings

Date: 08 03 1954
Description: June McLean uses a Hawaiian theme to decorate her table. Flowers are flown in from Hawaii and the menu centers around Chinese or Hawaiian foods.
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Woman and Girls at Milliner Shop

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Description: View of a woman posing sitting on the porch of a wooden building and sewing a hat, probably a milliner in front of her shop. A small girl is sitting in a r...
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Dining Room

Date: 1929
Description: View down middle of the dining room at Berry's Coldwater Canyon Resort. Female servers stand along the walls near the tables.
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Vogue Fashion Show For Teens

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Participating in the Vogue fashion show, designed as a clinic for teenagers who like to sew, is Donna Haesig, a student at Monroe High School. She is model...
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Halloween

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: A decorated pumpkin serves as a table centerpiece. It is decorated with a face, a hat made of fresh flowers, and attached leaves for hair.
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University of Wisconsin Summer Session Pre-Prom Dinner

Date: 08 1958
Description: Two of the queen candidates are shown with their escorts. They are Marlys Hitzke (left) and Lenore Zamis (right). Their escorts are Bruce Creger and Harry ...
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Cutting the Cake

Date: 09 1952
Description: Ralph Widmer and Helen Bodden cut their wedding cake.
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LeAnn Wenger, 1976 Buffalo County Honey Queen

Date: 1976
Description: LeAnn Wenger, the Buffalo County Honey Queen. Wenger's hometown is Fountain City, Wisconsin. She is standing in front of a honey display, wearing a Buffalo...
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Robbie's Yodel Club Menu

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Description: Front cover and middle menu pages from Robbie's Yodel Club in the New Glarus Hotel, with a sign featuring the restaurant logo's three figures: one holding ...
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Bride Feeding Wedding Cake to Groom

Date: 05 2012
Description: Unidentified bride and groom with wedding cake. The bride is feeding a slice of wedding cake to the groom. The cake is frosted in gold with white flowers a...
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Kona Kai Lounge Menu

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Description: Front cover and selected drink pages from the Kona Kai Lounge, a Polynesian-themed bar and restaurant in the Marriott Hotel, with a carved figure used as a...
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Dining Porch at Black Point

Date: 1970
Description: Low flower arrangements decorate a table set for at least 25 people on the screened dining porch at the main house at Black Point Estate. There is a large...
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Sixth Birthday

Date: 08 30 1924
Description: Sunlight is streaming onto a screened porch where Barbara Brumder is smiling while sitting at the head of the table. She is posing with a wooden toy hoop a...
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Birthday Boy

Date: 11 22 1923
Description: Philip George Brumder, sitting in a high chair on the left, and his sister Barbara, sitting on the right, watch intently as their mother, Margaret Bouer (M...
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Birthday Breakfast

Date: 08 30 1928
Description: Barbara Brumder, center, is looking at the camera while sitting at a dining table which is set for breakfast. There is a floral arrangement in the center o...

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