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Canning Corn

Date: 1927
Description: Husband and wife canning corn in kitchen using Burpee Can Sealer.
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Woman with Blender

Date: 03 18 1955
Description: Woman stirring the contents of an Osterizer blender that is sitting on the stove.
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Woman Using Sewing Machine

Date: 1955
Description: Woman using a Necchi sewing machine. Advertisements are in the background.
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Woman Using Spinning Wheel

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Description: Elderly woman using a spinning wheel to make yarn from wool.
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Fudge Party

Date: 1890
Description: College students at the University of Wisconsin having a fudge-making party around a small gas burner.
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Hog Butchering

Date: 1921
Description: Man butchering a hog, which is hanging on a meat hook.
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Early Crystal Radio Set

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Description: A woman tunes an early crystal radio set.
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Cooking Class for Males

Date: 04 03 1933
Description: A class of males at work on kitchen activities.
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Colonial Britannia Dishware

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Description: Early American Britannia dishware.
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Pioneer Living Room

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Description: A collection of pioneer household articles arranged in a living room.
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Children Using a Telephone

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Description: Laurie and Muriel Peterson, children of the photographer, use a high chair to talk on the phone.
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Weldering, Agricultural Short Course

Date: 1950
Description: Two students welding at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Short Course.
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Classroom Cave People

Date: 02 27 1984
Description: A sixth grade class dresses up as cave people to experience the likeness of living in pre-historic times.
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Upham Residence

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Description: Interior view of Upham residence. There are bookshelves along the back wall. A large, arched doorway leads into another room on the right, with a glass-fro...
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Bennett Family Popcorn Party

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Description: Interior portrait; Bennett family popcorn party.
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Papoose Case

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Description: Studio work: Ho-Chunk papoose case, probably, with porcupine quills.
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Bennett Family Popcorn Party

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Description: Interior portrait of the Bennett family posing around a bowl of popcorn. They are sitting in an alcove with the pocket doors open, and three stringed instr...
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Playing House

Date: 01 16 1964
Description: A young girl watches out the door of her playhouse while a young boy retrieves letters from the play mailbox.
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The Grill Room

Date: 05 08 1964
Description: A waitress sets restaurant tables in anticipation of evening business.
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Baking Hazelnut Torte

Date: 05 05 1964
Description: A woman wearing an apron preparing a hazelnut torte from a prized recipe.

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