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Women at YWCA Tea

Date: 04 26 1944
Description: Group of women surrounding a serving table at the Silver Tea, benefiting the YWCA at the Governor's residence, 130 E. Gilman Street.
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Tea at the Governor's Residence

Date: 10 01 1944
Description: Officers of the Wisconsin Business and Professional Women's Club attending a tea at the Governor's Residence, 130 E. Gilman Street. Left to right around th...
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Guests at Walter S. Goodland Inauguration

Date: 01 01 1945
Description: Friends and guests at the Goodland reception including: Mrs. Robert C. Eby, Mrs. M.F. Cooley, Mrs. Paul Irwin, Mrs. Oscar Toebaas, Mrs. Gordon Nelson, Mrs....
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Villa Louis

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of the front hallway of Villa Louis.
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New Candelabras at New Governors Mansion

Date: 02 02 1950
Description: Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm (left), Mrs. Oscar Toebaas, Mrs. H. Lewis Greene, and Mrs. Foster Blackburn admire the twin silver candelabras which the Dane County W...
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Dining Room in Wisconsin Governor's Residence

Date: 03 09 1950
Description: The dining room at the Wisconsin Governor's Residence with its scenic wallpaper is one of the loveliest rooms in the house. The rich antique blue of the ru...
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Travel Editors Buffet Table At Governor's Residence

Date: 06 26 1950
Description: The buffet table at the Governor's residence is set up to welcome a group of nationally-known travel editors to Wisconsin. The buffet table includes an "Am...
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Meadow Garden Interior

Date: 1915
Description: Interior of "Meadow Garden," home of Governor George Wallon. The living room is decorated with portraits, paintings, and other ornaments. Tea is set at the...
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Hanging the Laundry to Dry

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Description: View of two maids in aprons and bonnets hanging laundry out to dry in the yard of the Governor's Palace. The Palace can be seen in the background past tree...
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The Candle Room at Morris-Jumel Mansion

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Description: Interior of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, also known as Washington's Headquarter's, built in 1765 by Colonel Roger Morriw and Mary Philipse. The view includes ...
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Albert Marx Residence

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Description: Exterior view of the home of Albert Marx.
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Dining Room in the Home of John Johnston

Date: 1900
Description: Dining room in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The lib...
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Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative School Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: First vice-president of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters, Mrs. Ernest T. Clough of Milwaukee, serving tea at the executive mansion after a session at t...
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Black Point Dining Room

Date: 09 1954
Description: A view of the southeast corner of the dining room in the main house at Black Point, showing a china cabinet and tea table. The cabinet holds pieces of Cath...
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Dinner at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Mrs. Nina Dousman with children and house party guests in the dining room at Villa Louis.
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Winnipeg Y-Teens Visit Madison

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: Helen Thompson (wife of Governor Vernon Thompson) is shown pouring punch for her Madison and Winnipeg Y-Teen guests. Left to right are the Thompson's daugh...
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Baby Jeannette Holt with Extended Family

Date: 1896
Description: A group of Holt and Rumsey family members (3 generations) and others are gathered on the porch of The Evergreens, the Rumsey estate, to see baby Jeannette ...
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Dining Room

Date: 1924
Description: A view of the dining room in the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsin) Avenue and 18th Street. Sunlight bathes the ...
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Governor's Mansion — Ole Bull Bedroom

Date: 1930
Description: The bed is in the right foreground and is covered with a quilt. A chair, table, and floor screen are in the corner in the center, with a window on the righ...

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