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| Date: | 01 22 1952 |
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| Description: | The junior division of the University of Wisconsin Service League for faculty wives has a number of interest groups including the sewing group, shown prepa... |
| Date: | 02 13 1952 |
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| Description: | View of an antique chest of drawers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Gafke in rural Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Hanging over the chest are four antique ... |
| Date: | 02 26 1952 |
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| Description: | The members of the Madison Theater Guild have worked seven days a week to make costumes for a cast of 30 in the production of "As You Like It". They are wo... |
| Date: | 02 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Pictured is the Madison Theater's Guild's costume designer who uses only the name Loie. |
| Date: | 02 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Lou Doriag tries on her costume for Marilou Durkin. Lou Doriag plays Celia in "As You Like It" in a Madison Theater Guild production. |
| Date: | 02 26 1952 |
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| Description: | An actor from the Madison Theater Guild tries on a costume. |
| Date: | 03 18 1952 |
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| Description: | Two of the mothers and daughters pictured at the East Side Women's Club Mother-Daughter Banquet, which had a circus motif, are, left to right: Margaret Alw... |
| Date: | 04 05 1952 |
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| Description: | Home Economics students at the University of Wisconsin served rolls and hot chocolate to more than 800 high school students from 57 schools who attended th... |
| Date: | 04 05 1952 |
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| Description: | Five girls from Edgewood High School, in Madison, are looking at a display of table settings. Loeft to right are Catherine Burmeister, Mary Boltz, Yvonne ... |
| Date: | 04 05 1952 |
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| Description: | Five girls from Rio High School are studying an exhibit of dressmaking and dress design. Left to right are Frances Traut, Donna Mae Hebel, Jeanette Wruck,... |
| Date: | 04 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Members of the Langonettes neighborhood group, who are affiliated with Wisconsin Dames, have made stuffed animals for the children in the pediatric ward at... |
| Date: | 05 27 1952 |
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| 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. ... |
| Date: | 06 11 1952 |
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| Description: | Larry A. Jacobson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert R. (Alice) Jacobson, 572 Gately Terrace, is putting wheels onto his car for the Soap Box Derby. |
| Date: | 06 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Stanley N. Davidson, 5670 Lake Mendota Drive, is shown sitting on the floor while feeding his twin sons, Dannie and Donnie. The photograph was part of a ne... |
| Date: | 06 11 1952 |
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| Description: | Bobby Bing, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. (Mary) Bing, 4306 Tokay Blvd, works on his car for the Soap Box Derby. Watching him are his two younger sisters, Gay,... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | A zoo keeper is standing beside Winkie, the Vilas Zoo elephant, as she is eating her "birthday cake" to celebrate her birthday and second anniversary at th... |
| Date: | 07 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Left to right, Robert Morgensen, Roger Mayer and Bronson La Follette eating hot dogs during the Mendota Yacht Club moonlight regatta and picnic supper on t... |
| Date: | 07 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Nancy Castle (left), Mary Meyer, Kathie Manchester, Rosanne Bothan, and Betty Lou Botham stand at the refreshment table during the Mendota Yacht Club moonl... |
| Date: | 07 07 1952 |
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| Description: | Josie Mayer and Sue Adams roast wieners at the Mendota Yacht Club moonlight regatta and picnic supper on the roof of the Edgewater Hotel. |
| Date: | 07 22 1952 |
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| Description: | Camper Jeanette Braxton prepares to grill food at an outdoor fireplace as one of the activities at the Brownie Hoyt Park Day Camp. |
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