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Telephone Conversation

Date: 03 27 1963
Description: A three-year-old girl uses a toy telephone, and carries on an imaginary conversation at a preschool.
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Neighborhood House

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: View of the newly-equipped preschool room at the Neighborhood House, 768 West Washington Avenue.
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Slow Learners' Nursery School

Date: 03 04 1954
Description: Mrs. H.L. Gibson works with two pupils at Madison's unique Slow Learners' Nursery School, believed to be the only one of its kind in the country.
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Salvation Army Nursery School

Date: 12 27 1954
Description: Mrs. Chester Hartel and Mrs. Lew Cornelius, officers of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority, distribute toys to youngsters at the Salvation Army nursery school.
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Mary Lee Griggs and Children at Neighborhood House

Date: 1967
Description: Mary Lee Griggs, director of the Play School at Neighborhood House, with Elizabeth Schuch, Joseph Oliva, Joseph Pelitteri, and Yoshi Goto. Two of these chi...
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Neighborhood House Album: Playtime

Date: 1925
Description: Page from an album kept by Neighborhood House, with images of infants and young children being cared for at the settlement house, including a group outside...
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Romper Room

Date: 06 14 1957
Description: The set of WMTV's Romper Room program, showing "Miss Nancy" (Eunice Spindler) with her kindergarten "pupils." They include, from left: David Shwaiko, Marg...
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Romper Room

Date: 06 14 1957
Description: "Miss Nancy" (Eunice Spindler) and five "pupils" sit at tables on the set of WMTV's Romper Room.
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Nursery School for Mentally Challenged Children

Date: 10 09 1957
Description: Virginia Gibson works with a child with Down's Syndrome at the nursery school of the Madison Area Council on Retardation (sic) at First Congregation...
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Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Play School

Date: 1946
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with three girls standing and sitting at a table with a play telephone, a kitchen beater, and play dishe...
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We Saw You at Luther Memorial Nursery School

Date: 10 04 1960
Description: Debbie Wright and Scott Hubbel are shown pretending to be mama and papa doing dishes at Luther Memorial Church's nursery school for children ages 3 and 4.
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We Saw You at Luther Memorial Nursery School

Date: 10 04 1960
Description: Irene Larsen, director of the Luther Memorial Church Nursery School, is shown with two of the children, Lynnea Ekestrom and Craig Lang.
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Blessed Martin House Nursery School

Date: 10 19 1960
Description: Students from Edgewood College assist Donna Jones, director of the Blessed Martin House nursery school, which will benefit from the annual bazaar of the De...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: Madison Neighborhood Centers is one of 29 United Givers agencies. At three centers (Atwood Community Center, the Neighborhood House and South Madison Neigh...
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The Big Job of Baby Sitting

Date: 03 16 1965
Description: Baby sitter Christine Steiner, 11, at left encouraging her three little "clients" to assist her in straightening up their playroom. Obediently responding ...
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Children at U.W. Nursery School

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Mark Weinberg sitting in a wooden box on a linoleum tile floor, pretending to be a "jack in the box." He is holding his hands over his eyes.
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Children at U.W. Nursery School

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Student teacher, Marilyn Nelson, sitting on the floor and reading to Mark Weinberg. Also listening are Frank Effland and Eddie Grant. Mark is holding a stu...
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Activities at the South Madison Neighborhood Center

Date: 03 11 1958
Description: Benjie Henderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Henderson (1907 Baird Street), attends the nursery school conducted by Miss Mary Lee Griggs two times a week at...
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We Saw You . . . at Nursery School

Date: 11 22 1960
Description: Kathy Conto (3) entertains herself at the Salvation Army all day nursery school, 121 West Wilson Street. Anne Shea serves as the head teacher and is assist...

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