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Men Having a Picnic

Date: 06 1927
Description: Edward J. Rickers with UW nightwatchman "Gramps," on a Lake Mendota outing. They are seated on the grass together with a picnic lunch and a campfire. There...
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Lorraine Watson and Sons

Date: 08 02 1949
Description: Mrs. James W. (Lorraine) Watson of New Orleans sitting outdoors with her sons, Billy, 4 years, left, and Stephen, 2 years, at the home of her parents, Mrs....
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Mrs. Charles Slightam and Grandsons

Date: 08 03 1949
Description: Mrs. Charles Slightam and her grandsons, Pierre, left, and Warren Slightam, right. Pierre, 15, came in first at the recent Madison Soap Box Derby and will ...
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Group Portrait on Playground Slide

Date: 1920
Description: A group of friends pose on a playground slide. Included in the group are Cresence Esser Bowar, Matt Bowar (husband of Cresence), Herbert Esser (brother of ...
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Visiting Trummer Daughters

Date: 08 05 1949
Description: Daughters of Mrs. Pearl E. Trummer are visiting during the University of Wisconsin summer session. They are ten-year-old Heidi (left) and her sister, Mrs. ...
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Leaving the Family Gathering

Date: 1940
Description: Well-dressed relatives leave a house where they attended a family gathering.
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Hellenbrand Family Softball Team

Date: 08 10 1949
Description: Group portrait of the Hellenbrand family softball team that will play a special exhibition game against the Madison Gardner Bakery team. The Hellenbrand te...
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Fred Thwaites and Turvilles with Flag

Date: 07 04 1895
Description: Fred Thwaites, Harry Turville, and Helen Turville celebrate the Fourth of July with American flags outdoors. There is a barn in the background.
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Mrs. Chauncey Maher and Children

Date: 08 16 1949
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Chauncey (Ann MacKenzie) Maher and her two children, Peter, age 2 and Chauncey III, age 3.
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George Field Family

Date: 09 12 1949
Description: Gwen Field, wife of Glen Field, posing outdoors with their four daughters. Gwen and the girls spent the summer with her mother, Mrs. Frank O. Holt, at 1929...
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Six University of Wisconsin "Football Wives"

Date: 11 07 1949
Description: Pictured in the stands at Camp Randall Stadium are the wives of six members of the University of Wisconsin football team. From left to right are: Mrs. Will...
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La Follette Family at Maple Bluff Farm

Date: 1909
Description: The La Follette family pose with Dr. Philip Fox La Follette outdoors at the Maple Bluff farm. Shown here are Philip Fox La Follette, Belle Case La Follette...
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Outdoor Family Portrait

Date: 1918
Description: A family poses for a portrait outdoors in front of their house. The eight individuals gather around a table on their front lawn for the photograph. Caption...
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University Houses Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Patty Ann Geaney, 21-month-old daughter of Captain and Mrs. Edward J. Geaney, residents of Eagle Heights, University of Wisconsin Houses, watches older chi...
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University Houses Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Cynthia Cottam, age 3 and a half, watches as children participate in a parade of gaily decorated tricycles while costumed as Native Americans, cowboys, and...
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University Houses Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Vernie Swenson, 4 1/2, on the left, and her brother, Juddy, are shown in the exotic costumes they wore at the Memorial Day parade and celebration sponsored...
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Central International Gladiolus Show

Date: 08 02 1950
Description: Mr. and Mrs. John (Angeline) Magnaseo standing in their garden at 25 Hillside Terrace with their thirteen-year-old son, Peter, admiring "Cupid," one of the...
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Inland Lakes Regatta on Lake Mendota

Date: 08 05 1950
Description: Morgan E. Manchester, Maple Bluff, commodore of the Mendota Yacht Club and general chairman of the Inland Lakes Regatta, posing with his son aboard the fam...
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Two Madison Coeds Depart for College by Train

Date: 08 23 1950
Description: Two Madison sisters board a train to travel to out-of-state colleges. Mary Clare Koltes, left, is transfering from the University of Wisconsin to Rollins C...
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Madison Marine Sendoff

Date: 09 06 1950
Description: Marine Pfc. Russell J. Seldal, a member of the Madison marine reserve unit being sent to Korea, holds his daughter Elaine while his wife, Betty, holds thei...

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