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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Portrait of Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur, the crowned Miss America for 1958, as she visited Madison on her tour of the country.
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Young Madison girls requesting autographs of Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, during a fashion show at the Casey and O'Brien, Inc. store on Atwood ...
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Madisonians Love Opera

Date: 10 21 1957
Description: Among the many University of Wisconsin faculty couples at the Memorial Union Theater to see the opera "Traviata" were Professor and Mrs. Andrew T. Weaver. ...
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Children's Style Show

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: Two women examine a script. Jeanne Anderson, left, was chairman of the children's style show sponsored by the East Side Women's Club and held at the East S...
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Children's Style Show

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: Jullaine Simon holds an umbrella while modeling a 1913 confirmation dress at the Children's Style Show sponsored by the East Side Women's Club.
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Children's Style Show

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: Howard Anderson dresses his distressed-looking son Terry in a lace collared and cuffed "Little Lord Fauntleroy" outfit. They are taking part in the childre...
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Winnipeg Y-Teens Visit Madison

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: Three women standing outdoors on a sidewalk viewing a dress on a mannequin in the foreground inside a show window on Capitol Square. They are (L-R): Linda ...
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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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College Women's Fashions

Date: 08 04 1960
Description: Judy Dornfeld wears a "beatnik" raincoat that doubles as a topcoat. Miss Dornfeld will be a junior at the University of Wisconsin. She is standing in front...
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What to Wear on UW Campus

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: Bonnie Isabella, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin and a graduate of Madison West high school, wearing black cotton knit capri pants and a white "s...
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Truax Wives Entertain

Date: 12 01 1960
Description: Standing around the tea table at a reception for wives of prominent Madison residents are, left to right: Mrs. William Waltman, pouring tea; Mrs. J.B. Davi...
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Grace Episcopal Church Rector's Guild Dance

Date: 01 31 1961
Description: Two members of Grace Episcopal Church model for the style show that will precede the annual Rector's Guild dance. Patricia Hefty is on the left and Jacquel...
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Fashion Show Models

Date: 02 07 1961
Description: Dorthea Keefe, left, and Mary Strapp wearing the clothes they will be modeling for an upcoming fashion show presented by the Rosary Altar Society of Blesse...

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