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Family Posed near Fence and Frame House

Date: 1872
Description: An unidentified family, thought to be Yankees, pose at a board fence in front of an upright and wing frame house. The group includes two women with poses i...
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Proudfit Silver Wedding Anniversary Party

Date: 12 05 1899
Description: Group portrait of family and guests at A.E. Proudfit's silver wedding anniversary party, which took place at the Morris residence.
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Cottage Grove Graded School Style Show

Date: 04 24 1946
Description: Group portrait of seven females and one young girl in formals and street dresses from the Emporium Department Store that they modeled in the Cottage Grove ...
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Governor Walter S. Goodland's Inaugural Reception

Date: 01 06 1947
Description: Shown at the governor's inaugural reception at the Executive Residence are, from the right: Governor Walter S. Goodland, Mrs. Walter S. Goodland, Mary Jane...
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Students Modeling Spring Fashion

Date: 03 01 1948
Description: Three-generation portrait of Mrs. W.W. Wooll, Mrs. J. George Crownhart, and Elizabeth Crownhart modeling spring fashions.
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The Ringling Family

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Description: Studio group portrait of the Ringling family, including Al Ringling. The brothers in the photo are: John (sitting left ), Al, Alfred "Alf T.," August "Gus...
Postcard

Tony and Werner Rawls

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Description: Studio portrait of, (left to right), Tony and Werner Rawls standing in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing matching dark suits and knickerbockers...
Postcard

Four Girls in White Dresses

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of four unidentified girls, perhaps family members (sisters?). They each wear a white dress, and the three older...
Photograph

Spring Fashions

Date: 02 21 1949
Description: Shirley Jasper stands in an afternoon tea dress, while her sons Billy, age 4, and Tommy, age 6 months, look on. She has a fur wrap around her arm.
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Easter Children, Anne McLean and Deborah Anthony

Date: 04 04 1950
Description: Anne McLean Anthony, age 4, and Deborah Anthony, age 1, are dressed in dresses and bonnets for Easter. They are the daughters of Robert W. and Nancy M. Ant...
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Jaycettes' Fashion Show

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: Two of the younger models in the Jaycettes' fashion show pose with a Raggedy Andy doll. Arthur Gallagher Field, age 3 1/2, and his sister, Betty Ann, 5 1/...
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Elizabeth and Ethel Miller Modeling Clothing

Date: 10 08 1953
Description: Elizabeth (Mrs. Howard C.) Miller and her daughter Ethel model dresses sewn by Elizabeth. The photograph was taken to accompany a Wisconsin State Journa...
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Jaycettes Style Show

Date: 03 10 1954
Description: Marilyn Johnson and her daughters, Karen (8), Kristi (6), and Kaye (3) model outfits for the Jaycettes Style Show sponsored by Junior Chamber of Commerce a...
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Stay-At-Home Mothers

Date: 04 03 1954
Description: Frances Larson putting the final touches on a formal dress modeled by her daughter Laurie, age 14. Frances, labeled a "modiste" or one who makes fashionabl...
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University League Junior Division Style Show

Date: 02 19 1960
Description: Mrs. John Du Bois, general chairman of the University League Junior Division Style Show, is shown with her daughters, Debbie, age 4 1/4, and Jan Marie, 3 1...
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Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary Plan 1960 Benefit Style Show

Date: 08 04 1960
Description: Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary (Jaycettes) sponsor the 1960 "Flair" benefit style show. Shown with her three children is Mrs. Marshall F. Bro...
Historical Object

Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 67

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Description: On the map it shows the turkey buzzards circling overhead
to tell us who we are and what the odds.
Don't count;
a promise is no more than just a s...
Photograph

Lewis Arms's Children

Date: 12 25 1967
Description: Three of Lewis Arms's children posing together on Christmas Day. The girls' hair is styled and they are wearing dresses. From left to right are Rita, Paul,...
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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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