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Portrait of Woman Standing

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Laona Faust in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long dress with lace collar and cuffs. Her dark hat has feather...
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Bridal Gowns

Date: 02 20 1957
Description: Wedding gowns representing the fashions of 73 years were presented in a bridal show sponsored by the Madison chapter of the Alumnae Association of Edgewood...
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Bridal Gowns

Date: 02 20 1957
Description: Wedding gowns representing the fashions of 73 years were presented in a bridal show sponsored by the Madison chapter of the Alumnae Association of Edgewood...
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Bridal Gowns

Date: 02 20 1957
Description: Wedding gowns representing the fashions of 73 years were presented in a bridal show sponsored by the Madison chapter of the Alumnae Association of Edgewood...
Photograph

Bridal Gowns

Date: 02 20 1957
Description: Wedding gowns representing the fashions of 73 years were presented in a bridal show sponsored by the Madison chapter of the Alumnae Association of Edgewood...
Photograph

Bridal Gowns

Date: 02 20 1957
Description: Wedding gowns representing the fashions of 73 years were presented in a bridal show sponsored by the Madison chapter of the Alumnae Association of Edgewood...
Photograph

U.S. Fashion Ambassadress

Date: 09 23 1957
Description: Nancy Cooke, right, winner of the "U.S. Fashion Ambassadress" contest, is in Madison to present a fashion show at Manchester's Department Store. She is bei...
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Grace Episcopal Church Centennial Fashion Show Dolls

Date: 02 11 1958
Description: Leonora Courtenay and Marjory Bush stand behind a shelf upon which six dolls dressed in hand-made authentic costumes of 1858 are posed. The dolls were a pa...
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Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative School Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Members of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters enjoying tea at the executive mansion following a session at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the league's l...
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Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative School Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Four Madison members of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters enjoying tea at the Executive Mansion after a session at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the l...
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Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative School Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: First vice-president of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters, Mrs. Ernest T. Clough of Milwaukee, serving tea at the executive mansion after a session at t...
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Shorewood Hills 30th Anniversary Costume Luncheon

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: The 30th anniversary of the village of Shorewood Hills was celebrated by the women of the community at a costume luncheon at the Blackhawk Country Club. Ga...
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Shorewood Hills 30th Anniversary Costume Luncheon

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Attending the anniversary luncheon costumed as sophisticated debutantes of the 1927 era, are Irmgard Carpenter, Vivian Tallard, Janet Bleckwenn, and Doroth...
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Shorewood Hills 30th Anniversary Costume Luncheon

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: "Blase beyond words were these three Shorewood women who came to the party in the abbreviated, waist-less, low-necked frocks characteristic of the 1920s." ...
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Shorewood Hills 30th Anniversary Costume Luncheon

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Image of three Shorewood Hills women in costume depicting fashions of the 1920s. They are Mary Olsen, Beatrice Cartwright, and Bette Cain.
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Women Golfers at New West Side Golf Course

Date: 06 25 1957
Description: Doris Bailey, Virginia Semrad, and Elizabeth Bruns holding golf clubs while posing on a bench at a golf course. The women are wearing dresses and necklaces...
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Navy Ball at University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 08 1957
Description: Greta Gross of Beaver Dam and her date, Dave Fauerland of Waukesha, sit and converse at the annual Navy Ball held for the Naval Reserve Officers Training C...
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Navy Ball at University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 08 1957
Description: Two couples dance at the Navy Ball held for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen at the Memorial Union's Great Hall. They are Sue S...
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Navy Ball at University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 08 1957
Description: Two midshipmen and their dates attend the Navy Ball held for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen at the Memorial Union's Great Hal...
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Interns and Residents Wives' Club Dance

Date: 12 07 1957
Description: Group portrait of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Groth (left) and Dr. and Mrs. Robert Douglas. Mrs. Douglas was president of the Interns and Residents Wives' Club. A C...

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