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Irene Castle and Vernon Castle in Uniform with German Shepherd Dog

Date: 08 21 1917
Description: Original caption:

"The above picture is the first that has been taken of Mrs. Vernon Castle and her soldier husband since he returned to this country aft...

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Irene Castle in Uniform

Date: 1917
Description: The glamorous dancer Irene Castle wearing a World War I "Preparedness Uniform" of her own design. The dress was based on the uniform worn by her husband an...
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Walking in the Rain

Date: 1957
Description: A woman in business attire walking with an open umbrella on a rainy day in downtown Milwaukee. To her left is the Civil War monument, "The Victorious Charg...
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Truax Field Officers' Wives Tea

Date: 03 20 1945
Description: The Women's Club sponsored tea for officers wives of all services at the Officers Club of Truax Field. Left to right: Mrs. Lee Sanders, Mrs. Charles H. Fen...
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Truax Field Officers' Wives Tea

Date: 03 20 1945
Description: The Women's Club sponsored tea for officers wives of all services at the Officers Club of Truax Field. Left to right: Mrs. C.W. Hansen, Mrs. Leslie K. Poll...
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Young Girl on Announcers Platform

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A young girl stands behind a microphone on the announcers platform at a Civilian Defense Rally. In the background are a road and commercial buildings.
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Zonta Style Show

Date: 09 08 1953
Description: Evelyne Clauder, president of the Madison Zonta Club, sitting in a chair and surrounded by, right, Sayda Pettersen, general chairperson of the style show, ...
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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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President's Dinner at Gayoso Hotel Menu

Date: 10 14 1887
Description: One-page menu for the visit of President Grover Cleveland to Memphis, with a man in a powdered wig wearing a waistcoat with wide, decorated cuffs, ruffled...
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Two Models For ROAL Style Show

Date: 04 28 1964
Description: Two women wearing dresses and white gloves are posing by a railing inside the Wisconsin State Capitol building. They are wives of military reserve officers...
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Vel Phillips with Uniformed Man

Date: 11 1962
Description: Vel Phillips (second to left) is standing and wearing a dress with a flower brooch. Next to her is Captain Al Roper in military uniform. Two unidentified w...
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Holt and Stroh Cousins at Christmas

Date: 12 25 1918
Description: Wearing his cap, overcoat and boots, Donald Holt is looking at the camera. He is standing by himself on the left with his hands behind his back. Next to Do...
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War Relief Demonstration

Date: 1917
Description: Renee Harris and other fashionably-dressed women holding a banner that reads: "Stage Women's War Relief" outside the Hudson Theatre.
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Alfred Holt and Aunt Nell

Date: 1920
Description: Alfred Holt, in uniform, and his aunt Ellen Holt are standing in front of the I.P and Mary Mathilda Rumsey family home, which was called "The Evergreens." ...

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