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Children Posing with Nun

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Description: Studio portrait of three children with flower bouquets in front of a painted backdrop. One boy is seated and two girls are standing. All of the children ar...
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Wedding Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a bride and groom on the occasion of their wedding. The groom, Matt Koch (son of Henry Koch), is sitting ...
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Edgewater Hotel Lobby

Date: 03 26 1948
Description: Edgewater Hotel lake shore lobby decorated by Lowell Frautschi of Frautschi's Inc., 219 King Street, where warm colors and bold lines create an air of eleg...
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Edgewater Hotel Opening

Date: 04 26 1948
Description: Emerald-walled living room in a guest suite in the new Edgewater Hotel, 666 Wisconsin Avenue. The hotel has sixty-six suites made up of 150 rooms; each roo...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement

Date: 06 19 1948
Description: Elevated view of the stage at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement ceremonies in the Field House.
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Hospital Room

Date: 1930
Description: Posed view of a patient room in the recently constructed Methodist Hospital, showing a nurse on the telephone near a bed, and a doctor and elderly patient ...
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League of Women Voters Annual Fall Tea

Date: 09 20 1948
Description: Seven members of the Madison chapter of the League of Women Voters at their annual fall tea at the home of Mrs. Stanley (Myrtle) O'Shea. Pictured from lef...
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Who's New Club 14th Anniversary Tea

Date: 01 21 1949
Description: At the tea table are officers of the Who's New Club who are celebrating the 14th anniversary of the organization. Left to right: Mrs. Fred (Beulah) Reeth, ...
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Madison Altrusa Club

Date: 02 14 1949
Description: Madison Altrusa Club members inspecting a Madison General Hospital room which is maintained by the club. Left to right: Alfreda Fauerbach, 901 Jenifer Stre...
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Madison Community Chest Budget Committee

Date: 04 05 1949
Description: Mrs. B.I. (Rose) Peterson and Mrs. P.H. (Celestine) Hyland having a cup of coffee at the Peterson home. Both women are members of the 1949 Madison Communit...
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Thirty-fourth Annual Rotary Conference

Date: 04 19 1949
Description: Shown at the Rotary Conference of the 144th district held at Central High School are left to right: Dr. David Roper, Beloit College, Paul F. Hunter, confer...
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Wisconsin Women's Golf Association Tournament

Date: 06 05 1949
Description: Members of the planning committee for the Wisconsin Women's Golf Association state tournament to be held at the Maple Bluff Country Club. From left are Mrs...
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League of Women Voters Coffee

Date: 10 06 1949
Description: Four ladies attending a League of Women Voters coffee at the home of Mrs. A.T. (Daisy) Breyer, 2730 Lakeland Avenue. From left are :Mrs. Leon (Dorothy) Kel...
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Red Cross Annual Dinner

Date: 11 18 1949
Description: Shown are the honored guests at the Red Cross Annual Dinner in the Hotel Loraine. They are (left to right) City Manager Howell, Mrs. Lohra S. Davies, exec...
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Banquet Planning Committee

Date: 01 19 1950
Description: Third district officers of the Wisconsin State Nurses' Association sitting on a sofa while planning a banquet. Left to right: Margaret Emanuel; Janet Jenni...
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New Candelabras at New Governors Mansion

Date: 02 02 1950
Description: Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm (left), Mrs. Oscar Toebaas, Mrs. H. Lewis Greene, and Mrs. Foster Blackburn admire the twin silver candelabras which the Dane County W...
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Caroline Peterson Arranging Flowers

Date: 04 03 1950
Description: Caroline Peterson of Honolulu, Hawaii, recognized expert in flower arranging, will give a public presentation today at 3 PM at the Great Room of the Memori...
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Madison Veterans of Foreign Wars Mortgage Burning

Date: 04 11 1950
Description: Mrs. Frieda Abrahams, president of the VFW woman's auxiliary, holds a candle to the mortgage held by C.L. Skinner, post commander. The ceremony was for the...
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American Red Cross Blood Center

Date: 07 07 1950
Description: Volunteer worker Mrs. Charles (Elnora) Wirth stands at the counter in the American Red Cross Blood Center canteen, while nurses' aide Mrs. Gordon (Mabel) N...
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American Red Cross Blood Center

Date: 07 07 1950
Description: Three Garden Club members arrange flowers at the American Red Cross Blood Center. Left to right: Mrs. T.H. Davies, president of the Madison District of the...

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