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Tea at Maple Bluff Country Club

Date: 03 08 1934
Description: Women enjoying coffee, tea and pastries at the Maple Bluff Country Club. Left to right: Mrs. Oscar Tobaas, sitting at the table, with Mrs. H. Burnham Page ...
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Memorial Wreath with Woman's Portrait

Date: 1891
Description: Studio portrait of a memorial flower wreath. In the middle is a full-length portrait of a woman in a dress.
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Young's Cafe

Date: 08 05 1947
Description: Slightly elevated view of the interior of Young's Cafe, located at 316 East Wilson Street. Joseph and Anna Young are standing in the Cafe surrounded by bou...
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Cake Cutting at the Wisconsin Garden Club Jubilee

Date: 10 01 1952
Description: Margaret E. Garnett (Mrs. A.C.), of Madison, program chair of the convention, and Mrs. Linus Boehm of West Salem, president of the state federation, cuttin...
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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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Madison Hadassah Chapter Members

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Three members of the Madison chapter of Hadassah at the first annual donor luncheon at the Hotel Loraine. Pictured from left to right are: Mrs. Sam (Ida) L...
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Soroptimist Club Charter

Date: 10 30 1948
Description: The Soroptimist club received its charter at a formal dinner at the Hotel Loraine. Officers of the club, an organization of business and professional women...
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National VFW Testimonial Dinner

Date: 11 23 1948
Description: At a VFW banquet, Lyall T. Beggs, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was honored by the VFW and Madison citizens at the Hotel Loraine in t...
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Mr. & Mrs. Louis Buechner

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Mr. & Mrs. Louis Buechner on their wedding day. She wears a traditional weddin...
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Mrs. Gerald (Cora) Fries Funeral

Date: 02 14 1949
Description: Funeral service of Mrs. Gerald (Cora) Fries, wife of Blooming Grove Constable "Jerry" Fries, showing the open casket in the Gunderson funeral home, 936 Win...
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Woman Receiving a Package

Date: 08 1935
Description: A maid(?) is receiving a package from a delivery man. Original caption reads: "Posed for Mandel Bros. Story. Taken by K and F." The image was likely used ...
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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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Edgewater Hotel Dedication

Date: 05 21 1950
Description: Edgewater Hotel dedicated to Madison contractor and civic leader John H. Findorff, builder of the hotel. Dedication is marked with a bronze plaque hanging...
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Four Mental Health Doctors

Date: 09 11 1950
Description: Four doctors gather in the Madison Club to arrange final details for the the third statewide Mental Health Conferance. They are left to right: Drs. Ester d...
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Who's New Club

Date: 04 27 1951
Description: Members of the arrangements committee for the Who's New Club annual spring dance to be held at the Club Chanticleer. From left are: Marie Shrout, Mrs. Vern...
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Jennie Rooney

Date: 1930
Description: Jennie Rooney, performer and aerialist with the Ringling Brothers Circus, poses in a sequined costume and tights with a net butterfly in her hair.
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Zor Shrine Ladies Banquet

Date: 11 09 1951
Description: Group portrait of some of the dignitaries who attended the Zor Shrine ladies banquet at the Loraine Hotel. Left to right are: Mrs. Thomas Toal, McFarland, ...
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Meadowside Hotel

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Description: View across lobby area towards a woman sitting in an upholstered chair near a fireplace in the Meadowside Hotel. A mounted moose head hangs above the mantl...
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Cosmos Dance Club 30th Anniversary

Date: 05 20 1953
Description: Ethel H. Martin, left, secretary of the Cosmos Dance Club, and Hazel M. Hofsteen, right, wife of the club treasurer, consult over the arrangement of place ...

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