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American Legion Auxilliary

Date: 06 23 1956
Description: Group portrait of the new officers of the American Legion Auxiliary in the Legion clubhouse. Front row seated left to right: Mrs. Harold Jahnke, Third Dist...
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Theta Sigma Phi National Convention

Date: 06 26 1956
Description: Selecting flowers for the Matrix banquet of the national Theta Sigma Phi convention are, from left: Mrs. Joseph (Felice) Goodman, 1015 Harrison Street, adv...
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Gladiolus Show

Date: 08 10 1956
Description: Mrs. Ralph De Woody and Colette Wiffler admiring a floral arrangement at the gladiolus show at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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Peter and Cora Barsness

Date: 08 05 1956
Description: Portrait of Dr. Peter and Cora Barsness. The couple is celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
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Queen of Peace Women's Catholic Order of the Foresters

Date: 07 19 1956
Description: Members of the Queen of Peace Church Women's Catholic Order of the Foresters Pearl Gaffney (left) and Laura Ostrowsky present a check for $500 for the Bapt...
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Vernon Thomson Family

Date: 08 15 1956
Description: Helen and Vernon Thomson and two of their children, Tommy, age 9, and Susan, 14, posing in front of the steps of a passenger train car. They are traveling ...
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Annual Dahlia and Flower Show

Date: 08 31 1956
Description: Mrs. Alice Senty posing with one of her floral arrangements at the annual Dahlia and Flower Show.
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Annual Dahlia and Flower Show

Date: 08 31 1956
Description: Herman Haugen readies to take a photograph of one his dahlias at his home.
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Annual Dahlia and Flower Show

Date: 08 31 1956
Description: Ira S. Fuller, one of three organizers of the Badger State Dahlia Society's annual show, admires a giant-size blossom.
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Annual Dahlia and Flower Show

Date: 08 31 1956
Description: Lewis W. Amborn holding his trophy for the "Most Perfect Cactus" at the annual Dahlia and Flower Show. David Taylor (right) is holding onto one of his gran...
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National Sales Executives of Madison Party

Date: 01 12 1957
Description: Four guests gathered around a table are: Arletta Duquaine; C.L. Duquaine, past president of the National Sales Executives of Madison; L.E. Dewey; and Mrs. ...
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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...
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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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Joe Dommershausen

Date: 05 04 1957
Description: Portrait of Joe Dommershausen, a Wisconsin State Journal sports reporter, wearing dark pants and a light suit coat with a boutonniere.
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Altrusa Club Spring Garden Festival

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Makita Tomita (right), a native of Tokyo, Japan, demonstrating basic Japanese flower arrangement. Looking on at left, are Altrusa Club members Janet Jennin...
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T.B. Luhman's Garden of Lilies

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Outdoor portrait of T.B. Luhman in his garden of lilies.
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Mrs. W.F. Hintz With a Fuchsia Plant

Date: 09 11 1957
Description: Mrs. W.F. Hintz of 4603 Turner Avenue stands next to her six-foot tropical fuchsia plant, a species which usually doesn't thrive in Wisconsin's climate.
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Vogue Fashion Show For Teens

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Participating in the Vogue fashion show, designed as a clinic for teenagers who like to sew, is Donna Haesig, a student at Monroe High School. She is model...

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