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Making Dolls

Date: 07 17 1957
Description: A young woman helps a girl make toy dolls out of cloth.
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Paul Bunyan Room — Memorial Union

Date: 09 14 1968
Description: View through doorway of people relaxing at the Memorial Union in the Paul Bunyan room.
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Wisconsin Hall Painting

Date: 01 14 1973
Description: A folk art painting of a schoolhouse and an American flag, which was painted on boards temporarily covering a broken window at Wisconsin Hall at 126 Langdo...
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Woman Crocheting

Date: 06 08 1955
Description: Mrs. Friede (?) sits in a chair while crocheting a doily.
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Family with Christmas Decorations

Date: 12 19 1955
Description: Mrs. Paul Meyer and children Freddy, Maria, and Elena, 2141 Keyes Avenue, filling a pinata for Maria's fouth birthday party and also Christmas.
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Family with Nativity Creche

Date: 12 20 1955
Description: Mrs. E.J. Dalrymple and children James, Karen, and Steven, 5006 Flambeau Road, with the family Nativity creche. Mrs. Dalrymple painted all of the figurines...
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Woman Playing Monochord

Date: 1941
Description: Woman in Norwegian dress playing the monochord.
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Woman Playing Monochord

Date: 1941
Description: Woman in Norwegian dress playing the monochord.
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Rosemaling a Smorgasbord Platter

Date: 1941
Description: Mr. Per Lysne rosemaling a smorgasbord platter.
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Rosemaled Chests

Date: 1941
Description: Mr. Per Lysne admiring rosemaled chests.
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Joyce Elmer with Norwegian Chest

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Joyce Elmer, Memorial Union gallery committee chairman, inspecting an antique Norwegian chest as part of an exhibit of Elaine Smedal's "Norwegian Wisconsin...
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Rosemaling Decoration on Tea Set and Plates

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Rosemaling featured on a display of a teaset and serving plates as part of an exhibit of Elaine Smedal's "Norwegian Wisconsin as a Source of Design." Elain...
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Fred Smith's Concrete Park

Date: 1994
Description: Fred Smith's Concrete Park, including folk art pieces depicting people, dogs and a team of horses.
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Isora Wilson and Turnip Dolls

Date: 03 07 1947
Description: Isora Wilson, 432 N. Murray Street, has a collection of turnip dolls that she has made to resemble Charles Dickens' characters Pickwick and Scrooge.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper

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Description: Photograph of fish altered to create an imaginary new species of fish, the Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper. Its apparent features include short fangs, a rounded b...
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Mrs. Robert (Dorothy L.) Sirney

Date: 10 13 1948
Description: Mrs. Robert (Dorothy L.) Sirney, standing in front of a curtain and wearing a Norwegian costume. She is holding a wooden platter she has decorated with ros...
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Mrs. Celin Furu and Her Rosemaled Folkart

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Mrs. Celin Furu is shown in Norwegian costume displaying her rosemaled painted platters and sideboard cabinet. She was a wartime resident of Bergen, Norway...
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Mrs. Celin Furu and Her Oil Painting

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Mrs. Celin Furu is shown in Norwegian costume displaying her oil painting of Trolfjord, as well as Rosemaled furniture. She was a wartime resident of Berge...
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Plaster Animal Models

Date: 02 08 1949
Description: Seven examples of plaster models of animals made by marine recruiting officer Lewis McKerley of Florence County on display at the governor's residence. He ...
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Fred Smith's Concrete park

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Description: Detail of a statue of a man at Fred Smith's Concrete Park.

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