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Summer Gardens

Date: 08 22 1946
Description: Mrs. Walter (Genevieve) Dakin, 4110 Mandan Crescent, Nakoma, in her garden. Mrs. Dakin had just finished her term of office as president of the Wisconsin F...
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Woman in Garden on Corner of 675 Rush Street

Date: 1921
Description: A woman is standing in the garden by the corner of 675 Rush Street, the residence of the McCormick family, which takes up an entire block between Erie and ...
Poster

Health and Safety Poster on Cleanliness

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard titled: "Clean Surroundings - Helps to Make Good Citizens and a Healthful City." Seven images illustrate cleanliness at different Inter...
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Gardener Theresa Reese

Date: 05 08 1947
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Hans (Theresa) Reese, 3421 Circle Close, a gardener and community activist in Shorewood Hills, and the owner of two dairy farms, one near ...
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John Bell DAR Chapter Members

Date: 06 12 1947
Description: Outdoor portrait of three members of the John Bell Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Chapter. They are (from left to right), Edna Pike and Mildred...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Flower Display Garden

Date: 08 15 1947
Description: Elevated view of flower display garden with hundreds of varieties of flowers beside the University of Wisconsin-Madison horticulture building.
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Mrs. Harford in Garden

Date: 1930
Description: Cyanotype view of Mrs. Harford sitting in pumpkin and corn in her garden on Madeline Island.
Map or Atlas

Topographical Survey of McCormick Property at Lake Forest

Date: 04 22 1915
Description: Topographical survey of a McCormick family property in Lake Forest, Illinois. The survey was completed for Anita McCormick [Mrs. Emmons] Blaine. The survey...
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Gardening

Date: 1943
Description: A gardener sprays a row of plants with a sprayer and metal container. The container likely holds pesticide.
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Man Working in Garden

Date: 1943
Description: A gardener works in a vegetable garden.
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Gardens Near Apartment Building

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of men and women working in a large garden behind what appears to be an apartment building.
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Garden Cultivating

Date: 1943
Description: A man uses a walking cultivator(?) to complete garden work.
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Planting a Garden

Date: 1943
Description: A man uses a taut rope to plant straight garden rows.
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Residential Gardening

Date: 1943
Description: A man standing behind a house uses a hoe to loosen dirt for garden rows.
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Two Men Gardening

Date: 1943
Description: A man creates furrows with a garden implement while another man appears to be planting seeds in the background.
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Edgewater Hotel Garden Entrance

Date: 04 26 1948
Description: Interior view of flower garden entrance to the new Edgewater hotel, 666 Wisconsin Avenue, America's newest hotel.
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Perry Horton in Highlander Garden

Date: 1934
Description: Perry Horton, father of Myles Horton, in the Highlander Folk School garden.
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Mrs. John F. Kienitz and Children

Date: 05 18 1948
Description: Mrs.John F. (Bonnie) Kienitz, 208 Highland Avenue, and her children, Peter, 9, and Gretchen, 6, examining plants in their garden at the Farley tract.
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West Side Garden Club Flower Show

Date: 05 24 1948
Description: West Side Garden Club junior hostesses, left to right: Carol Ann Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Watson, 721 Seneca Place; Virginia Pochmann, daug...
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DAR John Bell Chapter Garden Tour

Date: 06 09 1948
Description: Group portrait in the garden of J. Clayton and Grace Howdle, 3456 Crestwood Dr., of Grace Howdle and her daughters Sally, 12 and Mary, 9.

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