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German Grandmother Spinning Yarn

Date: 1941
Description: Side view of German grandmother using spinning wheel to spin yarn.
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Dr. Elizabeth Schliebe-Lippert

Date: 09 21 1948
Description: Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Schliebe-Lippert, member of the Ministry of Education for Greater Hesse, Germany. Dr. Lippert was a guest of three Madison educat...
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Madison Maennerchor Singing Society

Date: 02 21 1950
Description: Members of the Madison Maennerchor, the oldest singing society in Wisconsin, standing around their accompanist, Mrs. Grace L. Snell, at the group's ninety-...
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German Visitor with Girl Scouts

Date: 09 29 1950
Description: Mrs. Marianne Lohan, who is the visiting head of the "Free Movement" Girl Scouts in Germany, visits with members of Madison Girl Scout Troop 37 at Washingt...
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Charter Members of Turner Auxiliary

Date: 11 23 1950
Description: Three charter members of the Turner auxiliary of Madison are shown at the 56th anniversary luncheon. They are Marguerite Drews, Alma Speckner, current pres...
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Vogts Family Portrait

Date: 06 26 1952
Description: Group portrait of four siblings of the Henry W. Vogts Sr. family. Seated at center is Mrs. Dora Olhagen of Hanover, Germany. At left is her sister, Mrs. Em...
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Schultz 30th Wedding Anniversary

Date: 09 04 1953
Description: Portrait of Paul W. and Emmy Schultz of 1006 University Bay Drive on their 30th wedding anniversary.
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Bettina Bjorksten

Date: 12 08 1953
Description: Portrait of Bettina Bjorksten, an opera singer and teacher in Madison and other cities. Her family migrated from Germany to Brazil when Naziism became 'une...
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Dr. Phil and Edith Wallestad

Date: 06 20 1954
Description: Portrait of Dr. Philip and Edith (Stolle) Wallestad who were honored at a party celebrating Dr. Wallestad's graduation from U.W. Medical School and Edith's...
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West German Gymnasts Team

Date: 02 05 1958
Description: Group portrait of the West German men's and women's gymnastics teams at Turner Hall. They are in Madison to perform at the University of Wisconsin field ho...
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Annual Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 05 1957
Description: Edith Meinke from Ludinghausen, Germany, a Brittingham scholarship student at the University of Wisconsin, exhibiting some Wisconsin apples during the Univ...
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Coffee Hour for New Citizens

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: Three former German nationals attend a coffee hour for new US citizens hosted by Lawyers' Wives of Dane County. Left to right: Gertrude Miller and John and...

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