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Christmas Tree from Wisconsin

Date: 1983
Description: Congressman David R. Obey (standing below the C) greets a delegation from Wisconsin that accompanied the official Capitol Christmas Tree cut in the Chequam...
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Reginald Denny and Mabel Julienne Scott in "The Abysmal Brute"

Date: 1923
Description: The boxer Pat Glendon, Jr. (played by Reginald Denny) and socialite Maude Sangster (Mabel Julienne Scott) glare at each other in a scene still from "The Ab...
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Irene Hunt and Vester Pegg in "Added Fuel"

Date: 1915
Description: The actors Irene Hunt and Vester Pegg in a scene still from "Added Fuel." She wears street clothes, a heavy coat and hat, and carries a purse. He is behind...
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Delta Delta Delta Sorority State Day Meeting

Date: 05 02 1955
Description: Barbara Boesel pins an orchid on national director Mrs. H.J. Potts of Waukesha during a Delta Delta Delta Sorority State Day meeting. Looking on is Mrs. W....
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Young Girl with Purse and Hat

Date: 1944
Description: Jo-Claren Maurin (b. 1942) sitting on the stoop of her house in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin wearing a red straw hat and holding a matching red straw purse. She is...
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Jaycette Style Show Models

Date: 02 28 1956
Description: Barbara Lawson, representing the Truax Field Officers' Wives' Club, models fashion for the 'smart clubwomen.' The proceeds of the style shows were to maint...
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Alpha Phi Style Show

Date: 03 03 1956
Description: Four women chat at the spring benefit style show and dessert bridge party, sponsored by the Alpha Phi sorority and alumnae. They include, from left: models...
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Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women

Date: 04 10 1956
Description: Two women chat during the noon luncheon at the second annual convention of the Madison Diocesan of Catholic Women held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic ...
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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: Nellie Howland, one of the five original members of the Philharmonic Chorus, is shown in a local drugstore as part of her job as inventory worker for the M...
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Earl for Senate

Date: 1988
Description: Former Wisconsin Governor Anthony Earl stands outdoors near an airplane with a group of supporters. He made an unsuccessful run for the United States Senat...
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YWCA Benefit Tea

Date: 03 25 1956
Description: Louise Troxell, honored guest of the YWCA Benefit Tea for internationally speaking University of Wisconsin foreign students, chats with two foreign student...
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Madison Civic Music Association

Date: 05 07 1956
Description: Two officers of the new Woman's Committee of the Madison Civic Music Association. Left to right: Elizabeth Berst, corresponding secretary, and Dorothy Saw...
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Madison Civic Music Association

Date: 06 07 1956
Description: Guests at the organizational tea of the Woman's Committee of the Madison Civic Association included, from left: Lois Mayer, Rosalie Mayer, Sarah Jamieson, ...
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Margaret Hamilton Publicity Still

Date: 1939
Description: Publicity still of actress Margaret Hamilton, posing with a hat and handbag.
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Who's New Club Fall Luncheon

Date: 09 14 1956
Description: Two members of the Who's New board of directors, Mrs. John Mueller, left, and Cornelia Jensen, attend the club's fall luncheon. The club is a YWCA-sponsore...
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Who's New Club Fall Luncheon

Date: 09 14 1956
Description: Doris Heathcote, formerly of Milwaukee, attends the Who's New fall luncheon.
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Wisconsin Title Association Wives Program

Date: 09 21 1956
Description: The activities at the Wisconsin Title Association Wives Program included a bus tour of Madison, a banquet, and a guided tour of the Wisconsin State Capitol...
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Wisconsin Title Association Wives Program

Date: 09 21 1956
Description: Hostesses for the women's activities at the Wisconsin Title Association Wives Program were wives of members of Region 1 of the association. Other luncheon ...
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Golden Agers

Date: 01 08 1957
Description: Joseph Rozansky, Joseph Vein, and Bessie Vein (left to right) enjoy conversation at the monthly afternoon party put on by the Council of Jewish Women at th...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1911
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman standing in front off a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark dress, shoes, hat with bow, light-colored gloves and...

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