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| Date: | 11 22 1949 |
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| Description: | Mary Beach (left), social chairman; Mrs. George Kane, President; and Arabelle Murphy, chairman of the Christmas party making decorations for the annual for... |
| Date: | 04 03 1950 |
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| Description: | A woman wearing a dress and hat, probably June D. McLean, arranges flowers in a wicker basket while seated on a couch. |
| Date: | 04 20 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of Nakoma Girl Scout Troop 107 displaying their needlework projects. Shown left to right are Katy Grimmer, 4018 Council Crest, holding the mittens ... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Fennimore High School sewing class poses in classroom. Mathilda Monteith was the instructor. |
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| Description: | Woman standing at sewing exhibit that includes dresses, children's clothes, aprons, and hats. Mathilda Monteith was the instructor of the sewing class. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Unidentified young woman holding a large candle near a display of candles next to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library. Bikes are parked in... |
| Date: | 11 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Six members of the Dames Club, a group for wives of University of Wisconsin students who are from foreign countries, gather to do what appears to be craft ... |
| Date: | 01 23 1951 |
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| Description: | Two instructors at the Truax Field homecrafters' center and two members of the University League are pictured admiring some baked enamelware made by one of... |
| Date: | 02 20 1951 |
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| Description: | Portrait of two Catholic Women's Club members with their hobbies to be displayed at the Club's first hobby show. On the left is Mrs. Kathleen Huels who rai... |
| Date: | 02 20 1951 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Mary Cashel is sitting on a sofa with a crocheted bedspread she made. It will be displayed at the Madison Catholic Women's Club hobby show. |
| Date: | 02 20 1951 |
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| Description: | Four men complete woodworking tasks at Neighborhood House, the oldest community center in Madison. It was established in 1916. |
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| Description: | A mother is cutting a pattern from display material on a table. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Katherine (Kate) Quinney, Richard Quinney's great aunt, crocheting while seated on the running board of a Ford Model T in the yard of her family's farm. |
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| Description: | View of three Pueblo Native American women. The woman on the left is kneeling and spinning wool, and a young girl in the center is sitting and combing wool... |
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| Description: | View of interior of Harlow House. Built in 1677, the building was originally the residence of William Harlow and it still stands and remains open for tours... |
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| Description: | An interior view of Major John Bradford house that was built in 1714 and is still standing. Major John Bradford was the grandson of pilgrim governor Willia... |
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| Description: | View of the lean-to kitchen in Hyland House, which was built in 1660. The room features a fireplace with two smokers, a table with several mortar and pestl... |
| Date: | 10 22 1951 |
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| Description: | On Girl Scout Sunday, Dane County scouts and their leaders begin the seven service days of Girl Scout week, celebrated nationally to honor Julliette Low, f... |
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| Description: | View of four women on a lawn wearing dresses and bonnets, posing with wool and flax spinning wheels. |
| Date: | 01 07 1952 |
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| Description: | Four Cub Scouts painting milk pods as table decorations as den mother Mrytle Arnold is looking on. Scouts are, left to right: Dick Quale, David Arnold, Mic... |
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