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| Date: | 05 1899 |
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| Description: | View of William Krueger sitting on a bench next to the house, weaving a willow basket and smoking a pipe. In the background is a pedal grinding/sharpening ... |
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| Description: | Group of fifteen women gathered around three tables behind home, probably the DMC Club, an exclusive social and sewing society named for an imported brand ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Group of girls making baskets, as an older girl or woman demonstrates a technique. Neighborhood House sponsored many groups and activities, such as basketr... |
| Date: | 12 13 1957 |
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| Description: | Mary Gillin is sitting behind a table with a display of 21 pairs of mittens of various sizes with wrist stripes that she knitted to donate to The Wisconsin... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with women painting vases for United Service Organizations (USO) use. Groups at the settlement house wor... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with girls sewing in a handicraft group. |
| Date: | 02 03 1958 |
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| Description: | When Mr. and Mrs. John (Rosie) Capaci of 1025 South Park Street observed their 42nd wedding anniversary, they were presented with a gift from their daughte... |
| Date: | 02 05 1957 |
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| Description: | Gail Cooper (left) and Margaret Sy (center) chuckle at the mouse image made by Ann Koch (right) for the Valentine Dance at West High School. |
| Date: | 1840 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of Elsey Ormsbee Bristol. Elsey was born May 27, 1783; married August 1, 1804 at Warwick, Massachusetts to Cha... |
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| Description: | Boys working on various stages of woodwork projects, with two boys in the foreground kneeling by some wooden toy animals with jointed limbs. The settlement... |
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| Description: | Group of girls sitting or standing around a table that is covered with paper and containers of paint, holding brushes and small objects they are painting. ... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Group of boys working on various woodworking projects: sawing, hammering, and marking. A man in a shirt and tie is talking to one of the boys in the backgr... |
| Date: | 05 15 1958 |
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| Description: | Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. Luella Mortenson, women's director for bot... |
| Date: | 05 15 1958 |
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| Description: | Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. Fern Fowler demonstrates a plant made of t... |
| Date: | 12 09 1958 |
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| Description: | Mrs. I. Franklin (Arline) Houseman of 821 Lakewood Boulevard made a novel "tree" from chicken wire, colored pine cones, Christmas tree balls, leaves, and o... |
| Date: | 04 03 1959 |
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| Description: | An authentic Scandinavian smorgasbord will be the key attraction at Madison's first Folk Festival and Fair sponsored and held at the YWCA, 122 State Street... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | An autumn exhibit and fair has been set up in the Centerville School. A post supports streamers which extend to the walls, and examples of needlework and c... |
| Date: | 10 08 1959 |
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| Description: | Mary Paulick sitting on the floor while working on a large braided rug. |
| Date: | 10 12 1959 |
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| Description: | Kate Schultz is shown with a sport coat she made for her husband from fabric that she wove. She also hooked the rug at her feet, upholstered the chair she ... |
| Date: | 11 23 1959 |
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| Description: | Busy with decorations for the annual Christmas dance are members of the Interns and Residents Wives club of the University of Wisconsin hospitals. Left to ... |
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