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West Side Garden Club Flower Show

Date: 10 21 1959
Description: Three medallions, made of gilded pineapple shells or pine cones, will be used as Christmas decoration ideas at the West Side Garden Club's annual "Holiday ...
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Designing Christmas Cards

Date: 10 27 1959
Description: Ardis Thvedt, assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin's agricultural journalism department, studies a design she'll use for making her Christmas...
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St. John's Lutheran Church Christmas Workshop

Date: 11 17 1959
Description: Mrs. Betty Warber puts the finishing touches on a bonbon wreath which will be displayed at the Christmas workshop of the women of St. John's Lutheran Churc...
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School Children Celebrating Thanksgiving

Date: 11 1953
Description: Robert Jamieson and Patricia Tallard, children in Mrs. V. B. Roberts' nursery school, color and cut out paper turkeys as part of a Thanksgiving project.
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Conklin Park Parade

Date: 07 08 1954
Description: Judy Moore (right) watches intently as Gale Cnare snips off pieces of crepe paper to be used in decorating the vehicles for the children's parade in Conkli...
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Art Guild Yule Gifts

Date: 10 1954
Description: Old wood and pieces of inner tubing are painted and used to make animal decorations. This was a project of Mrs. Charles Watson and her family shown at the ...
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Art Guild Yule Gifts

Date: 11 1954
Description: A woman wears a necklace made by Erdine Stamm for the Art Guild holiday exhibit. It is made from a strip of velvet cording, two fishing corks, sequins, bea...
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University League

Date: 09 15 1961
Description: Mrs. Jerome Schwartzbaum (left) and Gertrude Kimbrough look at decorative hookings made by members of the handicrafts group of the Junior Division of the U...
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Nakoma Welfare League Tea

Date: 09 27 1961
Description: Maxine Backer, Eleanor Pritchard and Mildred Zimdars admire a stuffed animal and an apron which were made by the Dane County Homecrafters, an organization ...
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Grace Episcopal Church Harvest Festival

Date: 11 20 1961
Description: Edward Persen, left, and M. Earl Moore, 717 Pickford Street, looking at the items in the "white elephant" booth at the Harvest Festival, Grace Episcopal Ch...
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Grace Episcopal Church Harvest Festival

Date: 11 20 1961
Description: Marjorie Slothower, 305 Norris Court, left, and Gretchen Sienering, 114 West Gilman Street, speaking with Reverend Paul Hoornstra, pastor of Grace Episcopa...
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Junior Division of the University League Hold Holiday Dance at the Madison Club

Date: 11 20 1961
Description: The Junior Division of the University League holding a holiday cocktail party and dance at the Madison Club. Shown displaying one of the decorations are (L...
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Dane County Homemakers Clubs Display Holiday Decorations

Date: 12 01 1961
Description: A member of Dane County Homemaker's Club displaying holiday decorations. Mrs. Delbert Bolleg, Mt. Horeb, admires a holiday cane tray, and decorated boxes, ...
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Dane County Homemakers Clubs Display Holiday Decorations

Date: 12 01 1961
Description: Members of Dane County Homemaker's Clubs displaying holiday decorations. Mrs. Gaylord Martinson (L) and Mrs. Arthur Sutter (R) of Mt. Horeb admire a wrappe...
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Art Project

Date: 02 1963
Description: A group of children drawing designs onto paper shields.
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Annual Dane County Homemakers Christmas Tea

Date: 12 04 1964
Description: Members of participating clubs in the Dane County Homemakers displayed Christmas ideas and decorations at the annual tea. Mrs. Fredric Chase, Mrs. James Kr...
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Annual Dane County Homemakers Christmas Tea

Date: 12 04 1964
Description: The DeForest and Waunakee Homemakers Clubs were the two hostess groups for the Christmas Tea. Mrs. Edward Murphy and Mrs. Edwin Stremer, both of Waunakee, ...
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Madison Art Association's 2nd Annual Art Fair to be Held on Capitol Grounds

Date: 07 02 1965
Description: The Madison Art Association's 2nd annual Downtown Sidewalk Art Fair is held on the Capitol grounds. Shown admiring art work to be displayed is Governor War...
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Creating Holiday Centerpieces

Date: 12 10 1965
Description: Cleo Morschauser, sitting, is demonstrating techniques in creating holiday centerpieces in the Christmas workshop at Olds Garden Center. Watching are, left...
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Newcomers Club and Holiday Decorations

Date: 11 16 1965
Description: Five members of the Madison Newcomers club are completing decorations for the holiday dinner dance at the Nakoma Country club. They are, left to right: Sal...

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