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| Date: | 01 30 1958 |
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| Description: | Schoolgirls showing one another the valentines they are making in class to celebrate the holiday. |
| Date: | 01 30 1958 |
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| Description: | A teacher answers a student's question as the other students cut hearts from construction paper to make valentine cards. |
| Date: | 12 17 1948 |
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| Description: | Horizontal view of angels and clouds made from meshed foil, created by East Side High School student. The materials were provided by Research Products mate... |
| Date: | 11 12 1956 |
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| Description: | Mayme Peterson (Mrs. Alf), seated at table at East Side Women's Club hobby show with her handicrafts, including a pine needle basket. |
| Date: | 12 10 1956 |
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| Description: | Monona Grove High School students, David Thuesen and Gene Kleinsmith, making Christmas decorations and cards. |
| Date: | 12 20 1955 |
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| Description: | Mrs. E.J. Dalrymple and children James, Karen, and Steven, 5006 Flambeau Road, with the family Nativity creche. Mrs. Dalrymple painted all of the figurines... |
| Date: | 12 20 1955 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Philip Falk with daughter Carol, displaying their Christmas table centerpiece made by Mrs. Falk which was inspired by the family Christmas card. |
| Date: | 07 29 1945 |
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| Description: | Eight Junior Red Cross young children (Mary Schaaf, Josephine Federicks, Nancy Fowlkes, Maralyn Savage, Bonnie Anderson, Peggy Huiskamp, Ruth Mary Noland, ... |
| Date: | 09 20 1947 |
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| Description: | Three women in formal wear at the Hotel Loraine viewing floral arrangements set in a background of crocheted tablecloths, quilts, and embroidered cloths wh... |
| Date: | 12 14 1948 |
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| Description: | Members of the Allis School Pre-School and Kindergarten club in the school auditorium refinishing old toys and making other Christmas gifts for sick and ne... |
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| Description: | A Woman for a peaceful Christmas sheet of patterns for felt butterfly, rabbit, cat, elephant, camel, and dog ornaments. Logo on left says: "No more shoppin... |
| Date: | 12 1971 |
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| Description: | Elizabeth and Katherine Davey and Curtis Liposcak use their creative talents to wrap Christmas gifts under the supervision of Peggy Davey, a member of Wome... |
| Date: | 12 04 1951 |
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| Description: | Four members of the West Side Garden Club examining Christmas holiday table decorations at their Holiday House Tea. Left to right are Mrs. Wilfred J. Harr... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The instructions for the "Whitney's Valentine Material" kit. These kits had "folders" (cards), paper lace and die cut paper ornaments. The purchaser then c... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Ornaments from a "Whitney's Valentine Material" kit. These were combined with the "folders" (cards) and paper lace to create personalized Valentine's Day c... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Valentine created using a "Whitney's Valentine Material" kit. The "folder" (card) has a house in the country surrounded by flowers. Over that paper lace is... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | A Christmas tree stand made by Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917), a cigarmaker, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is probably made of cigar boxes. Written on back:... |
| Date: | 11 13 1954 |
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| Description: | Women's Catholic Order of Foresters Court 597 at Madison's Our Lady Queen of Peace bazaar committee admire articles that will be on sale. From left are: an... |
| Date: | 12 11 1954 |
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| Description: | Louise Frye and her three children prepare for Christmas by making Christmas tree decorations. Left to right: Timothy, age 9; Jeffery, age 7; Louise and El... |
| Date: | 12 11 1954 |
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| Description: | Four-year-old Tommy, son of Robert and Mary Ela, makes a candle holder from modeling clay as a Christmas gift for his mother. |
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