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Hawthorne School

Date: 10 30 1931
Description: Special school children at Hawthorne School posing with their industrial artwork at the front of the classroom.
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Pastoral Needlework Scene

Date: 1800
Description: Needlework scene on silk worked in colored silk thread using running and crewel stitches. The hands and faces of the figures are watercolor on paper. Sce...
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Woman Using Spinning Wheel

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Description: Elderly woman using a spinning wheel to make yarn from wool.
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Making Dolls

Date: 07 17 1957
Description: A young woman helps a girl make toy dolls out of cloth.
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One-Armed Woodworker

Date: 02 14 1958
Description: Elmer J. Schmidt makes furniture and toys in his woodshop even though he has only one arm to work with.
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Making Valentines

Date: 01 30 1958
Description: Schoolgirls showing one another the valentines they are making in class to celebrate the holiday.
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Classroom Valentines

Date: 01 30 1958
Description: A teacher answers a student's question as the other students cut hearts from construction paper to make valentine cards.
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Children at Kiddie Camp

Date: 07 17 1933
Description: A group of children around a picnic table posing while doing crafts at The Capital Times Kiddie Camp.
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Three Men Working at Crafts Projects

Date: 12 02
Description: Jobless workers in the Vocational School class working on their crafts projects, O.W. Smith, Lewis A. Russett, Rudolph Beckman.
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Children's Summer Handcrafts Display

Date: 08 08 1932
Description: Children's summer handcrafts display in Baron Brothers Inc. window, 12-18 W. Mifflin Street.
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Handicraft Sales at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital

Date: 03 04 1932
Description: Handicrafts, including wicker furniture and rugs on display at the sales display room in Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, on Farwell Point, adjoining Mendota M...
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Rug Weaving, Wisconsin Memorial Hospital

Date: 03 04 1932
Description: A military veteran learns rug weaving at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital on Farwell Point, adjoining Mendota Mental Health Hospital as part of his rehabilitati...
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Metalwork Exhibit

Date: 11 14 1930
Description: Metalwork exhibit at West High School.
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Precise Cuts

Date: 1950
Description: A jigsaw in the hands of Harry Westphal makes smooth curves on the end of a piece of wood.
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Bazaar Tree

Date: 04 03 1963
Description: Women replenishes handkerchiefs plucked from her wire tree at bazaar sale.
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Meshed Foil Handicrafts

Date: 12 17 1948
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...
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Mrs. Kohler Examines Rental Art Works

Date: 03 20 1951
Description: Charlotte Kohler, the governor's wife, examining several works of art which she has chosen to rent for display in the Governor's Residence from the Madison...
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Textile Exhibit at the Fair

Date: 07 27 1953
Description: A visitor to the Wisconsin State Fair is so curious about one entry in a display of rugs and textiles that she reaches through a protective barrier in orde...
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Cub Scout Den Mothers

Date: 11 17 1944
Description: Every Friday afternoon 32 Cub Scout Den Mothers meet at the vocational school to learn crafts that they will teach to Cub Scouts. Mrs. Ted (Mildred) Field,...
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East Side Women's Club Hobby Show

Date: 11 12 1956
Description: Mayme Peterson (Mrs. Alf), seated at table at East Side Women's Club hobby show with her handicrafts, including a pine needle basket.

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