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| 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 17 1944 |
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| 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,... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Suzie Redhorn at her stand at Dells Park selling her beads to tourists. |
| Date: | 02 24 1944 |
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| Description: | Red Cross volunteers from Christ Presbyterian Church working on "scruffies" for hospitalized soldiers at Truax Field. Left to right are Mrs. H.L. Yeager, R... |
| Date: | 03 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated group portrait of Governor Goodland signing a scrapbook prepared by the Little Friends of America, Baraboo children's organization, for t... |
| Date: | 06 27 1944 |
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| Description: | Four children at the Lowell School branch participating in Madison Free Library's summer workshop projects. Left to right: Darrell Premo, Jean LeFebvre, Pa... |
| 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: | 01 30 1947 |
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| Description: | Two children doing craft projects in bed are Myrna Oldenberg, Antigo, and Luann Kelliher, Madison. The activities are under the guidance of Donna Ellis, Sh... |
| 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: | 10 06 1947 |
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| Description: | Children engaged in an art project at the Neighborhood House, 768 West Washington Avenue across from Brittingham Park. Pictured left to right are: Marion D... |
| Date: | 07 27 1948 |
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| Description: | Camp Wakanda campers are shown working on making moccasins. Left to right: Thomas Dean, son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Dean, 4 Paget Road, Peter Stuhldreher, so... |
| Date: | 08 18 1948 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Wilfred J. (Ruth) Harris, Lake Mendota Drive, is shown weaving a purse on a small loom. |
| Date: | 08 18 1948 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Joseph W. (Frances) Vilas, Maple Bluff, is shown working on a figurine, with a background of other pottery pieces she has made. |
| Date: | 08 18 1948 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Bentley (Leonora) Courtenay, Fox Bluff, polishing jewelry which she has made. |
| 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... |
| Date: | 06 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Three girls doing craft work at the Brownie Day Camp at Burrows Park. Left to right, Barbara Jean Jull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Jull, 2434 East Jo... |
| Date: | 09 25 1949 |
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| Description: | Esther T. Carswell, an art teacher at Central Junior High School, works with Dennis Herfel and Anne Holm as they make Halloween decorations for patients at... |
| Date: | 11 01 1949 |
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| Description: | Four members of the handicraft group of the Junior division of the University League as they meet at the home of Mrs. David Soper to do some textile painti... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | An unidentified actress costumed as a villager uses a Ukrainian knitting loom in a publicity still for "The North Star." |
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