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Dane County Homecrafters

Date: 03 06 1956
Description: Harold W. Rucks, of Edgerton sits in a wheel chair while working at a table jig saw. Rucks, who had been severely crippled for 17 years with rheumatiod art...
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Dane County Homecrafters

Date: 03 06 1956
Description: Herman Skolas sits in a wheelchair while weaving on his loom as his eight-year-old granddaughter, Deborah Culham of Stoughton, looks on approvingly. Skolas...
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Phi Beta Phi Sale of Arrowcraft Products

Date: 04 03 1957
Description: Three Phi Beta Phi alumnae members posing with Arrowcraft products. The sorority will be selling the products to benefit the Settlement School of Gatlenbur...
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Halloween

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: A decorated pumpkin serves as a table centerpiece. It is decorated with a face, a hat made of fresh flowers, and attached leaves for hair.
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Madison Jaycettes Decorations Committee

Date: 11 26 1957
Description: Ten members of the Madison Jaycettes decoration committee make preparations for the mid-year state convention of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Richard Marshall Jr.

Date: 12 04 1957
Description: Richard Marshall Jr. holds a cribbage board made from a walrus tusk, and has a pair of sealskin and fox fur moccasins his lap. Marshall served 18 months wi...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Orioles Club Scrapbook: Li Hsiu Lan

Date: 1939
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by the Orioles, a girls' club at Neighborhood House, with papercuts and an image of Li Hsiu Lan, a girl to whom club members cor...
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W.J. and Charlotte Haight

Date: 03 02 1958
Description: Mr. W.J. Haight and his wife Charlotte of Cambridge are sitting in front of their fireplace. Mr. Haight, chairman of the Cambridge Community Red Cross Driv...
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Lina Cavalieri in Scene Still

Date: 1918
Description: Leonora (played by Lina Cavalieri) is the daughter of a poor Italian lacemaker in this scene still from "A Woman of Impulse." She strums a guitar in an imp...
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Edgewood High School Junior-Senior Prom

Date: 05 07 1957
Description: "Cinderella" is the theme of the Edgewood High School Junior-Senior Prom. Members of the poster and publicity committee: Kathy Connell, Darlene DeBower, R...
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De Porres Guild Bazaar Preparation

Date: 10 01 1957
Description: Members of the De Porres Guild make preparations for the upcoming bazaar. Proceeds will benefit the Blessed Martin Guild which conducts social, recreationa...
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De Porres Guild Bazaar Preparation

Date: 10 01 1957
Description: Members of the De Porres Guild make preparations for the upcoming bazaar. Proceeds will benefit the Blessed Martin Guild which conducts social, recreationa...
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Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary

Date: 10 11 1957
Description: Three women attend an event to display Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary projects. They are, from left, Mrs. A.P. Schoenenberger, auxiliary pre...
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Camp Fire Girls at Neighborhood House

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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. ...
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Opus Dei Fun-O-Rama

Date: 01 31 1958
Description: Mary Farley is shown with a collection of some of the hand-made aprons which will be on sale at the Fun-O-Rama, a philanthropic event sponsored by the Coop...
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Fine Sewing and Lace Making

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Description: Young women practicing fine sewing and lace making at Wisconsin Home for the Feeble Minded.
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Shorewood Teen-agers Party

Date: 07 21 1958
Description: Teenagers shown completing plans for the annual party sponsored by the Shorewood League. Left to right: Barbara Berger, Janet Grosshandler, Mary Brandt, ...
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Preparing for "U" League Dinner

Date: 01 06 1959
Description: Mrs. Frederic E. Mohs (left), Mrs. Carl Dutton, Mrs. A.R. Curreri, Mrs. Alfred J. Stamm, and Mrs. Virgil E. Herrick prepare Norwegian dolls to decorate the...
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Birch Bark Container

Date: 1918
Description: A Russian birch bark container, including a top with a handle, and a painted floral design. The container was used to carry items from the market.
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School at Christmas

Date: 12 1931
Description: The Briggs School is decorated for Christmas with colored chalk drawings of the Nativity story on the blackboards. The section shown depicts the Three Magi...

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