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Hill's Department Store Display Window

Date: 05 01 1958
Description: Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, display window featuring summer dresses with black and white checks. Includes five mannequins and a sign stating...
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Herfurth House

Date: 1951
Description: The front door of the Herfurth house, 703 East Gorham Street, built by Theodore Herfurth around 1870 and owned in 1952 by Mrs. Ralph Dennis. A woman is sta...
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Jaycettes' Fashion Show

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: Three of the models participating in the Jaycettes' fashion show admire a large-sized cartoon that will be used in the show, inspired by State Journal cart...
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Man with a Double Bell Euphonium

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man posing standing and playing a Double Bell Euphonium.
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John Salter and Ella Josephine Baker

Date: 11 1963
Description: John R. Salter, Jr. and Ella Josephine Baker confer at a civil rights speaking trip through the Southwest and Midwest. They're looking at ticker tape.
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We Saw You . . . at Dental Hygiene Tea

Date: 09 13 1958
Description: Members of the Madison Dental Hygiene Association hold a tea at the Governor's Mansion in Maple Bluff. Shown are members of the state hygienist association...
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Wisconsin Chiropractic Association Auxiliary State Convention

Date: 09 26 1958
Description: Discussing business for the annual state convention of the Women's Auxiliary of the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association at the Hotel Loraine are: Mrs. R. N....
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Wives of Soil Scientists

Date: 08 16 1960
Description: Wives of soil scientists attending a get-acquainted tea at the home of UW President & Mrs. Conrad Elvehjem. Left to right: Mrs. Hans Winterkorn, Princeton,...
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Truax Wives Entertain

Date: 12 01 1960
Description: Standing around the tea table at a reception for wives of prominent Madison residents are, left to right: Mrs. William Waltman, pouring tea; Mrs. J.B. Davi...
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Unveiling of Monona Terrace Plans

Date: 01 23 1961
Description: Helen Groves stands on a chair for a better view of the unveiling of the plans for Monona Terrace to the Auditorium Committee by architect Wesley Peters.
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Madison Woman's Club Hobbies and Craft Show

Date: 01 26 1961
Description: Amelia Flemming demonstrates her chair caning to Edna Lundy at the hobbies and craft show of the Woman's Club of Madison.
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Madison Woman's Club Hobbies and Craft Show

Date: 01 26 1961
Description: Kitchen utensils of another era were on display at the Women's Club of Madison hobbies and craft show. The collector, Florence Middleton, second from the l...
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Forest Lodge Transport

Date: 10 1960
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs, wearing a navy blue dress coat, is sitting in a three-wheel blue cart with a red roof that Mary used to travel the grounds of Fores...
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Robert Taft Visit

Date: 1952
Description: A man is shaking hands with a woman, who is wearing a sign that reads: "Oust Graft, Elect Taft." A group of people are talking the background. Caption read...
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Laura La Plante and her mother Lydia

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Description: Actress Laura La Plante poses with her mother Lydia. The women both wear dark fur-trimmed coats and hats; Lydia's coat is lined with white fur and she is ...
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Helen Ferguson wearing fur trimmed coat and floral hat

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson sits while wearing a dark coat with a large fur trimmed lapel. Her hat is covered with small flowers and a ribbon. A small handbag...
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Helen Ferguson in fur coat with handbag

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson poses for a photographer outside while wearing a fur coat. Her hat covers her head completely with just a little of her hair showin...
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Charlotte Greenwood in Out of This World

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Description: Actress Charlotte Greenwood poses on stage while appearing in the musical Out of This World. Greenwood, who plays Juno, wears a hat with flowers on...

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