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Chef Frosting a Cake

Date: 12 21 1944
Description: Otto Wiedholz, Vienna French Pastry Shop, 334 State Street, frosting a cake. Otto and his wife, Elsie, 414 Chestnut Street, are the owners of the pastry sh...
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Carson Gulley Standing Behind Buffet Table

Date: 01 30 1945
Description: Elevated view of chef Carson Gulley, standing behind a buffet table.
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Girl Scout Cookie Sales

Date: 03 01 1945
Description: Three Girl Scouts sampling cookies at the Strand Baking Company, 2007 Atwood Avenue, with a baker, Reider Strand. Left to right: Sandra Bird, 1325 Jenifer ...
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Girl Scout Cookie Sales Co-Chairs

Date: 03 01 1945
Description: Co-chairmen of the Girl Scout Cookie sale (left to right), Mrs. Robert T. Walker (Ruth), 733 Huron Hill, and Mrs. Charles W. Ellis (Agnes), 122 Lakewood Bo...
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Pilgrim Congregational Church

Date: 01 23 1947
Description: Seven ladies of the Women's Guild of Pilgrim Congregational Church, 953 Jenifer Street, holding trays and standing around a reception table, observing the ...
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Marvin B. Rosenberry and Cub Scouts

Date: 02 12 1948
Description: Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry receiving a birthday cake from two Boy Scouts of the Four Lakes council in Lincoln Day ceremoni...
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Annie the Elephant Fund Raiser

Date: 02 27 1948
Description: Neighborhood children from the 2700 blocks of Van Hise Avenue and Mason Street held a bake sale to raise funds toward the purchase of a replacement for Ann...
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Girl Scouts Cookie Sale

Date: 04 06 1948
Description: Girl Scouts Patsy Jensen, Lowell School, daughter of Mrs. Mary Jensen, and Carol Anderson, Lincoln School, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. A.W. Anderson, make a ...
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L.A. Toner Cutting Cake

Date: 01 17 1949
Description: L.A. Toner,of Miami, Florida, is shown in his Wisconsin General hospital bed cutting his surprise birthday chocolate cake as his wife looks on. Mrs. Toner ...
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History of the University of Wisconsin Testimonial Luncheon

Date: 02 05 1949
Description: Professors Vernon Carstensen (left) and Merle Curti, with their wives, cutting the ceremonial cake at the testimonial luncheon in their honor as authors of...
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Girl Scouts Cookie Project

Date: 03 12 1949
Description: Judith Engel and Joanne Fraililng, Girl Scouts from Troop 46 at East Jr. High School, receiving cookies from Reidar Strand. The Strand Bakery, 2007 Atwood ...
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Girl Scouts Cookie Project

Date: 03 12 1949
Description: Nancy Hockett and Patricia Rinden, two Girl Scouts from Troop 46 at East Jr. High School, nibble cookies in anticipation of their project to sell cookies ...
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Cake from Homecoming Committee

Date: 11 05 1949
Description: After a 14-6 Badger football victory over Northwestern, a crowd of 3,000 fans jammed the North Western Rail Road Station to welcome the team and present th...
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Joseph "Roundy" Coughlin

Date: 09 18 1950
Description: "Roundy" Joseph Leo Coughlin (right) celebrated his birthday. When asked his age Roundy responded in typical fashion, "What the heck, a dollar's only worth...
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Boy Scouts 42nd Anniversary

Date: 02 12 1952
Description: Five Sea Scouts surprise former State Supreme Court Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry with a birthday cake on his eighty-fourth birthday. He has been pres...
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Camels' Day at Vilas Zoo

Date: 07 11 1954
Description: Zor Shrine Potentate Laurien J. Caldwell of Janesville christens a new camel named Najme during the annual Camels' Day at Henry Vilas Zoo. A four-foot tall...
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We Saw You at Who's New Anniversary Tea

Date: 01 15 1960
Description: Members of the Who's New Anniversary club admire a four-tiered cake at their 25th anniversary tea. Left to right: Bonnie Tennant, Mary Waddell, Beatrice Th...

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