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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
Drawing

Barman — Philip

Date: 1932
Description: Philip bartending at The Bath Club.
Photograph

Women's Club Presidents

Date: 10 09 1934
Description: Portrait of three women's club presidents. Mrs. Hazel Jenks, 2015 Jefferson Street, President of the Madison Woman's club; Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, Gener...
Photograph

Burdick & Murray Co. Window Display

Date: 09 19 1934
Description: Burdick and Murray Co., 15-17-19 E. Main Street, display window featuring two mannequins in silk gowns. Head mannequins are displaying hats. A sign reads: ...
Photograph

Manchester Hat Display Window

Date: 09 30 1930
Description: Manchester display window featuring seven mannequin heads with women's hats.
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Manchester Hat Display Window

Date: 09 30 1930
Description: View of the Manchester display window featuring seven mannequin heads with women's hats.
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Jacob Brant

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Description: A carte-de-visite portrait of Jacob Brant of Brodhead, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band. Mustered out July 8th, ...
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Anita McCormick as Bridesmaid

Date: 03 05 1889
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) dressed as a bridesmaid for the wedding of her brother Cyrus McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936) t...
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Charles Christopher Parry, Botanist

Date: 1865
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Charles C. Parry (1823-1890), American Botanist. Parry is most famous for his botanical research in the southern Ro...
Photograph

Boys and Toy Airplane

Date: 1920
Description: Reginald Jackson, Jr., of Madison, holding the toy airplane, and a group of friends, all of whom are wearing short pants, sitting on the windowsill in fron...
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Lloyd Latta and Marjorie Quinney

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Description: Lloyd Latta and Marjorie Quinney pose for a picture in front of the Latta house.
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King Pin Peeking through the Curtains

Date: 04 24 1948
Description: A man with a "King Pin" bowling pin crown on his head peers through curtains at the Lithographers Intercity Bowling Dinner Dance.
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Wisconsin Idea Theater Group

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Description: Members of the Wisconsin Idea Theater Group in costume, one man posing dressed as a fisherman, a woman as a bathing beauty, and another person as a giant f...
Photograph

Madison Advertising Club Women Plan Club Dinner and Program

Date: 01 14 1952
Description: For the first time in the history of the Madison Advertising Club, the women members are planning the dinner and program to be held at the Hoffman House. H...
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Board of Trade Band

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Description: Group portrait of the Board of Trade Band. The members of the band hold instruments and stand on the sidewalk in front of a storefront.
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Damage to the Business District - Anaglyph

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: View of debris, perhaps from tornado damage in the business district of New Richmond. A group of onlookers investigate the damage. Caption on stereograph r...
Postcard

Christmas Greetings

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with a white and metallic gold border depicting Santa Claus handing a doll to a girl as a boy is looking on from the background. The child...
Photograph

Daisy Bates at a Podium

Date: 05 1960
Description: Daisy Bates speaks at a podium, with several people, including a smiling man, seated to her left.
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William Elwell Middleton

Date: 1910
Description: William Middleton, dressed as a chef, poses holding a bowl on a plate. He is wearing pince-nez glasses.
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Serenaders

Date: 1923
Description: The Serenaders, a dance band based in Kiel. The drum indicates that the band was headed by Si Mahlberg.

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