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Fauerbach Brewery Tavern

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Slightly elevated view of crowd in the Fauerbach Brewery tavern at 651 Williamson Street, with men and women drinking and toasting and celebrating the end ...
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Governor Rennebohm Welcomes French Vice Consul

Date: 02 13 1949
Description: French representatives arrived in Madison aboard the French Gratitude Train (Merci Train) and were welcomed at the Northwestern Depot by the governor and h...
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Daisy Bates with Two Other People

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Description: Daisy Bates posed on a sofa between an unidentified man and an unidentified woman who is wearing a fur cape.
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Daisy Bates in a Welcoming Party

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Description: Daisy Bates as part of a welcoming party at an airport. From left to right are: Edward L. Cooper, executive secretary of the Boston NAACP, Kivie Kaplan, Na...
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President Ford in China

Date: 12 01 1975
Description: President Gerald Ford being officially greeted at the airport by Deng Xiao Ping. Mrs. Ford stands on the President's right; on the far left are Secretary o...
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Woman in Fur Coat

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Description: Miss Emma Strauss poses near a house wearing a fur coat and fancy hat.
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Skiers

Date: 01 1928
Description: Winter scene with Ferdinand Hotz, holding a cigarette, posing on skis. His wife, Clothilde, stands on the left with a long walking stick; daughter Helen (L...
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Group of People Posing in front of House

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Description: Two men, six women, and a young girl are posing standing in the yard in front of a single-story frame house. There is also a man and woman sitting in a bug...
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Group Studio Portrait

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two men and two women in front of a painted backdrop. Two are seated, the other two are standing. They are dressed in winter...
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Merchandise Fair Pep Rally

Date: 10 24 1957
Description: Four retail employes posing while holding paper coffee cups. They include (from left) Emma Sturm (Kessenich's), Irene Anderson (Hill's Beauty Salon, 202 St...
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The Seventh and Eighth Grades

Date: 1931
Description: Teacher Elaine Johannes, center, poses with the four students who comprise the seventh and eighth grades at the Battle Creek School, District No. 4. The st...
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Woman in Front of a Mirror

Date: 1898
Description: Unidentified woman posed sitting in front of a dressing table with a tall mirror. She is wearing eyeglasses, a hat with feathers, and a long coat with what...
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Wisconsin Beekeepers Association

Date: 1921
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin Beekeepers Association at the Wisconsin Markets Expo.
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Alpha Chi Omega Mothers' Club Active Charter Members Honorary Luncheon

Date: 04 02 1960
Description: Portrait of seven women wearing hats, glasses, and corsages. Shown seated (L-R) are: Elsie Mosby, Iola Withey, and Ruth Woy. Standing are Bessie Bridgman, ...
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Ralph and Isabel Pearson

Date: 04 13 1960
Description: Portrait of Ralph and Isabel Pearson of 5030 Lake Mendota Drive. Isabel is wearing a mink scarf made from several minks Ralph trapped in their back yard al...
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Two Elderly Women in Fur

Date: 1963
Description: Two elderly women at a reception at the Pabst Theater.
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Mrs. Alexander Mitchell

Date: 1880
Description: Cabinet card of a full-length studio portrait of Mrs. Alexander Mitchell standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a floor-length dark-colore...
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Family Automobile

Date: 1910
Description: Winter scene with Dr. Joseph Smith and his wife, Mary E. Smith, sitting in an automobile parked in front of a house. Snow is on the ground and the automob...
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Petersen Brothers

Date: 1932
Description: Conrad Petersen, far left, tugs on his younger brother William's ear, while posing with a more serious Edward against a stone wall in Eisenach, Germany. Wi...
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Mrs. J.D. Hahlen

Date: 01 31 1949
Description: Mrs. J.D. Hahlen of Brodhead, Wisconsin attends an event for the University of Wisconsin Farm & Home Week on the Madison campus. She is wearing a fur coat ...

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