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Women and Young Girls Posing in Dresses and Hats

Date: 1907
Description: Outdoor group portrait of women and young girls posing in dresses and flowered hats in an urban area, perhaps near the McCormick Works Club House. There ap...
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First Alice in Dairyland

Date: 06 07 1948
Description: Newly selected Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire, receiving an orchid from Virginia Palan, legionnaire and WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency ...
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Smilingest Trio

Date: 03 07 1949
Description: "There are three good reasons for the three beaming smiles shown. Jack Ihde, left, is smiling because he found $176 in cash and $310 in checks, returned th...
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Easter Outfits

Date: 04 05 1950
Description: Three Madison high school girls modeling their Easter outfits featuring hats, dresses, gloves and high heeled shoes. Left to right: Lois Ann Hammer, West H...
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Edgewood College Freshman Prom

Date: 05 09 1952
Description: King Bob Machoths, Monroe, crowns queen Judy O'Boyle, Sioux Falls, SD, as little sailor Johnny Hunt looks on.
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Holiday Card with Girl and Bird

Date: 1967
Description: Holiday card with girl dressed for winter. She holds a shepherd's crook with a bird sitting on it. Trees and snow appear in the background.
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Inside of holiday card depicting a family tree. The family photographs are positioned over a pine tree covered with snow. At the bottom is a cartoon of San...
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My Heart is Shaking Only For You

Date: 1945
Description: Valentine's Day card of a soda fountain with two girls seated on stools in front of the counter and a soda jerk behind. Two puppies are on the floor near t...
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Westridge Golf Club — 2nd Visit — Interior

Date: 06 04 2010
Description: "Nicole was our waitress at Westridge Golf Club, when we helped Carly Hren Celebrate her high school graduation." Carly and Parker Hren first appeared in t...
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Madison Art Association's Beaux Arts Ball

Date: 04 09 1956
Description: Three members of the Madison Art Association work on hats to be worn by corsage and cigarette vendors at the second annual Beaux-Arts Ball. From left are: ...
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Presenting the Key to Wade House

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, presents the key to Wade House to Dr. William McKern, of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The century-old stagecoach inn and...
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William L. Mitchell after Being Sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security

Date: 1959
Description: Caption: "William L Mitchell after being sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. From left to right: his son, George Bigge, Ellen Woodward, Mitchell, ...
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Young Columbus Contest Winner

Date: 04 07 1960
Description: Contest winner George Byrne, surrounded by his family, wears an overcoat, white shirt, tie and fedora (hat) while holding a TWA travel bag. The original ca...
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Edgewood High School Seniors Honored

Date: 06 06 1961
Description: Edgewood High School seniors are honored at an honors convocation held at the high school. Special honors are given to, left to right: Mary Rathert, Kelsey...
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Lunch Break

Date: 1910
Description: The Gang stop for a lunch break between Crooked and Iron Lakes. There is an American flag and another flag displayed among their supplies.
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Christ Presbyterian Church Women's Society Mission Tea

Date: 07 09 1957
Description: One of the younger attendees at the annual missionary tea sponsored by the Women's Society of Christ Presbyterian Church was Jane Rudolph who is an English...
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Winnipeg Y-Teens Visit Madison

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: Helen Thompson (wife of Governor Vernon Thompson) is shown pouring punch for her Madison and Winnipeg Y-Teen guests. Left to right are the Thompson's daugh...
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Christmas 1935

Date: 12 1935
Description: Barbara Brumder, standing center, is modeling a furry hood and is resting her left hand on her mother Margaret's head. Philip Brumder is standing at left; ...
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Wauwatosa Teens with Souvenirs

Date: 08 23 1956
Description: Five young women are smiling and posing around an open suitcase, which contains various items. One woman is setting a hat on another woman's head. Caption ...

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