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First Thanksgiving

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Description: Thanksgiving dinner between Native Americans and early Pilgrim settlers in America.
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Carving the Turkey

Date: 11 25 1965
Description: A man takes pleasure in the carving of the Thanksgiving turkey, with other food items in the foreground and vending machines behind him.
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Nativity Creche

Date: 11 21 1955
Description: Nativity creche (belonging to Mrs. Fred Chamberlin, 3475 West Belt Line?).
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Junior Red Cross War Related Activities

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Members of the Junior Red Cross of Madison making Christmas cards, tray favors, Christmas tree ornaments, and recreation hall decorations for service units...
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Nursary School Children

Date: 04 29 1947
Description: Five children making May Baskets in Marjorie Deakman's nursery school, 7 Bayside Drive, Lakewood. L to R: George Gordon, 1901 Jefferson Street; Ann Taylor,...
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New Year's Dinner

Date: 01 01 1900
Description: A group of family members sitting at a table laden with food for a New Year's dinner.
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Greetings

Date: 1941
Description: Holiday card with man sitting in an easy chair in front of a fireplace. He is smoking a pipe and reading a book. There is a model sailing ship on the mantl...
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Heritage Christmas Stockings

Date: 07 02 1953
Description: Mrs. Fred T. Cruse displays seven examples of her heavily decorated handmade velvet Christmas stockings, which she sells nation-wide and which retail for $...
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Valentine Card Made From a Kit

Date: 02 11 1937
Description: Valentine's Day card made from a kit. The front and back are both shown. The front has a girl in a yellow dress holding a heart, surrounded by hearts and f...
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The Dining Room

Date: 04 2014
Description: Interior view of a dining room full of knickknacks, furniture, clocks, a hutch and a cabinet. Coats are hanging on the back of the wooden chairs at the woo...
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Three Women Displaying a Shamrock

Date: 03 04 1958
Description: Three women at a table cutting paper shamrocks of different sizes. They are making the holiday crafts at a dining room table.
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Local Homemakers Making Holiday Preparations

Date: 12 02 1958
Description: Karen Nielsen, a native from Denmark, lights candles in a Christmas decoration she made for her dinner table.
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Local Homemakers Making Holiday Preparations

Date: 12 02 1958
Description: Margaret Stephan making a batch of her favorite "Almond Crisps" cookies.
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We Saw You . . . at West Side Garden Club Show

Date: 11 17 1960
Description: The West Side Garden Club holds its annual "Holiday House" show. Shown at an informal holiday table are, (L-R) Mrs. Sarah Jamieson, Properties Committee, 1...

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