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Woman Broiling Hamburger

Date: 1950
Description: An apron-clad woman broiling hamburgers in the kitchen.
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Mary Ellen Nevin and her Sister

Date: 1897
Description: Interior of the kitchen at 12 North Broom Street, the residence of James and Mary Ellen Nevin, showing Mrs. Nevin and her sister cooking. James Nevin was ...
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Father in Apron Cooking

Date: 1960
Description: A father standing over a pan wearing an apron. He is cooking and smoking a cigar.
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Mrs. Mutchler Making Soup

Date: 05 12 1933
Description: Mrs. Wilson Mutchler of Stoners' Prairie farm at 2533 Mutchler Road, south of Madison, cooking soup on a woodstove.
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Sears Roebuck Fireless Cookers

Date: 1915
Description: Sears Roebuck catalog page of heating radiator, kettles, and pans.
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Woman in Kitchen

Date: 
Description: Composite photograph/painting of a woman standing and pouring (fake) water into a cracked basin, with the water spilling onto the floor.
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Making Buckwheat Pancakes

Date: 09 13 1949
Description: Elderly woman making pancakes on griddle at wood burning stove.
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Woman with Blender

Date: 03 18 1955
Description: Woman stirring the contents of an Osterizer blender that is sitting on the stove.
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Baking Bread for Communion

Date: 09 25 1963
Description: Elevated view of two women, one pulling loaves of bread from the oven and the other glazing crusts in the church kitchen.
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Woman Wringing Clothes with Early Washing Machine

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Granere wringing clothes with a Maytag washing machine at Harvester Farm.
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Pouring Kerosene on Stove Fire

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman pretends to pour kerosene on a hot stove as part of an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department campaign to make families aware of...
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Spring Cleaning

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Description: A woman dust mops the floor while listening to a radiophone that is perched on the window sill.
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F.W. Woolworth Co. — Refrigerator Window

Date: 08 25 1937
Description: F.w. Woolworth Co. show window.
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East High School Boys' Cooking Class

Date: 06 07 1934
Description: Four boys in chef's hats and aprons are preparing food at a counter and stove in the East High School boys' cooking class. Left to right: Arthur Hanson, Ke...
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Mr. Gannon and Cook in Transient Home

Date: 08 04 1933
Description: Director Tom C. Gannon, (on the right) and Assistant Chef Ed Masury in apron, who is drawing a cup of coffee, standing at the stove in the transient home k...
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Agatha Dermosky Rolling Pie Dough

Date: 02 13 1932
Description: Dane county 4-H Club girl, Agatha Dermosky, of Sun Prairie, rolls pie dough in the Madison Gas and Electric Co. demonstration kitchen during competition in...
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First Congregational Church Small Kitchen

Date: 01 21 1930
Description: First Congregational Church small kitchen showing coffee urns, cabinets, and counters, at 1609 University Avenue.
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Pots and Pans Storage

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Description: A woman shows how her variety of pots and pans are stored on a sliding rack under the oven in her kitchen.
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Goodland Pickling Pears

Date: 1946
Description: Governor Walter Goodland pickling pears.
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Girl Preparing Hot Lunch

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Description: A young girl is preparing lunch in a pot on a small stove.

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