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Marion Oestreich and Daughter

Date: 04 18 1945
Description: Marion Oestreich and daughter, Margaret, age 3, looking at a blackboard diagram of their Community Union garden. The gardens are planned to provide garden ...
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Edgewater Hotel Garden Entrance

Date: 04 26 1948
Description: Interior view of flower garden entrance to the new Edgewater hotel, 666 Wisconsin Avenue, America's newest hotel.
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View from the Garden Room at Taliesin

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Description: View of garden from window of the Garden Room at Talisien. In the foreground is a table with a large vase on the left. Taliesin is located in the vicinity ...
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Neenah Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Neenah Public Library. The library opened in 1904 and was funded with a combined donation of $20,000 from the citizens of Neenah and A...
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Mrs. H.S. (Elsie) Bostock

Date: 09 20 1950
Description: Mrs. Elsie Bostock was honored by being named Wisconsin's first nationally accredited judge for flower shows. The appointment was made by the National Coun...
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Indoor Container Garden

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of a room with many potted plants. A large grouping is in the center of the room. Other potted plants are along the walls. There are two larg...
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Madison Garden Clubs Tea

Date: 04 15 1958
Description: Pastel flowers in antique silver and glass containers are prepared for a floral tea for all of the garden clubs in the Madison district, hosted by the West...
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We Saw You . . . Planning Flower Show

Date: 08 06 1959
Description: Members of the Little Garden Club admire some experimental arrangements for their flower show. Members include, from left, Verna Custer, Ann Collentine, St...
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We Saw You . . . Planning Flower Show

Date: 08 06 1959
Description: Little Garden Club members involved in the planning of a flower show include, from left to right: Elizabeth Reif, Edith Drives, Ruby Pearson, Mrs. C.E. Wei...
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Shorewood Hills Garden Club Annual Flower Show

Date: 04 28 1960
Description: The Shorewood Hills Garden Club holds its annual flower show at the Blackhawk Country Club. Committee members, left to right, include Dorothy Wilson, entra...
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Mendota Gardeners Christmas Flower Show

Date: 11 29 1960
Description: Shown discussing an arrangement for the Christmas flower show of the Mendota Gardeners are, left to right, Viola Keller, Fay Stephenson, Ruth Bass (standi...
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A Tropical Rainforest

Date: 07 2014
Description: Brugmansia are blooming on large bushes among plants and trees along a brick path in the Bolz Conservatory at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens.
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Vel Phillips at Lawn and Garden Contest

Date: 1957
Description: Two women and a man are standing together with a caption that identifies them as "Vel Phillip[s], Bernard Toliver, and Mrs. Moore — 1st prize, Lawn and Gar...

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