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Mrs. Kohler Examines Rental Art Works

Date: 03 20 1951
Description: Charlotte Kohler, the governor's wife, examining several works of art which she has chosen to rent for display in the Governor's Residence from the Madison...
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William Hobbins in Costume

Date: 02 08 1955
Description: William Suhr Hobbins, master of ceremonies for the Madison Art Association Beaux Arts Ball, in a large nightgown on which he painted a modernistic art pict...
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Audrey Walsh and Sons

Date: 02 08 1944
Description: Audrey Walsh and her sons, David and John, looking at Valentines. John J. Walsh, the boys' father, is the boxing coach at the University of Wisconsin.
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Jane Rikkers and Children

Date: 02 08 1944
Description: Janey Rikkers with children, Betty and Frederick. Frederick is holding a valentine. The children's father is Edward H. Rikkers.
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Tea at the Governor's Residence

Date: 10 01 1944
Description: Officers of the Wisconsin Business and Professional Women's Club attending a tea at the Governor's Residence, 130 E. Gilman Street. Left to right around th...
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Ella M. Pickford

Date: 04 24 1945
Description: Portrait of Ella M. Pickford (Mrs. Henry W. Pickford), 201 South Mills Street. Mrs. Pickford, who is 88 years old, does her own housework and despite poor ...
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Pyramid Motor Company

Date: 08 07 1945
Description: Interior view of the Pyramid Motor Company, 434 West Gilman Street. They were a Cadillac and Oldsmobile automobile dealer.
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Gudrid Reading Circle Members

Date: 01 07 1947
Description: Included in the group portrait taken at the 50th anniversary luncheon of the founding of the Gudrid Reading circle are, from the left: Mrs. Juliue E. (Ann...
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Elizabeth Waters Dormitory Library

Date: 09 24 1947
Description: Five women enjoying the library at Elizabeth Waters Dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The portrait on the wall at the far end is of ...
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Wisconsin Governor's Residence

Date: 11 25 1947
Description: Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm arranging flowers in the drawing room of the Wisconsin Governor's residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The house is 93 years old ...
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Getting Ready for Christmas

Date: 12 16 1947
Description: June (Mrs. Robert O.) McLean, and her children Roderick and Gwen, putting the finishing touches on a Gingerbread House.
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Getting Ready for Christmas

Date: 12 16 1947
Description: June McGovern is reading The Night Before Christmas to her children Diane, Jill and Jackie.
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Lemmer Family with Christmas Gifts

Date: 12 16 1947
Description: Kenneth Lemmer Jr., sitting in a high chair, is playing with a Christmas tree ornament. His mother Katherine Lemmer is wrapping Christmas presents at a tab...
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Getting Ready for Christmas

Date: 12 16 1947
Description: Making an attractive Christmas picture, Janet Woodman holds her baby son, Douglas Shaw, in the center of a huge pine wreath hanging in a doorway.
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Ernest Maulwurf, Jr. with Nativity Scene

Date: 12 19 1947
Description: Ernest Maulwurf, Jr., a senior at Central High School, is pictured with a Nativity scene under his Christmas tree.
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University Club's Assembly Ball

Date: 11 20 1947
Description: Couple attending the University Club's annual Assembly Ball. Standing in front of a Santa Claus decoration are Janet Easum, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Ches...
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University Club's Assemby Ball

Date: 12 20 1947
Description: Couple holding a candy cane decoration at the University Club's annual Assembly Ball. Pictured are Donald Easum, son of Prof. and Mrs. Chester V. Easum, 11...
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University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: Three women looking at an exhibit at the University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week, showing room furnishing revolving around rural paintings. Pictured lef...
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University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 03 1948
Description: From left to right: Mrs. Charles Dernbach, Almond; Mrs. Walter Kuhrt, Almond; and Mrs. W.M. Erdenberger, Prairie du Chien, at a tea at the executive reside...
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Harold Stassen Campaign Meetings

Date: 02 19 1948
Description: Campaign meetings for the support of Harold Stassen were promoted by the Citizens Committee for Stassen at the home of Mrs. Clifford (Shirley) Mathys, and ...

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