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| Date: | 05 18 1948 |
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| Description: | Three-quarter length portrait of Margaret McGuire at the Schraeder Hotel in Milwaukee on the night of the Alice in Dairyland contest. |
| Date: | 08 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Margaret McGuire receives a lei made of orchids in a ceremony making her the Queen of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition at the State Fair. The lei was fl... |
| Date: | 05 18 1948 |
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| Description: | Margaret McGuire, winner of the Alice in Dairyland contest at the Schraeder Hotel. She is wearing a light-colored, floor length, strapless dress with dark ... |
| Date: | 12 1981 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips sitting with her husband W. Dale Phillips, who is holding a cup that says "Holiday Folk Fair." This image is affixed to a holiday card Vel and... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Formal group portrait of the students attending the Milwaukee Day School for the Oral Instruction of the Deaf. The first public day school for the deaf, es... |
| Date: | 11 10 2015 |
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| Description: | Carly Fiorina sitting on a stage as she is being interviewed by a reporter. |
| Date: | 11 11 1958 |
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| Description: | A man in uniform and a woman are standing together looking at each other; behind them is a cake on a table with frosting that reads: "U.S. Marines" and has... |
| Date: | 12 30 1956 |
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| Description: | A man and a woman are smiling as they slow-dance. Caption reads: "Among the dancers at Tuesday's tea-dance were James Weber, N. Marietta Av., and Miss Alis... |
| Date: | 10 24 1966 |
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| Description: | Two couples are dancing in a ballroom with full-length curtains in the background. Caption reads: "The dance music appealed to (from left) Mr. and Mrs. Jos... |
| Date: | 01 27 1958 |
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| Description: | Ten young women in formal gowns are holding bouquets and posing together. Caption reads: "Debutantes were the guests of honor at the 24th annual ball of th... |
| Date: | 09 04 1967 |
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| Description: | A family posing together indoors; the father is bouncing a young girl standing on his knees. Caption reads: "Mrs. Alan S. Smith and her two sons watched as... |
| Date: | 11 21 1967 |
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| Description: | A woman is carving a turkey, which is on a table full of many dishes. Several children are sitting and looking on from behind their desks. Caption reads: "... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Several women and children are standing and posing, with a Christmas tree behind them, and tables in front of them that have gifts on them. Caption reads: ... |
| Date: | 01 23 1955 |
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| Description: | A man is reading from a piece of paper, while a man and three women are looking on. Caption reads: "The first debutante to arrive at the 21st annual ball o... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A group of young men and women are standing in a line outdoors wearing various types of ethnic clothing at the Holiday Folk Fair. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Irene Janokuchi, the official Holiday Folk Fair hostess, is wearing a white and red Japanese kimono and holding a bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Irene Janokuchi, the official Holiday Folk Fair hostess, is riding in a rickshaw in the parade. She is wearing a red and white kimono and holding a bouquet... |
| Date: | 04 27 1956 |
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| Description: | Four women wearing gowns and are gloves. One of the women is handing a gavel to another. Caption reads: "New officers of Emblem Club No. 44 of the Milwauke... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of women graduating from Downer College standing in front of a vine covered wall. The woman are wearing long white dresses with high... |
| Date: | 09 02 1970 |
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| Description: | A woman is sitting in a chair with three kittens on or near her lap. A number of home decorations and pieces of furniture are nearby, and a wooden church d... |
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