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Church Skit

Date: 06 26 1963
Description: Hope United Church of Christ members are putting on a skit of the "roaring twenties."
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 19

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a dark blue, plumed headress and jewelry created for Jess Royce Landis in "To Catch a Thief".
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Mary Rennebohm

Date: 08 06 1948
Description: Mary Rennebohm, wife of Governor Oscar Rennebohm, is shown dressed in a nineteenth century gown and bonnet while serving as a hostess at the opening day of...
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Mrs. Celin Furu and Her Rosemaled Folkart

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Mrs. Celin Furu is shown in Norwegian costume displaying her rosemaled painted platters and sideboard cabinet. She was a wartime resident of Bergen, Norway...
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Mrs. Celin Furu and Her Oil Painting

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Mrs. Celin Furu is shown in Norwegian costume displaying her oil painting of Trolfjord, as well as Rosemaled furniture. She was a wartime resident of Berge...
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Madison Theater Guild's "The Hasty Heart"

Date: 01 02 1949
Description: Conrad Harris, St. Louis, in his role as Blossom in Madison Theater Guild's production of "The Hasty Heart." Also included is a second negative of a portra...
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Fortune Teller

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Description: A studio portrait of two women sitting at a table in front of a painted backdrop. One of the women is dressed as a fortune teller and holds round cards. Th...
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Portrait of a Fortune Teller

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Description: A studio portrait of a woman dressed as a fortune teller in front of a painted backdrop. She has long, loose hair and is wearing a dress.
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Phi Beta's "A Combine of Comedy"

Date: 02 07 1949
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Church, the Highlands, in costume, posing as actors in a scene from "Taming of the Shrew"; part of a comedy program, "A Combine of ...
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Madison Altrusa Club

Date: 02 14 1949
Description: Miss Gay Braxton, director of the Neighborhood House and chairman of the Altrusa Club scholarship fund, at right, with two graduate students of the Univers...
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Spain "Sevilla"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a couple from Sevilla, Spain in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine. The man is holding a small glass of wine an...
Photograph

Lutheran Men's Club "Sweetheart's Dinner"

Date: 02 17 1949
Description: Harold Lautz, sergeant-at-arms for the annual Lutheran Men's Club "Sweetheart's Dinner" held in the Lutheran Memorial Church, 1021 University Avenue. Mr. L...
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Young Boy Wearing Crown

Date: 1941
Description: A smiling young boy posing wearing a crown and a dress jacket. He is also wearing what is possibly a 4-H pin on his lapel.
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Tom Roddy and Others with Ho-Chunk Artifacts

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Description: Two European American men posing sitting in front of two European American women and a Ho-Chunk woman posing standing. They are all wearing Ho-Chunk regali...
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Tom Roddy and Others Posing with Ho-Chunk Artifacts

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Description: Two European American men are posing sitting on the floor cross-legged and kneeling on the right, and two European American women and a Ho-Chunk woman posi...
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European American Woman and Children Dressed in Ho-Chunk Regalia

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Description: A European American woman and two boys posing sitting and a European American girl posing standing, all dressed in Ho-Chunk regalia. They are in a room dec...
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European American Woman and Children Dressed in Ho-Chunk Regalia

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Description: A European American woman and boy posing sitting, and a European American girl and boy posing standing. They are all dressed in Ho-Chunk regalia. They are ...
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European American Woman and Children Dressed in Ho-Chunk Regalia

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Description: European American woman and boy posing sitting, and a European American girl and boy posing standing, all dressed in Ho-Chunk regalia, in a room decorated ...
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A European American Man in Ho-Chunk Dress

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Description: A studio portrait of Frank Long, a European American man with a moustache posing in front of a painted backdrop before going to a costume party. He is wear...
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European American Woman and Children Dressed in Ho-Chunk Regalia

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Description: European American woman posing sitting, and a European American girl and two boys posing standing, all dressed in Ho-Chunk regalia. They are in a room deco...

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