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Madison Chapter of Zonta International

Date: 11 04 1947
Description: As part of their observance of Zonta Week, members of the Madison Zonta club are shown packing boxes of clothing to be sent to Zontians in Denmark, Holland...
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Central High School Student Council

Date: 01 29 1948
Description: Officers of the Central High School Student Council posed in front of a mural: left to right are Donna Neu, secretary; Coleman Jackson, treasurer; Carl Car...
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Youth Journal Photograph

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: A young woman serving as the photographer's assistant is standing beside a woman sitting in a chair wearing a hat, and a Farm and Home Week name tag. She i...
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PTA Health Chairwomen

Date: 02 09 1948
Description: PTA health chairwomen hearing about plans for the mobile X-ray program from Beulah Dreyfus, a tuberculosis (TB) nurse with the City of Madison Health Depar...
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Madison Woman's Club

Date: 02 10 1948
Description: Madison Woman's Club special projects committee members are: left to right first row, Mrs. Willard R. Smith, Mrs. I.F. Van Hagan, Mrs. J.F. Goetz, Mrs. Edw...
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Madison Hadassah Chapter Members

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Three members of the Madison chapter of Hadassah at the first annual donor luncheon at the Hotel Loraine. Pictured from left to right are: Mrs. Sam (Ida) L...
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Jane Addams

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Jane Addams, a social worker, political activist, and author. She was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, as well as the American Ci...
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Eastern Star Dignitaries

Date: 12 03 1949
Description: Dignitaries pose on a staircase at a banquet at the Masonic temple given by the Monona chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star to honor Mrs. Leon W. (Sayd...
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Who's New Club 15th Anniversary Tea

Date: 01 20 1950
Description: Four members of the Who's New Club gather around a table at the fifteenth anniversary tea at the YWCA. The social organization was established to provide a...
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National League of American Pen Women

Date: 07 09 1951
Description: Dr. Eloise Gerry at her desk at the United States Forest Products Laboratory where she is a distinguished wood technologist. Dr. Gerry, whose research arti...
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Easter Seal Tea

Date: 02 16 1952
Description: Four ladies are admiring the centerpiece at the tea held at the Memorial Union in honor of the members of the University League who volunteered to address ...
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Doreen Scales

Date: 02 16 1952
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Harold E. (Doreen) Scales, the general chairman for the "Jaycettes" fashion show to aid children with cerebral palsy.
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Women's Group with Daisy and L.C. Bates

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Description: A women's group poses with Daisy and L.C. Bates, who are standing at the far right of the group.
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Amelia on Tour

Date: 11 08 1928
Description: Amelia Earhart (first row, right), the speaker for a meeting of the Advertising Women of New York. Elsie Wilson, president of the club is seated next to he...
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Dorothy Dignam

Date: 04 1949
Description: Dorothy Dignam, one of the first women employed in the advertising business, speaking to the survey course of advertising offered by the Advertising Women ...
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26th of July Movement Meeting in Front of Building

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of members of the 26th of July Movement in front of a building in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro is in the foreground a...
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26th of July Movement Members Resting by Tree

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement rest by a tree in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro is holding an espresso cup in the foreground, and Celia ...
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Commandos L Filling Explosive with Metal

Date: 1963
Description: Front view of a member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L manufacturing explosive devices. The man is placing metal scrap such as rusty bolts and washers...
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Commandos L Covering Explosive Devices

Date: 1963
Description: Member of the anti-Castro group, Commandos L, putting covers over newly manufactured explosive devices.
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Commandos L Taping Explosive Device Closed

Date: 1963
Description: Two members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L working together to tape a homemade explosive device closed.

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