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Painting

Ruth DeYoung Kohler

Date: 1960
Description: Portrait of Ruth DeYoung Kohler.
Photograph

Father Holding Child

Date: 1960
Description: A father is holding his young son in his arms.
Photograph

Church Skit

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

Tea Party

Date: 05 05 1963
Description: Mother pouring tea for her twins at the mother and daughter tea, sponsored by the Brookfield Woman's Club.
Photograph

Democrats for Goldwater

Date: 10 28 1964
Description: Women representatives of Democrats for Goldwater from Central Wisconsin rally to support their candidate.
Photograph

Miss Mary Barnes and the Hat

Date: 01 09 1963
Description: Mary Barnes, wearing a mink stole and pearls, modeling her outrageous hat. It is wired to light 10 street lights that are arranged around the brim.
Photograph

Fish Bait

Date: 08 02 1963
Description: Contestant baits her hook in Washington Park at the annual Milwaukee county park commission's fishing rodeo.
Photograph

Elizabeth Wickenden

Date: 1960
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Professor Elizabeth Wickenden, professor of urban studies and technical consultant on public social policy to the Nationa...
Photograph

Alice in Dairyland, Marilyn Draeger

Date: 1963
Description: Marilyn Draeger, originally from Fort Atkinson, the 1963 Alice in Dairyland wearing a crown and her Alice sash.
Photograph

Rainbow for Girls

Date: 05 14 1960
Description: Sixteen-year old Linda Schiesser poses in the outfit she wore at her installation as a Worthy Advisor of the New Glarus International Order of the Rainbow ...
Photograph

Donald Davidson, Braves PR Director witth Lew Burdette

Date: 04 13 1961
Description: Donald Davidson (left), Director of Public Relations for the Milwaukee Braves, talks with pitcher Lew Burdette at an Elks club dinner.
Photograph

Daisy Bates at a Book Promotion

Date: 1962
Description: Daisy Bates speaking with unidentified man wearing eyeglasses. Copies of her memoir "The Long Shadow of Little Rock", and plaques from the NAACP for the ni...
Photograph

Robert Bloch at Movie Event

Date: 1960
Description: Frank Chimera, Rochelle Hudson and Robert Bloch (in eyeglasses) are seated at a table at an event related to the release of the film Strait Jacket. ...
Photograph

Bloch, Crawford and Castle

Date: 08 07 1963
Description: Clipping from a movie magazine of Robert Bloch sitting at a reception table with Joan Crawford and William Castle. The text with the clipping reads "Joan C...
Photograph

Woman Looking Out a Barn Window

Date: 08 23 1964
Description: Mrs. Lloyd Lehman looks out the window of an ivy-covered barn. The barn is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lehman.
Photograph

Daisy Bates

Date: 04 1963
Description: Daisy Bates seated at a desk in the NAACP office.
Photograph

Couple on the Pier, East River

Date: 1968
Description: A fashionably dressed young couple stand in an embrace on a pier on the East River. The river and a waterfront warehouse are visible behind them.
Photograph

Danny Kaye

Date: 1960
Description: During a visit to Japan, Danny Kaye, then one of the best known comedians and actors, prompted a typical response from Martha Brown, the wife of Cecil Brow...
Drawing

Edith Head Costume Design for "Pocketful of Miracles"

Date: 1961
Description: Costume design for "#8 Queenie rehearsal," from the 1961 film "Pocketful of Miracles," starring Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, and Hope Lange.
Drawing

Edith Head Costume Design for "Who's Got the Action"

Date: 1962
Description: Costume design for "Who's Got the Action," the 1962 film starring Dean Martin, Lana Turner, and Eddie Albert. The dress, worn by Lana Turner, has a black ...

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