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Hill's Sewing & Needlework Window Display

Date: 02 22 1952
Description: Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, sewing display window including three female mannequins, fabric, dress patterns, and two signs stating "You Save...
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East Side Women's Club Hobby Show

Date: 11 13 1956
Description: Marie Ellis knitting ski sweaters at the East Side Women's Hobby Show.
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Woman Crocheting

Date: 06 08 1955
Description: Mrs. Friede (?) sits in a chair while crocheting a doily.
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Mrs. Charles C. (Alice) Long and Flag

Date: 06 27 1945
Description: Mrs. Charles C. (Alice) Long is shown with the flag she crocheted for her son, Lieutenant Commander H.W. Christensen, who is a surgeon, serving in the Paci...
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Mary Gillin

Date: 12 13 1947
Description: Portrait of Mrs. John L. (Mary) Gillin, 2211 Chamberlain Avenue, seated in a chair knitting for the State Journal Empty Stocking Club.
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Beaded Baby Bonnet

Date: 1856
Description: Knitted baby bonnet made with tan cotton yarn and decorated with glass beads.
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Baby Booties

Date: 1905
Description: Baby booties knitted of pink wool yarn.
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Blue Baby Mittens

Date: 1827
Description: Baby mittens knitted of blue and white wool yarn.
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Ecru, Red and Pink Baby Mittens

Date: 1847
Description: Baby mittens knitted of ecru, red and pink wool yarn.
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Child's Slippers

Date: 1900
Description: Child's slippers, with ribbon ties, knitted of ecru and blue wool yarn.
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Knitted Petticoat

Date: 1885
Description: Petticoat knitted of yellow, pink, blue, black, and white wool yarn, with a ribbon belt.
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Baby Mittens

Date: 1920
Description: Baby mittens knitted from off-white wool yarn.
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Sorority Girls Knitting for Hospital Patients

Date: 10 11 1948
Description: Two sorority volunteers knitting for hospital patients that are unable to do handiwork themselves, but desire hand-made articles to give as gifts or to use...
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Beth El Sisterhood

Date: 11 02 1948
Description: Members of the Temple Beth El Sisterhood prepare for the second annual bazaar. Left to right: Mrs. Sidney Schwartz, gift committee; Mrs. Sidney Rosenfeld, ...
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Tuberculosis Patient

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: Doris Trameri of 568 Park Lane, previously diagnosed with tuberculosis, posing in her former room at Lake View Sanatorium while knitting argyle socks. She ...
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Nakoma Girl Scout Troop 107

Date: 04 20 1950
Description: Members of Nakoma Girl Scout Troop 107 displaying their needlework projects. Shown left to right are Katy Grimmer, 4018 Council Crest, holding the mittens ...
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Two Women Pose for an Outdoor Photograph

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Description: Two women pose for an outdoor photograph at the Jonas' campsite at Merrill Springs. One woman sits on a stool with her needlework while another kneels behi...
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Madison Catholic Women's Club Hobby Show

Date: 02 20 1951
Description: Mrs. Mary Cashel is sitting on a sofa with a crocheted bedspread she made. It will be displayed at the Madison Catholic Women's Club hobby show.
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Tuberculosis Patients

Date: 11 12 1951
Description: Marguerite Willenberg of 1027 East Johnson Street, a tuberculosis patient at Morningside Sanatorium, is sitting in a wicker rocking chair while knitting.
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University of Wisconsin YWCA Christmas Bazaar Committee

Date: 11 28 1951
Description: Mrs. Edmund Hart, Miss Peggy Elvehjem, and Mrs. Harold Kubly serve as chairmen for the University of Wisconsin YWCA Christmas Bazaar to be held in the lobb...

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