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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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Martha Schilling

Date: 1930
Description: An elderly woman in headscarf, checked dress and sweater, sits outdoors knitting. Identified as Martha Schilling, wife of Adam Rebholz from Portage, Wiscon...
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Forest Middleton and Leonore Judkins

Date: 1918
Description: Forest Middleton, wearing eyeglasses, holds Leonore Judkins Middleton on his lap. She is crocheting as he rests his head on her bosom.
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Man Knitting

Date: 1940
Description: Elderly man sitting in a rocking chair and knitting.
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Red Cross Blood Recipient

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Rose Karney, crocheting, has an anemic condition which requires frequent blood transfusions.
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Women's Service Exchange

Date: 03 02 1954
Description: Mrs. Frank J. Vaughn reads to 6-year-old Kenneth Lemmer, Jr. and 5-year-old Ann Lemmer while the children's grandmother, Kath B. Morrissey, works on an afg...
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Easter Seals Beneficiaries

Date: 03 15 1954
Description: Elsie Smavy (right), bedridden in her seventh year of polio and with limited movement in her lower arms, creates embroidery. Her children, Molly, 7, and Ni...
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St. Bernards's Catholic Church Bazaar Committee

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: (Left to right) Mrs. Frank (Clara) Zeier, Mrs. J.W. (Lucille) Noltner, Mrs. Wilfred J. (Blanche) Schlimgen, and Mrs. Joseph (Edith) Hoffman plan the annual...
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Monona Grove High School Student Council Kitchen Tour

Date: 04 03 1957
Description: Mrs. Harvey (Bonita) Hubanks sitting next to a fireplace in the family room adjacent to the kitchen in their home at 4206 Jerome Street in Madison. The kit...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Album: Bluebirds and Sewing Class

Date: 1931
Description: Page from an album kept by Neighborhood House, with two images. The one on top is of the Bluebirds girls' group playing musical instruments as adults lead ...
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Mitten-Knitter

Date: 12 13 1957
Description: Mary Gillin is sitting behind a table with a display of 21 pairs of mittens of various sizes with wrist stripes that she knitted to donate to The Wisconsin...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Afghan for Red Cross

Date: 1941
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with women from the Good Times Club holding up an afghan they made for the Red Cross. A group of women, ...
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Sewing Saturday Mornings at Neighborhood House

Date: 1924
Description: Groups of children are sitting at tables for a Saturday morning sewing group at Neighborhood House, with a woman helping the children at each table. One bo...
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Knitting with the Grand Children

Date: 07 1903
Description: Mary Krueger knitting in a rocking chair in the yard while her grandchildren are sitting on the ground beside her. Jennie Krueger is sitting to her right, ...
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Mexican Tourist Jacket and Hat for Child

Date: 1948
Description: Mexican Tourist Jacket and Hat. These garments were made in 1948 by Mrs. Louise Wild (1891-1980), a dairy farmer's wife, from Adams Township, Green County,...
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Catherine Orb Seipp

Date: 1910
Description: A seated portrait of Catherine Orb Seipp sitting near a window, knitting. Her upholstered chair has carved wood accents.
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Broken Star Quilt

Date: 1931
Description: A quilt made by Elda Strahm, a student at Farmer's Grove School, town of York and New Glarus, is displayed hanging outdoors on a clothes line. There is a ...
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National League for Women's Service Float

Date: 1917
Description: Parade float on which ten women are standing, some posing with knitting needles or behind a sewing machine. Two men and one woman are standing on the groun...
Poster

You Can Help

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster featuring a young woman sitting in a chair knitting. The symbol of the Red Cross is in the upper left corner. The poster reads: "You can...

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