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Baby Mittens

Date: 1920
Description: Baby mittens knitted from off-white wool yarn.
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Alice Jackson

Date: 1918
Description: Portrait of Alice F. Jackson of Madison, sitting in a chair and crocheting.
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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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Women and Young Child near Hammock

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Description: Four women sit in or near a hammock and attend to their embroidery while a young boy sits at their feet.
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Outdoor Gathering

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Description: A group of women and girls and one man are sitting outside on benches and chairs sewing clothes and talking. On the right, a woman has a baby stroller besi...
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Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Brandel at Home

Date: 1934
Description: E.W. and Mary Brandel relax together in their home in front of a brick fireplace. They are both wearing eyeglasses; he is reading a newspaper and she is kn...
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Ada and Everetta Bass

Date: 1893
Description: Ada Bass sits in a chair sewing at a table while her daughter, Everetta, lies on a daybed.
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Quilts at Hobby Show

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: A hobby show with quilts hanging on the wall, as well as tables with other crafted goods in a room with a high ceiling.
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Quilts and Rugs in Hobby Show

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: A hobby show with quilts hanging from the wall. Rugs are draped over radiators. There are also bedside tables, lamps, a bookshelf, and a rocking chair. A s...
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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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Woman Knitting

Date: 1930
Description: An elderly woman in an old-fashioned dress sits and knits by a table in front of a painted backdrop.
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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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Mrs. Steensland

Date: 1899
Description: Mrs. Halle Steensland poses seated in a rocking chair in the beautifully decorated sitting room in her house at 315 North Carroll Street. She appears to be...
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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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