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UAW Advisory Committee on Guaranteed Annual Wage

Date: 1954
Description: Arthur Altmeyer poses with the other 19 members of the United Automobile Workers Advisory Committee on Guaranteed Annual Wage.
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Spring Fashion Show

Date: 03 31 1963
Description: A model walks down the runway during an Easter dress fashion show. Ticket sales benefitted the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee community center.
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REA Convention at Loraine Hotel

Date: 03 28 1944
Description: View from back towards the stage of Wisconsin Electric Cooperative delegates, from REA (Rural Electrification Administration) member cooperatives, attendin...
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Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Delegates

Date: 03 23 1943
Description: Group of people at the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative meeting. They are delegates, from REA (Rural Electrification Administration) member cooperatives, att...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: Librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol f...
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Night School

Date: 05 1940
Description: Adult students pose in class at a night school, where they took classes in English and citizenship at Neighborhood House.
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Gudrid Reading Circle Members

Date: 01 07 1947
Description: Included in the group portrait taken at the 50th anniversary luncheon of the founding of the Gudrid Reading circle are, from the left: Mrs. Juliue E. (Ann...
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McCormick Works Council

Date: 09 09 1927
Description: A group of 23 men from the McCormick Works Council posing for an outdoor photograph.
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National President of UNICO

Date: 01 19 1950
Description: Standing is William Calvano, Milwaukee, national president of UNICO National, (Italian-American Service Organization - UNICO is the Italian word for unique...
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University of Wisconsin Dames Club

Date: 11 29 1950
Description: Six members of the Dames Club, a group for wives of University of Wisconsin students who are from foreign countries, gather to do what appears to be craft ...
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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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Rotary Club Children's Christmas Party

Date: 12 26 1951
Description: A large group of children wearing party hats are singing Christmas carols at a children's Christmas party, sponsored by the Madison Rotary Club.
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P.E.O. Memorial Hall

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Description: Interior view showing the stage and reception hall of the Philanthropic Educational Organization, founded in 1869. Decorative seating, tables, draperies, ...
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Madison Country Club's Women's Activities

Date: 05 28 1952
Description: Relaxing in the Blackhawk Country Club lounge and discussing the golf program, are left to right: Mrs. Harry Stiero, Nettie Peterson, Estella Meek and Eliz...
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Southampton Beach Club

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Description: Elevated view of crowds gathered around the outdoor pool and beach club porch at Southampton Beach Club while people swim across the width of the pool.
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Business Women's Bowling League

Date: 10 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling League staged its first annual dress-up bowling sessions at the Plaza Alleys. Included are Bea Hein, Lorene Kerie, Kelly Butte...
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Women's Municipal Bowling League Officers

Date: 09 09 1953
Description: Group portrait of the officers of Madison Women's Municipal Bowling League. The league bowls at the Bowl-A-Vard Lanes. From left to right are: Mrs. Pierce ...
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Afternoon English Class at Neighborhood House

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Description: Group of women seated at tables with a freestanding blackboard on which are written English words and phrases. One of the women in the foreground appears t...
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Children Playing Games at Neighborhood House

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Description: Children seated at tables playing board games and working on a jigsaw puzzle, with three women assisting.
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Demonstrating Infant Care at Neighborhood House

Date: 1929
Description: View of a woman standing at a table demonstrating infant care (swaddling?) using a baby doll to five women and two children who are sitting in chairs facin...

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