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| Date: | 12 1927 |
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| Description: | "This scene can be dated by the homemade calendar under the wall clock. It is December of 1927. Farmers were prospering at that time, as was the rest of th... |
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| Description: | Poster advertising the Peoples' New Year's Party at the Langston Huges [sic] Center. Includes the motto "Same struggle — same fight." |
| Date: | 12 13 1947 |
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| Description: | Children of members of Local 75, United Automobile Workers (Seaman Body Company) performing at the union Christmas party. There are accordion players and a... |
| Date: | 11 08 1947 |
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| Description: | Prize winners at a costume dance sponsored by Local 1114, United Steelworkers of America (Harnischfeger Corporation). |
| Date: | 06 27 1839 |
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| Description: | Invitation for Darwin Clark to the Independence Ball on the 4th of July, 1839 at the American Hotel. |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | Acacia fraternity "Bowery" party, with couples in costume. There are many commercial posters and advertising on the wall in the background. |
| Date: | 09 25 1937 |
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| Description: | A bandstand and dance floor set up for a party at the Madison Club after the South Dakota vs. Wisconsin football game, with palm tree decorations. |
| Date: | 06 13 1936 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Kroger employees in costume at a Hard Times Party, Schenk's Hall, 2028 Atwood Avenue. There is a man with an accordion in the background. |
| Date: | 01 28 1934 |
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| Description: | Three men are standing behind a cake shaped like the White House, baked by the Strand Baking Company, 2007 Atwood Avenue, for the Roosevelt Birthday Ball. ... |
| Date: | 02 22 1933 |
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| Description: | Charles O. Burmeister, general chairman of the event, dancing with Miss Florence Huston, at Policemen's ball, East High School. |
| Date: | 11 22 1931 |
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| Description: | Aunt Mary putting on a "Corn-top Bread" lunch in the Orpheum Theatre N.U.A. room. Seated left to right: Dave Genaro, Lizzy Wilson, Tom Harris, Annie Hart, ... |
| Date: | 03 21 1931 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Acacia fraternity "Nut House" party. Students are wearing costumes, and the room is decorated with posters. |
| Date: | 08 19 1963 |
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| Description: | Close-up of a girl with cartoon-decorated balloons eating ice cream at a social. |
| Date: | 02 04 1864 |
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| Description: | Embossed invitation to the fourth masquerade ball of the Madison Fire Engine Company #2. The invitation depicts a fire fighter on a ladder carrying a woman... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Invitation to the annual ball at Turner Hall, sponsored by Madison's Andrew Proudfit Steam Fire Engine Company #2. The company, which was organized in 1870... |
| Date: | 08 21 1963 |
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| Description: | Couple poses behind carnival cutout of a sailor and mermaid. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Dance class in the ballroom at the Kehl School of Dance, Madison, Wisconsin. Professor Kehl stands at the lower right, while a row of mothers watch from b... |
| Date: | 04 29 1882 |
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| Description: | Printed invitation to the 2nd annual military ball of the Light Horse Squadron of Milwaukee. The invitation is printed in blue and gold and features illust... |
| Date: | 11 16 1956 |
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| Description: | A young boy and girl dancing at the Cherokee Heights School dance party. |
| Date: | 11 16 1956 |
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| Description: | Male teacher and a student bowing to one another at the beginning of a dance at the Cherokee Heights School dance party. |
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