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| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | A man stands at a podium speaking into a microphone. There is a cake with the number 10 on it, and letters on the curtain behind him spell out "...gratulat... |
| Date: | 01 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Dancers at Nakoma's 12th Night Party perform while wearing masks. They are, from left to right, Professor John F. Stauffer, Perle Knope, Lyman Frazier, Rut... |
| Date: | 01 07 1950 |
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| Description: | View of a Home Talent Comedy performance by Charles C. Bradley, imitating Helen Morgan and singing to Mae Zimmerman of 311 North Frances Street. The backgr... |
| Date: | 01 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Two co-chairmen hold a chicken to be given as a special prize at the Nakoma 12th Night Party. Donald Dohr, 4150 Cherokee Drive, stands at left, and Sidney... |
| Date: | 01 04 1950 |
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| Description: | Alfred Ellickson and Alfred Randall playing violin and guitar, while Adolph, standing at right, is holding a lighter up to a large cigar held in the guitar... |
| Date: | 02 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Madison Art Association sponsored a tea at the Madison Free Library in connection with the exhibit of the works of Madison artists. Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Re... |
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| Description: | Party at Bob Vails on Milwaukee's South side near Allen Bradley. They made use of their costume "stash" to host a Tahiti party. |
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| Description: | Costume party at Gauer's home on Downer Avenue. Ruthe Distenfeld owned five appliance stores, Bernice Flower was Forrest Flower's wife (WPA Artist), and Be... |
| Date: | 04 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Three couples who attended the spring dance party of the Who's New Club at the Club Chanticleer are sitting around a table. The couples, left to right, are... |
| Date: | 04 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of P.A. Cary, 1602 Jefferson Street, retiring classified advertising manager of Madison Newspapers, Inc. and his staff at a farewell party... |
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| Description: | Gauer and friends in costume at a party. In the back row from left to right are Angie Vail, Ruth Distenfeld, Bob Vail, Mary Jo Vonier, Harold Gauer, Ruth C... |
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| Description: | Amusing portrait of the gang "spoofing" jazz and beatnik culture. Alice Bedard is receiving a hypo injection labeled "JAZZ" from harold Gauer while Robert ... |
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| Description: | A mildly risqué party scene with (from left to right) Alice Bedard, Robert Vail, unidentified, Robert Bloch, and Angie Vail, all in various costumes. Strea... |
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| Description: | A group portrait of various costumed party attendees, including Chester Vonier (night editor at the Milwaukee Sentinel, wearing strongman garb and f... |
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| Description: | A couple dances behind an oversized cut-out of a bottle of Seagrams Whiskey, with other people seated around them. Some are wearing fake eyes. |
| Date: | 06 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Six firefighters are shown at First Assistant Fire Chief Leonard Sime's retirement party inside the Central Fire Station, 18 South Webster Street. Lieutena... |
| Date: | 06 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Jack Severson provide entertainment during the marionette show "Holiday on Strings" as part of the sorority marionette show and tea party at t... |
| Date: | 08 10 1950 |
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| Description: | Three men stand behind a group of men and women seated at a banquet table in the Indian Room at the Monona Hotel, for a Gunderson-Finn party. |
| Date: | 10 01 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Art Association celebrate the organization's 50th year with a tea and exhibition preview. Left to right, around the tea table are: M... |
| Date: | 10 20 1950 |
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| Description: | Participants in a skit called "Shorewood Goes to Town" depict a scene on a crowded Shorewood Hills bus at the Shorewood Community League "Shindig" event. F... |
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