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| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | An employee of the Chase Bag company, who was also a member of the Amagalamted Meatcutters and Butcherworkers of North America, stitches at a sewing machin... |
| Date: | 09 24 1944 |
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| Description: | Participating in the Madison Woman's Club annual benefit party by sewing for the Russian War Relief are members of the Shorewood Hills League, left to righ... |
| Date: | 03 22 1945 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Eda Haugsland, 207 North Pinckney Street, sewing lapel decorations for the Dane County homework shops which employ persons with disabilities. |
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| Description: | Young girls at work in the Rochester Short Course sewing laboratory, with Nellie Kedzie Jones supervising their work. Many girls are doing handwork and som... |
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| Description: | The Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workmen International included individuals once represented by the Fur and Leather Workers Union. A union member is... |
| Date: | 11 08 1946 |
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| Description: | Three women wearing hats they made in a millinery class at the Madison Vocational School. Seated is Mrs. David (Hilda) Gay, and standing behind her are Mrs... |
| Date: | 12 08 1946 |
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| Description: | Five women members of the millinery class at Madison Vocational School admiring their finished hats. Left to right: Mrs. A.J. (Cora) Niebauer, Mrs. W. H.(G... |
| Date: | 12 08 1946 |
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| Description: | Three women in the millinery class at the Madison Vocational School looking at fabrics. Left to right: Mrs. Martelle Swanson, class instructor, and student... |
| Date: | 01 14 1947 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Madison Theater Guild members working on costumes for their production of "Alice in Wonderland". Left to right: Carrie Rasmussen, 916 Con... |
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| Description: | Six women sewing by hand and with a sewing machine. A dog is in the room and the calendar on the wall shows December 1901. |
| Date: | 11 11 1947 |
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| Description: | Two members of the University of Wisconsin Dames Club working on sewing projects with the "new look". Treadle sewing machines were used. Mrs. W. James Harp... |
| Date: | 01 10 1948 |
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| Description: | Helen Johnson, tailoring instructor, and Mrs. Edwin (Gertrude) Johnson, student, at Madison Vocational and Adult Education School, 211-213 North Carroll St... |
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| Description: | Myles Horton visiting citizenship school sewing class for younger members; teacher, Bernice Robinson. "Modernage" sewing machine featured. |
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| Description: | Bernice Williams working with a younger CIO member on a sewing machine at the South Carolina Citizenship group. |
| Date: | 04 22 1948 |
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| Description: | Four women sewing a 'sleeping garment' at the Blessed Martin House, 746 West Washington Avenue, an interracial and interfaith center sponsored by Madison C... |
| Date: | 01 1935 |
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| Description: | Sewing project for Milwaukee County women to make and repair clothing for relief families. |
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| Description: | Young girls working with textile machinery. One girl is standing on a box to reach her work. |
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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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