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Hill's Sewing & Needlework Window Display

Date: 02 22 1952
Description: Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, sewing display window including three female mannequins, fabric, dress patterns, and two signs stating "You Save...
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Mrs. Charles C. (Alice) Long and Flag

Date: 06 27 1945
Description: Mrs. Charles C. (Alice) Long is shown with the flag she crocheted for her son, Lieutenant Commander H.W. Christensen, who is a surgeon, serving in the Paci...
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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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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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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...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Album: Bluebirds and Sewing Class

Date: 1931
Description: Page from an album kept by Neighborhood House, with two images. The one on top is of the Bluebirds girls' group playing musical instruments as adults lead ...
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Sewing Saturday Mornings at Neighborhood House

Date: 1924
Description: Groups of children are sitting at tables for a Saturday morning sewing group at Neighborhood House, with a woman helping the children at each table. One bo...
Historical Object

137 - Wartime Efforts at Joy Camps

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying two photographs and two captions with extensive details of the camp's war efforts. Several campers in each photo...
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Mexican Tourist Jacket and Hat for Child

Date: 1948
Description: Mexican Tourist Jacket and Hat. These garments were made in 1948 by Mrs. Louise Wild (1891-1980), a dairy farmer's wife, from Adams Township, Green County,...
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Broken Star Quilt

Date: 1931
Description: A quilt made by Elda Strahm, a student at Farmer's Grove School, town of York and New Glarus, is displayed hanging outdoors on a clothes line. There is a ...
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National League for Women's Service Float

Date: 1917
Description: Parade float on which ten women are standing, some posing with knitting needles or behind a sewing machine. Two men and one woman are standing on the groun...

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