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| Date: | 08 04 1964 |
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| Description: | A counted thread embroidery of a rooster, created by Elinor Schnore. |
| Date: | 08 04 1964 |
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| Description: | Elinor Schnore with her counted thread embroidery of a totem pole mounted in a frame. |
| Date: | 12 15 1964 |
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| Description: | Students from the 9th grade home economics class at Van Hise Junior High School model for their parents and classmates at a homemade style show at the scho... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Howard Greene (left), another traveler (middle), and young Howard T. Greene are improvising and sewing a needed tent fly while in camp. |
| Date: | 12 04 1963 |
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| Description: | Two girls are focusing on cutting a piece of lace. Caption reads: "Junior homemakers are intent with their work, making Christmas stockings. Delores Taylor... |
| Date: | 02 04 1954 |
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| Description: | Members of the Methodist Hospital Service League during their monthly day of service sewing linens to be used in the hospital. Standing left to right are: ... |
| Date: | 05 11 1954 |
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| Description: | Beatrice Braton straightening the dress she made for a doll at a sewing class at Blessed Martin House. The dolls will be sent to an orphanage overseas in J... |
| Date: | 05 21 1954 |
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| Description: | Margaret Rogers and Patricia Ann Johnson are chatting while working on doll dresses during a sewing class at Blessed Martin House. |
| Date: | 05 11 1954 |
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| Description: | Bonita Gill, Marcia Gulrud, Jeanette Braxton, and Ann Gulrud admiring the dolls they made dresses for during a sewing class at Blessed Martin House. The do... |
| Date: | 05 11 1954 |
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| Description: | Maria Johnson and Patty Poppa are looking on as Donna Harris is adjusting a sewing machine at Blessed Martin House. The girls in the sewing class made dres... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | A Belgian refugee sitting on door sill stitching a shirt. |
| Date: | 03 04 1958 |
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| Description: | Red Cross Gay Ladies Mrs. H.C. Jackson (4014 Council Crest) holding a Butterick magazine, and Mrs. Walter Price (3825 Council Crest) (reflected in mirror)... |
| Date: | 04 15 1958 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Fred Kelly leads a group of women at Wesley Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue (currently First United Methodist Church), who meet regularly to se... |
| Date: | 04 24 1958 |
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| Description: | Kathleen Russell, right, Iowa County home agent, with Mrs. John Harrison looking at draperies made by her for her new home. |
| Date: | 01 11 1935 |
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| Description: | Several women are sitting at sewing machines. Caption reads: "Milwaukee, Wis Jan 11, 1935. Women making new and repairing old clothing for relief families.... |
| Date: | 05 13 1958 |
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| Description: | Annie Barnes displays a wide lace collar (called a bertha) that was part of her wedding dress. She had handmade it herself in six weeks using sewing needle... |
| Date: | 12 02 1958 |
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| Description: | Group of grandmothers from a clothing class at Madison Vocational and Adult School that make clothing for their grandchildren. Genevieve Sorenson (left) ad... |
| Date: | 01 13 1959 |
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| Description: | Crossing guard Meredeth Niemczyk is shown at home on break seated at a sewing machine by windows. The caption reads: "Despite a daytime routine that is int... |
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