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| Date: | 10 01 1947 |
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| Description: | H.S. Manchester Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, show window displaying the Vogue "1947 look" in women's clothing. Includes a mannequin dressed in the 1947 lon... |
| Date: | 05 25 1950 |
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| Description: | Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, fabric display with Vogue patterns, one mannequin, and draped fabrics, "Tipperary, a completely washable soap'n ... |
| Date: | 02 22 1952 |
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| Description: | Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, sewing display window including three female mannequins, fabric, dress patterns, and two signs stating "You Save... |
| Date: | 02 18 1953 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Pfaff Sewing Machine Company sales meeting at the Park Hotel, 22 South Carroll Street. |
| Date: | 03 09 1953 |
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| Description: | Frostman's woolens window display with two mannequins wearing suits in Manchester's, Inc., corner window #4, taken from East Mifflin Street. |
| Date: | 03 09 1953 |
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| Description: | Frostman's woolens window display with two mannequins wearing suits in Manchester's, Inc., corner window #4, taken from Wisconsin Avenue. |
| Date: | 02 13 1953 |
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| Description: | H.S. Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, show window displaying Forstmann woolen fabric yard goods. |
| Date: | 12 14 1956 |
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| Description: | H.S. Manchester's, Incorporated, 2 East Mifflin Street, show window display of Singer Sewing Machines, fabrics, mannequin, and Christmas wreath. |
| Date: | 04 19 1955 |
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| Description: | Attic Angels Association "sewing bee," where members make aprons, curtains, and other articles for the Visiting Nurse Service. Left to right: Daisy Breyer,... |
| Date: | 01 04 1955 |
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| Description: | Lydia MacKenzie, Helen Burkhart, the instructor, and Lucille Harks participate in a class on textile handicrafts at the Madison Community Center. |
| Date: | 11 22 1955 |
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| Description: | Daughters of Demeter members piecing and tying a patchwork quilt to give to a welfare agency. Pictured left to right are: Naomi Price, Mildred Froker, Carr... |
| 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. |
| Date: | 06 27 1945 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 15 1946 |
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| Description: | Women from the Unitarian Church with dolls for the war-blighted children of Europe and Asia. In the foreground is Mrs. F.H. (Ruby) King, one of Madison's o... |
| 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: | 12 15 1946 |
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| Description: | East High School clothing and homemaking teacher Helen Mathias (second from right), helping three of her students to make wool jumpers for the Junior Red C... |
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