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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Woman using a Necchi sewing machine. Advertisements are in the background. |
| Date: | 07 17 1957 |
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| Description: | A young woman helps a girl make toy dolls out of cloth. |
| Date: | 01 08 1956 |
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| Description: | Men sew as a joke at a party for a prospective bridegroom. Jack Bayliss, with bow tie, is facing the camera. |
| 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: | 04 20 1950 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 06 15 1950 |
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| Description: | World War II war relief services. Woman using sewing machine. |
| Date: | 10 31 1950 |
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| Description: | Mrs. George M. (Mary) Extrom of 2121 Fox Avenue served as chairman of the Zor Shriners' sewing project that raises funds for the Shriners' nursing hopsital... |
| Date: | 01 18 1951 |
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| Description: | A group of six women sit around a table while sewing. |
| Date: | 07 30 1951 |
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| Description: | Four members of the Beth Israel Sisterhood gather around a sewing machine while creating items for the upcoming annual Beth Israel bazaar. Pictured from l... |
| Date: | 01 15 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Roman (Doris) Hilgers posing with some of her collection of dolls for which she has made fashion clothing over the past five years. |
| Date: | 01 22 1952 |
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| Description: | The junior division of the University of Wisconsin Service League for faculty wives has a number of interest groups including the sewing group, shown prepa... |
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