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Helen King in New Rubber Bathing Suit

Date: 01 31 1934
Description: Helen King, side view, modeling a 1934 rubber bathing suit, made by U.S. Rubber Co. She is also wearing a bathing cap and sandals, and is holding an inflat...
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Add-a-Toy Mountain

Date: 12 17 1930
Description: View of a Christmas Add-a-Toy Mountain in the RKO Orpheum theater lobby, with a girl adding a doll to the mountain of toys. The toys are on and around a ta...
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Christmas Scene

Date: 12 28 1928
Description: A little girl posing in a living room with a Christmas tree, toys, and a doll she got for Christmas.
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De Muth Infant

Date: 01 12 1948
Description: Infant, Ellen De Muth, shown in a baby walker.
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Students Modeling Spring Fashion

Date: 03 01 1948
Description: Susan Severson, Michael Wonn, and Sheila Nygaard model their spring outfits in front of a display of dolls.
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Boys and Toy Airplane

Date: 1920
Description: Reginald Jackson, Jr., of Madison, holding the toy airplane, and a group of friends, all of whom are wearing short pants, sitting on the windowsill in fron...
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Children with Easter Bunnies

Date: 04 12 1949
Description: Children of Mr. and Mrs. John Warren Fish dressed in Easter outfits and holding their Easter bunnies. They are Stephanie, age 5; John Jr., age 1; and Sydne...
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University of Wisconsin Service League Junior Division Activities

Date: 01 22 1952
Description: The junior division of the University of Wisconsin Service League for faculty wives has a number of interest groups including that of "Understanding Childr...
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Newcomers to Madison

Date: 01 29 1952
Description: Shown are newcomers to Madison, Mrs. Edward Jacobs, 602 Pinchot Avenue, and her 14-months-old son, Mark.
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New Year's Babies

Date: 12 28 1953
Description: Mark Evon Henry sitting in a bouncy seat. The photograph was one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953.
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New Year's Babies

Date: 12 29 1953
Description: Joanne Butler holding a stuffed lamb. The photograph is one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953.
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New Year's Babies

Date: 12 29 1953
Description: Portrait of Dennis McCarthy riding a toy horse. The photograph was one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953.
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 10 23 1954
Description: Rebecca Rae Rodgerson, age three, hugs a doll she received from the Empty Stocking Club, as imagined in Monte Allen's dream. The club, sponsored by the ...
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Easter

Date: 03 26 1956
Description: Three-year-old Jane Bush sits on a chair while hugging her pink Easter bunny.
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Visiting Relatives and Former Residents

Date: 07 24 1956
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Daniel A. Peterson with her son Daniel Thomas. They are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell T. Thronson, and her in-laws, Mr. and Mr...
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East Side Women's Club Children's Style Show

Date: 10 14 1958
Description: Three young girls, children of members of the East Side Women's club, model at a style show presented at a meeting of the club. Pictured from left to right...
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Middleton Style Show

Date: 05 02 1961
Description: Two small girls, one holding a toy, modeling spring dresses and shoes in preparation for the spring style show. The Opti-Mrs. Club of Middleton sponsored t...
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Cap Pistol Legalization

Date: 07 03 1953
Description: After Governor Kohler signed legislation legalizing the sale of caps and cap pistols, many youth prepared to celebrate the Independence Day holiday with th...
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Two Boys

Date: 1930
Description: Two unidentified boys sitting on a wooden crate with their feet resting on a larger wooden box. The smiling boy on the left is holding a toy car. There is ...
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Mrs. Peter Berntsen Enjoys Tanning with Assistance from Alumnium Foil

Date: 02 28 1961
Description: Mrs. Peter Berntsen, 926 LeRoy Road, enjoys an outdoor tanning session aided by a wall of aluminum foil. Her son Erik (3) plays in front of her bundled up ...

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