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Wisconsin Dames Club

Date: 06 02 1932
Description: University of Wisconsin Dames Club (wives of graduate students) garden party held at 1718 Summit Avenue, University Heights at the conclusion of the academ...
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Sture and Geneva Johnson Residence

Date: 06 28 1955
Description: Geneva Johnson sits in the sunroom of her contemporary home at 313 New Castle Way in Maple Bluff. Her home will be featured on a July 14 Tour of Homes spon...
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Octagon House

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852.
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Odd Fellows Hall

Date: 1910
Description: The Odd Fellows Hall, built in 1838, was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains. The cornerstones were laid by P.G. Sire Thomas Widley, foun...
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124 Langdon Street

Date: 1924
Description: 124 Langdon Street, viewed from Lake Mendota. The house was designed by Madison architect Frank Riley and built in 1924 for the Kappa Sigma fraternity. T...
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Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1938
Description: Slightly elevated view of the State Historical Society at 816 State Street. Caption reads: "State Historical Library, Madison, Wis."
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Y.M.C.A. Hiking Group

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Description: A Y.M.C.A. hiking group of men and boys posed standing on the edge of a sandy drop in a field. A house and trees are in the background. Most of the group i...
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House of David

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Description: Front view of a bridge between two Victorian dwellings of The House of David, a religious commune founded in 1903. The bridge reads, "The House of David 19...
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Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged

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Description: Front view of the addition to the Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged, founded on May 10, 1883. Pedestrians are crossing the street near an automobile an...
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Attic Angels Site Clean-up Party

Date: 07 12 1952
Description: Attic Angel members (plus a few husbands and children) took part in a clean-up party at the former Louis M. Hobbins house at 102 East Gorham Street that th...
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Mamie (Arms) Hall with Red Cross Badge

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Description: Mamie Arms Hall, mother of Lewis Arms, holds up her red cross badge which shows she has a son at war. These badges were usually displayed on a door or in a...
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Westridge Golf Club — Exterior

Date: 05 01 2009
Description: "This is the Westridge Golf Club, 8130 Golf Course Drive, Neenah."
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Zonta Style Show

Date: 08 08 1953
Description: Two models in the Zonta Style Show posing outdoors. They are, from left, Mrs. Lloyd Shoemaker and Gertrude Anderson.
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State Historical Library

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Description: Colorized postcard of an exterior view of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The text at the ...
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Nakoma Welfare League

Date: 05 26 1954
Description: Nakoma Welfare League members look on as a ceremony takes place to install new officers. The event took place outdoors at the Anderson home at 4014 Cheroke...
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Nakoma Welfare League

Date: 05 26 1954
Description: Nakoma Welfare League member, some standing, others sitting on blankets on the ground while viewing the ceremony to install new officers. The ceremony took...
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Attic Angel Home and Garden Tour

Date: 06 28 1954
Description: Josephine Maloney lounging in her garden at her residence in the Highlands. The garden is included in the Attic Angel Garden Tour, an annual event to raise...
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Attic Angel Home and Garden Tour

Date: 06 28 1954
Description: Vera Ford standing in her formal garden at her residence at 500 Farwell Drive in Maple Bluff. The garden is included in the Attic Angel Garden Tour, an ann...
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Attic Angel Home and Garden Tour

Date: 05 28 1954
Description: Martha Hart and her daughter Abigail sitting on a wall in their garden at 1208 Bowdoin Road in Shorewood Hills. The Hart home and garden is included in the...
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Attic Angel Home and Garden Tour

Date: 06 28 1954
Description: Gregor, a Great Dane dog, resting beside a stone wall in the garden of Mrs. S. L. Odegard in Fox Bluff. The Odegard garden is included in the Attic Angel H...

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