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Women Dancing

Date: 03 10 1944
Description: Two sets of twins dance at the recreation center for school pupils at the Cottage Grove Town Hall. Included on the left are Jean and Joan Hanson of Cottage...
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Court of Honor for the 25th Little International Show

Date: 02 01 1944
Description: University of Wisconsin home economics students and members of the Court of Honor for the Queen of the 25th Little International Show. Left to right: Phyl...
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College Co-eds Joan Sexton and Mary Young

Date: 08 15 1949
Description: Joan Sexton (left), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Eleanor) Sexton, 58 Cambridge Road, and Mary Young, daughter of Mr. E.J. (Alice) Young, Shorewood Hill...
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Omicron Chapter of Zeta Phi Eta Sorority

Date: 09 30 1949
Description: Seven Madison girls sitting on the steps to an ivy-colored building with the active president of the Omicron chapter of the Zeta Phi Eta national speech ar...
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YWCA Hanging of the Greens

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: Five members of various YWCA organizations inspecting decorations to be used in the traditional "Hanging of the Greens" at the YWCA. Seated from left to ri...
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High School Cheerleaders

Date: 03 16 1950
Description: Onalaska cheerleaders stand along the sidelines in the University of Wisconsin Field House during a state high school basketball tournament. From left are:...
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Women Golfers at Maple Bluff Country Club

Date: 05 17 1950
Description: Marie Adele Fish, left, chairman of the women's organization at Maple Bluff Country Club, is joined by Dorothy Guild outside of a building (possibly the cl...
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Living Rosary

Date: 10 01 1950
Description: Five of sixty-one Edgewood college girls who took part in the "Living Rosary" ceremony are shown holding candles and rosaries. They led prayers on the rosa...
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Joyce Krosemann, "Miss Twirp"

Date: 10 31 1950
Description: Portrait of East High School senior Joyce Krosemann, selected to be "Miss Twirp." "Twirp" season enables the girls to ask the boys to go to the party, alth...
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All City Football Team Banquet

Date: 11 14 1951
Description: Charles Thomas of East High School, and Pat Lawrence of West High School put the finishing touches on decorations for the all-city football team banquet at...
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Scrap Metal Parade

Date: 11 20 1951
Description: Governor Walter Kohler and Sonja Iverson, Cambridge High School drum majorette, standing on West Mifflin Street during the Cambridge scrap metal parade aro...
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Memorial Union Open House

Date: 09 15 1953
Description: Two hostesses for the Memorial Union student orientation open house at the University of Wisconsin greeting two Milwaukee freshmen, Bob Henderson and Ernie...
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New Teachers

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: Ruth Allcott (center) is shown with new art teachers, James MacLeahlan and Irene Harff.
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University of Wisconsin Homecoming Button Sale

Date: 10 19 1953
Description: University of Wisconsin President E.B. Fred is presented with the first Homecoming button by University yearbook-designated 1953 Badger Beauty, Marge Hesse...
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Collegiate Attire at Alpha Xi Delta Sorority

Date: 11 03 1953
Description: Five alumnae of Alpha Xi Delta sorority wear clothes of their "vintage" in college to a dinner meeting in honor of new pledges. From left, they are: Jean B...
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University of Wisconsin Sorority Pledges

Date: 11 16 1953
Description: Group portrait of three University of Wisconsin co-eds recently pledged to Alpha Phi sorority at 28 Langdon Street. Left to right: Nancy Ott, Lee McGaun, a...
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International Students Attend the University of Wisconsin

Date: 07 26 1954
Description: International Students attend summer school at the University of Wisconsin. Pictured are Sylvia and Leonor Hernandez, sisters from Manilla, Philippines, wh...
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Teenagers Dance the Can-Can

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Teenagers dance the can-can for the American Field Service Exchange Program benefit ice cream social and dance. The benefit is sponsored by the East Side Y...
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Christmas Parties

Date: 12 20 1954
Description: Four Wisconsin High School sophomore girls, co-hostesses for a holiday dancing party at Blackhawk Country Club, include, from left to right: Gill Wolff, Ju...
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Babysitting the Charlton Children

Date: 08 07 1956
Description: Henry Charlton escorts babysitter Linda Taylor home after she completed her babysitting job with the Charlton children.

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