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Spanish Refugee Benefit Committee

Date: 07 16 1945
Description: Members of the Spanish Refugee Benefit Committee are shown planning for the event. Mrs. Robert Seidl and daughter Lynn on the left, Mrs. Frank Rentz, Mrs. ...
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War Brides

Date: 02 13 1947
Description: Group portrait of six war brides and one infant. Nine-month-old Susan Schreiber can claim both American and Australian citizenship. Shown playing with the ...
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L.C. and Daisy Bates with Men and KKK Cross

Date: 10 15 1956
Description: Daisy and L.C. Bates with two men and a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) cross that they found in their yard. Because this event preceded the integration crisis of 1957 ...
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Wisconsin Women's Golf Association Tournament

Date: 07 12 1949
Description: Pictured at the Maple Bluff Country Club are Mrs. John Clauder of Milwaukee Westmoor Club, left, and Mrs. Marian Callahan, Madison, Blackhawk Club, who wil...
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Wisconsin Women's Golf Association Tournament

Date: 07 15 1949
Description: Marian Callahn swinging a golf club at Maple Bluff Country Club. She was a leader after the qualifying round of the Wisconsin Women's Golf Association tou...
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Madison Skating Club's Junior Club

Date: 01 17 1950
Description: Four members of the Madison Skating Club's Junior Club are shown on the ice. They are, from left to right, Ray White, Jeff Blume, Sally Williamson, and Jea...
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Officers of American Legion Cairns-Victory Post 57

Date: 09 07 1952
Description: Group portrait of the newly elected officers of the American Legion's auxiliary to the William B. Cairns-Victory Post 57.
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Edgewood College Reunion Committee

Date: 05 26 1953
Description: Members of the Edgewood College reunion committee are, left to right: (seated) Mary Conlin, and Betty Jacques. Standing are: Ann Sweeney and Mary Downey.
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YWCA Benefit Tea

Date: 03 25 1956
Description: Louise Troxell, honored guest of the YWCA Benefit Tea for internationally speaking University of Wisconsin foreign students, chats with two foreign student...
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Who's New Club Fall Luncheon

Date: 09 14 1956
Description: Doris Heathcote, formerly of Milwaukee, attends the Who's New fall luncheon.
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Truax Field Officers Wives Club

Date: 08 08 1957
Description: Fay Blalock and Mrs. Elmer Vorse are greeted by Marie Pease at the Truax Field Officers Wives Club. Pease is wife of the base commander at Truax Field.
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Truax Field Officers' Wives Club

Date: 08 08 1957
Description: The Truax Field Officers' Wives Club hosts a party for newcomers. Guests include, from left: Mrs. Edward D. Curry, Mrs. A.J. House, Edith Steere, Mrs. Wilb...
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Phi Delta Gamma Anniversary Event

Date: 12 14 1955
Description: Erna Schweppe (left), Mary Lu Dooley and Margaret Gleason attend a banquet celebrating Phi Delta Gamma's 25th anniversary and Founder's Day.
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Attic Angels Association Spring Luncheon

Date: 04 28 1964
Description: New probationary members of the Attic Angels Association that were introduced at the spring luncheon held at the Maple Bluff Country Club. Seated are Mary ...
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Attic Angels Association Spring Luncheon

Date: 04 28 1964
Description: Four Attic Angels Association probationers for 1964-65 at the spring luncheon held at the Maple Bluff Country Club. Seated are Joyce Weston and Helen Neely...
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Attic Angels Association Spring Luncheon

Date: 04 28 1964
Description: Four probationers of the Attic Angels Association at the spring luncheon held at the Maple Bluff Country Club. Seated are Elinor Stege and Phyllis Beck. St...
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Madison Figure Skating Club Holds Free Figure Skating Clinic

Date: 12 23 1964
Description: The Madison Figure Skating Club holding a free figure skating clinic for elementary school children and teenagers at the Madison Ice Arena, 1834 Commercial...
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Migrant Worker March

Date: 08 1966
Description: View of a group of migrant workers carrying signs during a march from Wautoma to Madison to promote workers' rights. Some of the people are carrying the im...
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Milwaukee Motorcycle Club

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of men and women posing on the lawn in front of their clubhouse. The front row of the group is kneeling, the middle row is sitting o...
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Girl Scout Camp

Date: 09 12 1938
Description: Four large canvas tents form a semicircle in an open wooded area near a lake. Girls Scouts, some in uniforms and other in casual summer attire, are posing ...

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