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Walking in the Rain

Date: 1957
Description: A woman in business attire walking with an open umbrella on a rainy day in downtown Milwaukee. To her left is the Civil War monument, "The Victorious Charg...
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Maypole Dancers

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Description: A group of women in white skirts and wearing caps are dancing around a tall maypole. A crowd is watching in the background, and a dog is running in front o...
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Women's Marching Band

Date: 1878
Description: Elevated view of the women's marching band from John Wanamaker Commercial Institute performing, with children walking beside them and standing on the side ...
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Art Class at the State Normal School

Date: 1910
Description: View of woman at an outdoor art class on a lawn, sketching at State Normal School, which opened in 1875. The group of women are standing and sitting outdoo...
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Philharmonic Chorus Picnic

Date: 07 28 1953
Description: Four members of the Philharmonic Chorus at a picnic table at their annual picnic. Shown left to right are: Mrs. Ruth (Robert M.) Foster, Mrs. Catherine McC...
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Panhellenic Alumnae Benefit

Date: 04 14 1959
Description: Members attending the Panhellenic Alumnae dessert, style show and bridge benefit at Nakoma Country Club. Attendees include, from left to right: Marylu Raus...
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Flower Girls

Date: 05 1931
Description: Faye Finch, Dorothy Tober and Doris Behling pose out of doors. They are dressed in crepe paper costumes with petalled skirts, leaf bibs and caps with stem...
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Group of Women Canvassers of the Oscar Mayer Company

Date: 10 19 1940
Description: Group portrait of a group of Oscar Mayer canvassers posing in front of the Camp Randall Memorial Arch. They are all wearing uniforms and holding baskets of...
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A Gathering at Jolly Lodge

Date: 1896
Description: Group portrait of men and women at a gathering at Jolly Lodge. The men are wearing knickerbockers, and the women are wearing long skirts with puffy sleeved...
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Hula Lesson with Children at Madison Public Library

Date: 07 28 1964
Description: Joan Nagamatsu, 2110 University Avenue, a native of Hawaii, illustrating hula movements to a group of young children at the Madison Public Library, 206 Nor...
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Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, posing standing, with a woman sitting on a sofa at the Barclay Hotel. Between them they are displaying a round gift t...
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Clara Frances Tyrrell

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Clara Frances Tyrrell. Three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing halfway to the right, with hands resting on a garden balustrade...
Historical Object

Fargo Family

Date: 07 1900
Description: A decorated album page features two photographs of members of the Fargo family posing near the ornate porch of their home. In the photograph on the left, F...
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Truck at Fairgrounds

Date: 06 19 1925
Description: Line drawing of a truck at a fairground. A delivery man is carrying a case of soft drinks, and a boy is standing on the left and watching him. In the backg...
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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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Three Sisters with the "H" They Made

Date: 1906
Description: Three wood workers are showing the "H" which they made out of birch logs. From left to right: Lucy Holt, Minnie May Rumsey and possibly Juliet Rumsey Stroh...
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Filming a Scene for "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: Crew, in foreground, filming a scene for the 1951 film "The African Queen." Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn are in a boat with a microphone over thei...
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Henriette Brumder Birthday Celebration

Date: 04 02 1921
Description: Henriette Brandhorst Brumder, sitting in the center holding two of her infant grandchildren, posing with family members for a portrait on her 80th birthday...
Poster

New Mexico and Arizona Rockies

Date: 1925
Description: An original lithograph of a woman buying a necklace from a Native American man. Horseback riders are in the distance. Text at bottom reads: "Land of Histor...
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Outdoor Hymn Sing

Date: 1916
Description: Jeannette Holt is sitting and playing the organ during a hymn sing on the Island. Family and friends are gathered around her. Names from left to right: Mar...

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