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U.W. Student Service Projects

Date: 12 10 1951
Description: Members of Phi Beta Speech Sorority rehearse a play reading they will be putting on for patients in Madison hospitals. Left to right: Jean Day, Madison; Ev...
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March of Dimes Campaign

Date: 12 31 1951
Description: Ann E. Boberschmidt, Edgewood College sophomore, is shown wearing a necklace and sweater. She was stricken with polio in November of 1945, paralysing her l...
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Edgewood High School Committee

Date: 01 10 1952
Description: Group portrait of five Edgewood High School students on a committee to plan the school's Senior Ball. Sitting are Virginia Ripp, left and Peggy Cafferty. S...
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Edgewood High School Prom Queen and King

Date: 01 16 1952
Description: Portrait of Patrick Lynch and Shirley Baines, selected as king and queen of the Edgewood High School prom.
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Edgewood College Dance Committee

Date: 02 05 1952
Description: Group portrait of the Edgewood College committee planning the annual sophomore winter formal dance. Seated, left to right: Jo Ann Harwell, Sue Hunt, and Na...
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Madison Skating Club Activities

Date: 02 04 1952
Description: Mrs. Alan (Jesse) Nelson, 1 South Owen Drive, is one of the leading members of the Madison Skating Club and is the current program chairman of the group an...
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Madison Skating Club Activities

Date: 02 05 1952
Description: Leona Engelberger laces up her white skates; she is a member of the Madison Skating Club at Truax Field skating rink.
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Madison Skating Club Activities

Date: 02 05 1952
Description: Three teanage girls gather regularly at the Truax ice arena of the Madison Skating Club. From left, they are: Carolyn Freeman, Katy Grimmer, and Valerie W...
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Madison Theater Guild's Costume Designer Loie

Date: 02 26 1952
Description: Pictured is the Madison Theater's Guild's costume designer who uses only the name Loie.
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Professional Panhellenic Council

Date: 03 14 1952
Description: Group portrait of a Panhellenic Council (representatives of U.W. professional sororities) committee. Front row, left to right: Rita Holzer, Lancaster; Jea...
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Winners of Annual Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest

Date: 03 26 1954
Description: Group portrait of the winners of the annual Madison Woman's club Helen Farnsworth Mears art contest. Pictured left to right: Margaret N. Evans, 2317 Sommer...
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Models in St. Raphael's School Style Show'

Date: 03 28 1952
Description: Jean Staack, at left, and Dennis Galarowicz, at right, model clothes to be featured in the St. Raphael's school style show. Among the other models are addi...
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Maple Bluff Style Show

Date: 05 19 1952
Description: Marie McNeil, left and Arleen Plater, right, displaying the dresses they will model in the Maple Bluff Country Club style show.
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Clarion State Normal School

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Description: Interior of a library at Clarion State Normal School, established in 1873. Men and women read at tables and choose books from shelves.
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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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Dining at a Restaurant

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Description: Several women and a man are sitting at tables while dining at a restaurant. Potted plants are in the background.
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Child's Arbor and Eureka Glen

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Description: Women stand on a hillside at Child's Arbor and Eureka Glen, land purchased by George W. Childs in 1927. On the hill above them is a bridge. Caption reads: ...
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Portrait of Four Women in Field

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of four women, taken in a field. The two women on the left are posing standing, while the two on the right are posed kneeling or cro...
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Two Women on Bridge

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Description: View from road of two women posing standing on a bridge. Both women are wearing black skirts/dresses and capes along with elaborate hats. Behind them is th...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman standing in front of a painted backdrop next to a chair. She is wearing a blouse and skirt, and has a short hairstyl...

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