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International Harvester Branch(?) Office

Date: 1906
Description: Two men and a woman working in a branch(?) office of the International Harvester Company. One man is talking on a telephone. Portraits of William Deering a...
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International Harvester Office Workers

Date: 1914
Description: Women and men at work inside an office. The women are using typewriters. A large advertisement for International motor trucks is on one wall.
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Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Delegates

Date: 03 23 1943
Description: Group of people at the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative meeting. They are delegates, from REA (Rural Electrification Administration) member cooperatives, att...
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Family Portrait

Date: 1910
Description: Five people, possibly family, posing in front of a building. A man is standing on the left with his arms crossed, and two women stand on the right near tre...
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Theatre Managers Meeting

Date: 09 21 1949
Description: Group portrait of S & M Theatre managers (Ben Marcus), from Oshkosh, meeting at the Loraine Hotel in Madison.
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Russell Frost Family

Date: 10 11 1956
Description: Outdoor group portrait of members of the Russell Frost family. The woman in the center is holding her ankle-length skirt wide to the sides.
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High School Couples at Sorority Dance

Date: 02 12 1944
Description: Two high school couples at a Beta Gamma Chi and Mu Delta Chi sorority dance at the Loraine Hotel. Left to right: Georgianna Browne, Emerson Black, Dan Benk...
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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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Group Portrait in Studio

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Description: Three women and a young man pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The women are wearing blouses and long skirts. The man is wearing a ...
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Portrait of Three Men and Three Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men sitting in front of three women and a man who are standing. They are all wearing hats. The men ar...
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University of Wisconsin YWCA

Date: 11 13 1950
Description: Professor Lowell E. Noland chats with members of the University YMCA and YWCA at a program of fireside chats. Seated are (left to right): Wanda Bertelman, ...
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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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Governor's Youth Advisory Board

Date: 04 24 1953
Description: Youth advisory board, a part of the Governor's Commission on Human Rights. Standing, left to right, are: David Willette, Chippewa Falls; Richard Rosenweig,...
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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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Associated Women Students Co-ed Week

Date: 02 15 1954
Description: As part of Co-ed's Week, an event designed to combine features of special interest to college women, one of the speakers at the career conference is confer...
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Wisconsin Women's Golf Association State Tournament

Date: 07 13 1954
Description: Karl Schlicht, Blackhawk Country Club professional, and caddy chairman Charline Larson are pictured with two twin caddies, David Pearson and Dennis Pearson...
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New Residents

Date: 09 13 1954
Description: New Madison residents Dorothy and Donovan Palmquist moved to Madison after Reverend Mr. Palmquist became the new pastor of Central Lutheran Church.
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Harry And Velma Hamilton

Date: 10 19 1954
Description: One of the many Madison families who take part in the activites of the various Red Feather agencies (which makes up the United Community Chest) are Mr. and...
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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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Boy in Buggy Pulled by Miniature Horse with Parrot and Dog

Date: 10 1906
Description: A boy dressed in a light suit and dark socks is sitting in a buggy pulled by a miniature horse. In the boy's arm is a small dog, and a parrot is perched on...

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