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Blackhawk Country Club Costume Party

Date: 07 23 1955
Description: Dr. and Mrs. L. Riley McCormick in costume, 2117 Monroe Street, playing the guitar and singing at the Blackhawk Country Club 1920s costume party.
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Julia and Julius Jacobson at the Museum

Date: 1912
Description: Well-dressed Julia and Julius Jacobson looking at Indian artifacts at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Museum during their wedding trip to Madison...
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Broadway Actor a Guest in Madison

Date: 05 10 1950
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Fellows, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Grossenbach in Madison, sitingt on an upholstered chair. Mr. Fellows, a graduate of the U...
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Blackhawk Country Club Gay 90's Party

Date: 07 22 1953
Description: Portraying Diamond Jim Brady and Diamond Lil at the Blackhawk Country Club Gay 90's party are Robert and Harriet Narowetz. They are being served a drink by...
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Sam and Zona Liberace

Date: 08 10 1953
Description: Sam Liberace and his wife, Zona, with their French horn and cello in their home at 2638 East Dayton Street. Sam and his former wife, Frances, are the paren...
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Orchard Ridge Community Club

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zagorski ducking through the arch made by Wallace and Helen Wilson during a square dance at the Orchard Ridge Community Club.
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Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Leonard

Date: 12 19 1957
Description: Dr. Thomas A. Leonard has served as a visiting professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Vera Cruz in Mexico. Dr. and Mrs. Leonard visit ...
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University League Junior Division Annual Spring Dance

Date: 05 11 1957
Description: The annual spring dance of the junior division of the University League was held at Blackhawk Country Club. Shown are Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brevik and Barb...
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Interns and Residents Wives' Club Dance

Date: 12 07 1957
Description: Two couples are shown dancing with a Christmas tree in the background. Left to right are: Nancy and Dr. William Hardin and Mrs. and Dr. Michael Lazor.
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Madison Women Host Television Shows

Date: 05 15 1958
Description: Madison television programs are hosted by Madison women and cover topics like cooking, arts, fashion and crafts. A husband and wife team, Bea and Carson Gu...
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Mr. & Mrs. B.W. Gillett

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Description: Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Bradford and Alice Gillett, Sherwin Gillett's uncle and aunt. There is a framed portrait of two children on a ta...
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Family Wedding Portrait with Framed Wreath

Date: 1917
Description: Studio family wedding portrait in front of a painted background with a framed wreath in the center. The wreath is celebrating the wedding of the bride and ...
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Cosmos Dancing Club Spring Dinner Dance

Date: 05 13 1955
Description: Oscar and Harriet Block chatting with Jane Deuel, (center) at the spring dinner dance of the Cosmos Dancing Club at the Nakoma Country Club.
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Cosmos Dancing Club Spring Dinner Dance

Date: 05 13 1955
Description: Victor R. Johnson and his wife Stella are visiting with Madalyn Stolper, (right) at the spring dinner dance of the Cosmos Dancing Club at the Nakoma Countr...
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Knights of Columbus Formal Spring Dance

Date: 05 14 1955
Description: Among the formally attired guests at the party at the Maple Bluff Country Club are Alice McGuire, Howard Buenzli, Margarate Buenzli, and Wilbur McGuire. Gu...
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Knights of Columbus Formal Spring Dance

Date: 05 14 1955
Description: Rita and Edward Konkol attend the Knights of Columbus spring dance. Mr. Konkol was social chairman of the organization.
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We Saw You . . . at Rector's Guild Dance

Date: 01 28 1956
Description: Members of the Grace Episcopal Church Rector's Guild attend a tea dance held at Blackhawk Country Club. The Bob Arden Orchestra provides the music. Shown (...
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We Saw You Viewing Japanese Prints

Date: 02 08 1956
Description: At the opening of an exhibition of Japanese prints at the U.W. Memorial Library are, left to right, Kishio Matoba, art teacher at Central High School and m...
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Carnival of Music at Blackhawk Country Club

Date: 07 15 1961
Description: Posing in a beaded black "Roaring Twenties" dress is Donna Bartel. In the background is Ronald Bartel dressed as "The Moonlight Gambler". Both are represen...
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Wedding Party

Date: 1927
Description: Studio group portrait of a wedding party. The bride, groom and three attendants. The women are holding bouquets. In the background is a painted backdrop.

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