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Poster

It's Better with Butter!

Date: 1941
Description: Color poster created by the National Dairy Council, Chicago, of butter and buttered food items such as pancakes, baked potatoes, and a steak, displayed on ...
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Young Man Buttering a Slice of Bread

Date: 1919
Description: A young man sitting at a table buttering a slice of bread.
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Janet Jordan and William Kommers Wedding

Date: 04 25 1944
Description: Wedding portrait of Janet Jordan and Ensign William Kommers, taken at St. Francis House, 1001 University Avenue, with bride and groom cutting cake.
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Children's Birthday Party

Date: 02 19 1937
Description: Children's birthday party at 906 Brittingham Boulevard, with participants wearing party hats and sitting at a table with a birthday cake.
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Children's Birthday Party

Date: 09 25 1930
Description: Eleven little girls in party hats sit around a dining table set with a birthday cake and candles, and party favors.
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Children's Birthday Party

Date: 09 25 1930
Description: Group portrait of children at a birthday party. Taken for Mrs. Griffith. Eleven children are sitting in child-sized chairs around a table with a birthday c...
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Decorated Dining Room

Date: 1890
Description: Dining room decorated with streamers for a wedding reception. The table is set formally with candles and there is a wedding cake as a centerpiece.
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Cake Cutting at the Wisconsin Garden Club Jubilee

Date: 10 01 1952
Description: Margaret E. Garnett (Mrs. A.C.), of Madison, program chair of the convention, and Mrs. Linus Boehm of West Salem, president of the state federation, cuttin...
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Dining Room Table with Birthday Cake

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Description: Interior view of a dining room table with place settings and a birthday cake.
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Steinhaurer-Sundquist Wedding Buffet Table

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: Reception buffet table for the Shirley Steinhauer and William Sundquist wedding reception at the Nakoma Country Club.
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History of the University of Wisconsin Testimonial Luncheon

Date: 02 05 1949
Description: Professors Vernon Carstensen (left) and Merle Curti, with their wives, cutting the ceremonial cake at the testimonial luncheon in their honor as authors of...
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Women Posing with Household Items

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Description: Studio portrait of two women sitting in front of three standing women, all holding household items, including: pie, iron, cup, towel, platter, and glasses....
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Table with Cake Slice on Plate

Date: 1920
Description: A slice of frosted cake rests on a plate atop a cloth-covered table, along with a glass, knife, additional plates, and a wrinkled cloth napkin.
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Happy Birthday Medicare

Date: 07 29 1995
Description: At a celebration for the 30th anniversary of Medicare, Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and guests blow out the candles on a cake.
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Gulley's 25th Anniversary Party

Date: 07 1955
Description: Beatrice (Bea) and Carson Gulley posing together at their 25th wedding anniversary party in their new home at 5701 Cedar Place. The home was located in the...
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After the Wedding at Krueger's Hotel

Date: 07 29 1950
Description: The bride, Marge Walsh, and groom relax at Krueger's Hotel. They are flanked by Ray and Marie Guelig Sauer.
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Cutting the Wedding Cake

Date: 07 29 1950
Description: Walsh-Guelig wedding. Edgar and Margie enjoy some cake.
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Cutting the Cake

Date: 09 1952
Description: Ralph Widmer and Helen Bodden cut their wedding cake.
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We Saw You at Who's New Anniversary Tea

Date: 01 15 1960
Description: Members of the Who's New Anniversary club admire a four-tiered cake at their 25th anniversary tea. Left to right: Bonnie Tennant, Mary Waddell, Beatrice Th...
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Eigthtieth Birthday Celebration

Date: 12 1913
Description: Eightieth birthday celebration for Harriet Millard Smith, mother-in-law to Dr. Joseph Smith. The family is gathered around the dinning room table, which is...

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