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Empty Stocking Fund Toy Depot

Date: 12 18 1953
Description: Group portrait of five men working at the Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot. Left to right: Captain Leo Lewis, U.S. Marine Corps; James L. Williams and William...
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Fire Victims

Date: 12 21 1953
Description: Portrait of Martha Verriden with her 14 month old son, Stevie. They lost their home and possessions in a fire at their trailer home at Oak Park Trailer Cou...
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New Year's Babies

Date: 12 28 1953
Description: Mark Evon Henry sitting in a bouncy seat. The photograph was one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953.
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New Year's Babies

Date: 12 29 1953
Description: Joanne Butler holding a stuffed lamb. The photograph is one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953.
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New Year's Babies

Date: 12 29 1953
Description: Portrait of Dennis McCarthy riding a toy horse. The photograph was one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953.
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500 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 500 block of State Street. Businesses include: (on Gilman Street) Wolf Kubley and Hirsig Toys, Hair House...
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Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 01 1954
Description: Patricia Thieding, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thieding of Loganville, tries to unlock a door in a play item designed by Jean Hardenbergh from Lake Z...
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Slow Learners' Nursery School

Date: 03 04 1954
Description: Mrs. H.L. Gibson works with two pupils at Madison's unique Slow Learners' Nursery School, believed to be the only one of its kind in the country.
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Susan (Bastiste) Quanbeck and Son

Date: 06 21 1954
Description: Portrait of Susan (Bastiste) Quanbeck and her son, Alton. She is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Bastiste in Madison. Her husband, Captain Alton H....
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Wisconsin Diagnostic Center

Date: 09 01 1954
Description: A young boy plays with building blocks at the Wisconsin Diagnostic Center for the intensive study of mentally and emotionally disturbed young people. The b...
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Women of the Moose

Date: 10 10 1954
Description: Women of the Moose display Christmas gifts to be given to children at Mooseheart, Illinois and for the aged at Moosehaven, Florida. Darlene Frazier (Mrs. A...
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Beth El Sisterhood Bazaar

Date: 11 02 1954
Description: Sari Elkind, Jonthan Wolman, Lory Rosen show toys and model clothes that were among the items to be sold at the Beth El Sisterhood Bazaar.
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Sears Toy Department

Date: 11 25 1954
Description: Elevated view of the toy department at the new Sears store, located at 1101 East Washington Avenue. A motor scooter is in the foreground.
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 11 11 1954
Description: Marcia Holten, age 3 and a half, holds a Musical Duck pull toy she received from the Empty Stocking Club, as imagined in Monte Allen's dream. The Club, spo...
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Part-Time Jobs for High School Students

Date: 12 01 1954
Description: Wisconsin High School student Ted Hegley works post-school hours in the sporting goods department of Wolff, Kubly, and Hirsig.
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 11 23 1954
Description: Jeffery Radder, age five, holds a football he received from the Empty Stocking Fund, as imagined in Monte Allen's dream. The Club, sponsored by the Wisc...
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 10 23 1954
Description: Rebecca Rae Rodgerson, age three, hugs a doll she received from the Empty Stocking Club, as imagined in Monte Allen's dream. The club, sponsored by the ...
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 11 23 1954
Description: John Prindle, age three, holds a toy car he received from the Empty Stocking Club, as imagined in Monte Allen's dream. The Club, sponsored by the Wiscon...
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West High School Girls' Club Christmas Activities

Date: 12 08 1954
Description: Four girls holding toys are standing behind a large cut-out Christmas sleigh at West High School. They are, from left: Betty Baird, Dagny Quisling, Mary Sn...
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Toy Trucks and Tractors

Date: 12 16 1954
Description: Studio photograph of a "Slik-Toy Dairy" toy truck against a white background.

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