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Christmas Party for Dane County Home Residents

Date: 12 15 1952
Description: Mrs. Jack Westra is serving punch at a Christmas party to three residents of the Dane County Home. The party was sponsored by the Madison Association of Un...
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Civil Defense Mass Feeding Practice

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Helen Giessel (left) and Avis MacLean make an improvised plate and cup during a Civil Defence emergency mass-feeding practice event.
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Junior Catholic League

Date: 02 28 1956
Description: Three officers of the Junior Catholic League, composed of girls from Madison high schools, prepare refreshments. Right to left: Margaret McConley, Monona G...
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Madison Optimists Installation of Officers

Date: 07 15 1957
Description: Three newly installed directors of the Madison Optimists sit at a breakfast table. They include, from left: Delbert Braun, Harold Anderson, and Edward Krec...
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Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Bar Association

Date: 01 03 1958
Description: Plans are being completed for the organization of a Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Bar Association. Wives of the lawyers will make up the membership....
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Red Cross Volunteer Thank You Tea

Date: 12 1959
Description: Group portrait of four canteen hostesses at the first Red Cross "thank you" tea held at the home of the University of Wisconsin president. Left to right ar...
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Attic Angel Association Luncheon

Date: 04 30 1960
Description: Four new probationary members attend the Attic Angel Association. They include, left to right: Helen Giessel, Betty Suhr, Barbara P. Johnson, and Betty Ber...
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Nakoma Welfare League Tea

Date: 09 27 1961
Description: Members of the Nakoma Welfare League gathered at Westminster Presbyterian Church for the organization's annual fall get acquainted tea and program. Dorothy...
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VA Yule Party

Date: 12 1954
Description: Leah Rothschild and Minnie Marcus folding napkins for the holiday party for patients at the Veterans Hospital. Both are members of the Madison Jewish Welfa...
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VA Yule Party

Date: 12 1954
Description: Elizabeth Woods holding the cup while Judith Stein is pouring coffee at the holiday party for patients at the Veterans Hospital. The women's division of th...

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