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Superintendents of State Welfare Institutions

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Group portrait of 13 superintendents of state welfare institutions with A.W. Bayley (extreme right, standing), director of the Wisconsin Deptartment of Pub...
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Mailman George A. Perkins

Date: 03 10 1949
Description: Mailman George A. Perkins receiving a purse containing 25 silver dollars from Marshall Browne, publisher of the East Side News, on the 25th anniversary of ...
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Jaycettes' Fashion Show

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: Three of the models participating in the Jaycettes' fashion show admire a large-sized cartoon that will be used in the show, inspired by State Journal cart...
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Women Protestors in a Judge's Office

Date: 11 12 1951
Description: Six irate women drivers sit in the office of superior court judge Roy H. Proctor's office to protest his dismissal of a traffic charge against a male drive...
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University of Wisconsin Service League Junior Division Activities

Date: 01 22 1952
Description: The junior division of the University of Wisconsin Service League for faculty wives has a number of interest groups including the sewing group, shown prepa...
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Wisconsin State Journal Correspondents

Date: 02 27 1954
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin State Journal staff with correspondents who were recognized for at least 20 years of service at the Wisconsin Sta...
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Jaycettes Style Show

Date: 03 09 1954
Description: Bonnie Ferris models an outfit for the Jaycettes Style Show sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce auxiliary.
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Jaycette Style Show Models

Date: 02 28 1956
Description: Barbara Lawson, representing the Truax Field Officers' Wives' Club, models fashion for the 'smart clubwomen.' The proceeds of the style shows were to maint...
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Alpha Phi Style Show

Date: 03 03 1956
Description: Four women chat at the spring benefit style show and dessert bridge party, sponsored by the Alpha Phi sorority and alumnae. They include, from left: models...
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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: Nellie Howland, one of the five original members of the Philharmonic Chorus, is shown in a local drugstore as part of her job as inventory worker for the M...
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Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 08 21 1956
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Joseph "Roundy" Coughlin, sportswriter for Wisconsin State Journal, with five girls who put on a neighborhood style show t...
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National Sales Executives of Madison Party

Date: 01 12 1957
Description: Shown chatting at the National Sales Executives of Madison party are: J.A. McIlnay, a member of the national board of directors; Virginia Manzer; Pearl McI...
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Job Interview Tips

Date: 04 10 1957
Description: Karen Olson, a senior at Wisconsin High School, models appropriate clothing for a job interview. She is wearing a tailored dress, hose ("a must for career ...
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Foster Parents

Date: 01 29 1957
Description: Dr. Hertha Tarrasch, center, psychiatrist, spoke to the foster parents, telling them about emotional problems of children. Dr. Tarrasch, who is consulting ...
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Annual Matrix Banquet

Date: 03 12 1957
Description: Two women attend the annual banquet for members of Matrix, an organization for women journalists; they include June Brown, left, and Margaret Russell, both...
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"We Saw You" at the Middleton Fashion Show

Date: 04 26 1957
Description: Home Economic students at Middleton High School model the Easter outfits they made. Left to right are: Ruth Ann Frisch, Moreen Gurfoot and Donna Maly. Donn...
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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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Madison Newspaper Carriers' Braves Outing

Date: 06 29 1958
Description: Chris Willadsen (left), son Steven Willadsen, and Gudrun Willadsen enjoy a Milwaukee Braves baseball game outing for newspaper carriers and their families.
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Blackhawk Council of Girl Scouts Art Contest

Date: 04 08 1959
Description: Top winners in the "Home Frontier" art contest sponsored by the Blackhawk Council of Girl Scouts are Betsy Van Roo, left, daughter of George and Mary Greel...
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Dr. Lester McGary; Pathologist Honored

Date: 08 29 1959
Description: Portrait of seven women, all former students of pathologist Dr. Lester McGary. They are, left to right: Cleo Kreamer, Jane Worley, Evelyn Welch, Marion Smi...

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