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| Date: | 11 08 1947 |
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| Description: | Prize winners at a costume dance sponsored by Local 1114, United Steelworkers of America (Harnischfeger Corporation). |
| Date: | 10 30 1968 |
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| Description: | Three children, dressed up in homemade astronaut costumes for Halloween. One clever parent has made good use of a football helmet! |
| Date: | 12 1928 |
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| Description: | International Harvester employees standing around a Christmas tree and Santa Claus during an office party. Many of the workers are wearing party hats and s... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Color advertising photograph for International Spirit of '76 Cadet lawn tractor featuring a model dressed as Betsy Ross sewing stars onto a U.S. flag. The ... |
| Date: | 12 22 1944 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of ten employees of the Rennebohm's drugstore #12 at 2526 Monroe Street, posed at a Christmas party with Santa Claus. |
| Date: | 06 13 1936 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Kroger employees in costume at a Hard Times Party, Schenk's Hall, 2028 Atwood Avenue. There is a man with an accordion in the background. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Santa Claus surrounded by children at a Christmas Party sponsored by the United Automobile Workers Local 121 of Janesville. |
| Date: | 12 20 1947 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of men and women at the Madison Dye Works party. Included in the portrait on the left is an accordion player. One man sitting on the floor ... |
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| Description: | Humorous photograph of Koplin, Bloch, and Gauer dressed as college boys wearing letter sweaters that spell out SOL, for shit-outta-luck. Gauer states they ... |
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| Description: | Harold Gauer as a mad scientist. Photograph stems from Gauer's work with an insurance agency and his part time testing of urine for policy purposes and lif... |
| Date: | 1996 |
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| Description: | Color portrait of the Historical Society staff. This image is a humorous version with balloons of another image which was taken for the cover of a special ... |
| Date: | 12 21 1951 |
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| Description: | The annual children's Christmas Party sponsored by United Packinghouse Workers local 42 in East St. Louis. With Santa Claus is local president John Condeli... |
| Date: | 10 31 1950 |
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| Description: | At Lapham School, more than 800 costumed children and their parents attended one of the largest Halloween night parties held in Madison. Judges Roundy, and... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Eight page holiday card. The inside four pages are shorter and narrower, jogged to the top. Four views are shown. On the front is a "Boss," sitting at his ... |
| Date: | 05 19 2000 |
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| Description: | "Our waitress Adriane, in her German Dress, is our waitress at Feil's Supper Club." Seated from left to right, Ralph Widmer, Shirley Widmer, John Bodden, R... |
| Date: | 07 22 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Poster for the 4th of July celebration in Oostburg, Wisconsin. The featured entertainment consisted of acts for which the Ben Bergor Entertainment Agency w... |
| Date: | 03 12 1957 |
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| Description: | The original caption states: "Lynn Honeck, seated rear (right), wife of Wisconsin's new attorney general and a former professional model, is shown giving s... |
| Date: | 07 20 1957 |
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| Description: | Quartet of singing cowboys at Blackhawk Country Club Western Ranch Party. Left to right: Dr. George Oosterhous, Dr. George Benson, Robert Lievan, John Ko... |
| Date: | 07 20 1957 |
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| Description: | Arliss Nelson dresses as a Native American maiden, and John B. Nelson dresses as Pancho Villa while attending Blackhawk Country Club's Western Party. |
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