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Milkmaid with Cow

Date: 1911
Description: Milkmaid with pail and cow. Text reads: "Milking Time, Good Friends in Wisconsin, Scenes along the country roads."
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Crochet Club

Date: 1900
Description: Group of fifteen women gathered around three tables behind a home, probably the DMC Club, an exclusive social and sewing society named for an imported bran...
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Woman with Wringer Washtub and Basket

Date: 1920
Description: Woman washing clothes outdoors with a washtub, washboard, wringer, clothespins and clothesline.
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Merrick Residence

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the Merrick residence, with a woman sitting on a swing on the front porch.
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Churning Butter

Date: 05 12 1933
Description: Ellen (Mrs. William) Lacy, of Sunny Slope farm, 5810 Lacy Road, south of Madison, sitting in the farmyard and turning a barrel butter churn.
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Children and Adults Engaged in Yard Work

Date: 02 20 1915
Description: A woman and boy are using "sedge brush" brooms to sweep a dirt yard as two women — possibly social workers or Agricultural Extension employees — look on. A...
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Woman Pumping Water from Farm Well

Date: 04 1923
Description: A bundled-up woman hand pumps water from a well into a pail. The ground is covered with ice and snow. Two cars and a farmhouse are in the background.
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Woman Carrying Water to Farmhouse

Date: 04 1923
Description: Woman carrying a bucket of water back to her farmhouse in winter.
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Staying Cool Outside

Date: 06 22 1983
Description: Woman stays cool by sitting in a small plastic pool while pouring cups of water on her head.
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Family Greeting

Date: 1905
Description: Mary E. (Mrs. Joseph) Smith, third from right, with family members on the porch, wave as two men at the bottom of the steps doff their hats.
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Turn-of-the-Century Bicyclists

Date: 1900
Description: Sidney Catle, on bike, stands with his sister Sarah to his right, Harvey Richards, and twin sisters.
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Garden Party

Date: 07 12 1970
Description: A woman in a polka-dotted suit chats with two men wearing wildly-patterned slacks and sport coats at a summer party. A man plays drums in the background.
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Fourteen Foot Tomato Plant

Date: 09 27 1936
Description: Mr. Liebenberg standing on a ladder measuring a 14 foot tomato plant growing in his garden. Mrs. Liebenberg is standing beside the plant.
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Swimming Pool

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Dr. Frederick Davis residence, located at 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, also known as Edenfred. Two women are relaxing at the swimming pool. One woman is sitti...
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Woman's Club Past Presidents

Date: 06 25 1934
Description: Past Presidents of the Woman's Club posing outdoors of the H.L. French home, 500 Farwell Drive, Maple Bluff. Mrs. Jenks, Mrs. Richards, Mrs. Ritter, Mrs. L...
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University League Garden Party

Date: 06 06 1934
Description: Women relax on the lawn at Bungalowen, the home of Professor Ray and Mrs. Theo Owen in Frost Woods, at 5805-7 Winnequah Road. Left to right: Mrs. Ira L. Ba...
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University League Garden Party

Date: 06 06 1934
Description: Women are relaxing on the stone terrace near the door to Bungalowen, the home of Professor Ray and Theo Owen in Frost Woods, 5805-7 Winnequah Road, during ...
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Vera Ford in Her Garden

Date: 07 23 1932
Description: Elevated view of Vera Ford standing beside a sundial in her garden at 843 Farwell Drive.
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Garden Bridge Party

Date: 07 22 1932
Description: A.A.U.W. women play bridge in the garden of Mrs. Carl A. Johnson's house, Fuller's Woods.
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Manchesters Store Employees' Picnic

Date: 07 20 1932
Description: Group portrait of Manchesters employees in the yard of Harry Manchester's house, 531 Farwell Drive, Maple Bluff.

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