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Holiday Canned Food Drive

Date: 11 22 1955
Description: Thomas Constable (left) and Walter Medenski (right), pose in front of canned food gathered by pupils at the Center Street school for the Salvation Army's T...
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Girl Scouts Making Punch

Date: 11 14 1966
Description: African American junior Girl Scouts pouring fruit juice into a punch bowl as they prepare to entertain their parents.
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Food Drive for Thanksgiving

Date: 11 18 1965
Description: Elementary school students collect nonperishable food to be distributed by the Salvation Army.
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Candy Maker

Date: 10 11 1981
Description: Jim Niemann decorates dipped chocolates at his family's business, Niemann's Home Made Chocolate Shop.
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Marian Dolan 4-H Champion Making a Cake

Date: 11 18 1931
Description: Marian Dolan, of the Maple Knoll 4-H club north of Sun Prairie, 1931 National 4-H champion, making a cake. Shows a Hershey's Cocoa can.
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Nakoma Neighborhood Christmas Party

Date: 12 19 1947
Description: Nine young people gathered at the refreshment table at the annual neighborhood Christmas party given for all young people in Nakoma. Pictured left to righ...
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New Year's Dinner

Date: 01 01 1900
Description: A group of family members sitting at a table laden with food for a New Year's dinner.
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Angel Food Cake Blue Ribbon Winner

Date: 1921
Description: High school student Harold Enge poses with his blue ribbon winning angel food cake during an International Harvester Company Short Course. Additional cakes...
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Ten boys of the Nakoma School 8th grade graduating class gather at the refreshment table during a party at the Nakoma Country Club. Left to right: Kent K...
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Hammerin' Hank's — Interior

Date: 03 15 2002
Description: "Lisa, our waitress, joins us at Hammerin' Hank's in Hartford, WI."
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JD's Fieldhouse — Interior

Date: 02 14 2003
Description: "Breanna joined Shirley when we visited JD's Fieldhouse in Caledonia."
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Lucky's — Interior

Date: 02 25 2005
Description: "Connie waited on us at Lucky's in Fond du Lac." From left to right; Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, John Bodden, Shirley Widmer, and Connie.
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North Fond du Lac Family Restaurant — Interior

Date: 03 03 2006
Description: "In a bit of horseplay our waitress, Tara, sat on John's lap with Sharonna seated on the right."
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Coliseum Sports Bar and Grill — Interior

Date: 12 22 2006
Description: "Mark and Eiko Marrese were our guests at the Coliseum. Anie was our waitress."
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D'N'D's Country Tap — Interior

Date: 06 15 2007
Description: "Valerie was our waitress at D'N'D's Country Tap in Dundee." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, unknown, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, and the waitress.
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Bilda's Friess Lake Pub — Interior

Date: 08 24 2007
Description: "Christine (left) was our waitress at Bilda's Friess Lake Pub, Hubertus." Pictured from left to right; Christine, Shirley Widmer, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Ki...
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John's — Interior

Date: 10 19 2007
Description: "Elizabeth was our waitress at John's in Beaver Dam."
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Rich's Restaurant — Interior

Date: 11 30 2007
Description: "Lynn waited on us at Rich's Restaurant in Cedarburg." From left going counterclockwise; Shirley Widmer, Carl Bernhard, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, John Bodden,...
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Rusty's Pub-n-Grub — Interior

Date: 06 20 2008
Description: "Brittany was the cook and waitress at Rusty's Pub-N-Grub." From left to right: Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Carl Bernhard, Shirley Widmer, and Brittany. Jim Wid...
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Boda's Restaurant — Interior

Date: 06 12 2009
Description: (Left to right) are Eiko Olson; Karissa, our waitress; J.P. Widmer; Brenda Wilz; and Shirley Widmer."

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