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Girls Domestic Science Class

Date: 1909
Description: A class of girls learn how to set a table in domestic science class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Olive Charboneau Mixing Pie Dough

Date: 02 13 1932
Description: Wood County 4-H girl, Olive Charboneau of Vesper, mixing pie dough in the Madison Gas and Electric Co. demonstration kitchen. This was during the competiti...
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Dining room of the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Dining room at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys.
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Dining Hall at the State Public School

Date: 1893
Description: Dining hall at the State Public School, with numerous tables and place settings.
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Children with Diplomas around Table

Date: 1874
Description: A large group of children are seated at a long table loaded with desserts. The boys sit on the left and girls on the right. Many are clutching what appear ...
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Luther College Dining Hall

Date: 1876
Description: Elevated view of the Luther College dining hall interior. A large group of male students are seated in the hall which has arched windows and walls.
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F.A. Schmidt and Family

Date: 1877
Description: F.A. Schmidt, professor of theology at the Norwegian Lutheran Seminary, with his family on the grounds of the seminary, formerly the Soldiers' and Orphans'...
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Two School Children Drinking Milk

Date: 10 03 1947
Description: Two school children, a boy and a girl, drinking milk from bottles in their classroom with an American Dairy Association poster in the background. Taken for...
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Second Grade Children Making Butter

Date: 12 05 1950
Description: Second grade children of Lowell School engaging in a class project of making butter as part of a dairy study. Karen Rockney (left) is washing the butter as...
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Second Grade Children Making Butter

Date: 12 05 1950
Description: Second grade children of Lowell School engaging in a class project of making butter as part of a dairy study. Sally Myers, (left) is stirring the butter wh...
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Second Grade Children Making Butter

Date: 12 05 1950
Description: Second grade children of Lowell School engaging in a class project of making butter as part of a dairy study. Left to right, spreading butter on crackers, ...
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University of Wisconsin Home Economics High School Day

Date: 04 05 1952
Description: Five girls from Edgewood High School, in Madison, are looking at a display of table settings. Loeft to right are Catherine Burmeister, Mary Boltz, Yvonne ...
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Home Economics Class at Martha Berry Girls' School

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Description: View from across a room of a home economics class at Martha Berry Girls' School, established in 1909. Women gather around an area enclosed by tables and ob...
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Washing Facility

Date: 1920
Description: View of a sink installed in a corner in a washroom at School #9. A mirror, towel rack, framed picture, and a row of mugs hang from walls surrounding the si...
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School Garden Dinner

Date: 1915
Description: A group of children sitting around tables at the Second Grade Normal School. The room is decorated with flowers and American flags.
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Domestic Economy Class

Date: 1920
Description: A group of girls are wearing full-length aprons while using manual hand-mixers to beat the contents of bowls in a domestic economy (home economics) class. ...
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The Hot Lunch

Date: 1920
Description: Two girls are sitting at a table outdoors while a boy is offering them sandwiches from a plate during an etiquette lesson.
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New Teachers

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: New home economics teachers at West High School Jeane Schwartz and Patricia Weege (center) are shown with pupils Pamla Wobig (left) and Carla Tande; they a...
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Champion Football Team at Banquet

Date: 11 17 1953
Description: The Waunakee High School championship football team attends a banquet. They are, seated left to right: Principal Robert Riehl, Reverand Wayne Turner, Wisco...
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Thanksgiving Feast

Date: 11 26 1930
Description: Students and teacher seated at a long table loaded with food and drinks for a Thanksgiving meal. There are music and English lessons behind them on the cha...

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