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| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of Tommy the cat sitting in a high chair as Tootsie, the dog, stands alongside. Both wear long dresses; the dog also wears a cardigan... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the Middleton family cat sleeping in a doll carriage under a crocheted baby blanket, wearing a matching bonnet. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a cat, with head bandaged and foreleg in a sling, sitting in a rocking chair, as Tootsie the dog, dressed as a nurse, is standing... |
| Date: | 06 23 1953 |
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| Description: | Wolff, Kubly and Hirsig Company opens new store on Monday, June 29th. Pictured is the second floor which is devoted to toys, sporting goods, trains, record... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of two women, a man, a boy and a girl posing in a parlor; two other rooms are visible through doorways. The girl is seated in front of a p... |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Forest Middleton poses for his portrait in a kilt, holding a toy horse. He is standing on a chair which is draped with a cloth. |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Forest Middleton, wearing a plaid dress, lectures his Teddy Bear, which is seated in a high chair. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Two well-dressed young women pose in front of a piano. One holds a fan in her lap, the other holds a piece of sheet music titled "When We Were Two Little B... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Three unidentified children sit in chairs in front of a Christmas tree. Two of the children hold dolls; the third holds a push toy. The tree is decorated w... |
| Date: | 08 28 1953 |
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| Description: | Horace A. and Jane Page attend a "tea party" with their daughters, Penny and Julie. Jane is the chairman of the Understanding Children Group, a project of... |
| Date: | 10 01 1953 |
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| Description: | An annual Christmas party in October sponsored by the Women of the Moose was held at the Moose House to show members the gifts to be shipped to Mooseheart ... |
| Date: | 12 18 1953 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of five men working at the Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot. Left to right: Captain Leo Lewis, U.S. Marine Corps; James L. Williams and William... |
| Date: | 12 21 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Martha Verriden with her 14 month old son, Stevie. They lost their home and possessions in a fire at their trailer home at Oak Park Trailer Cou... |
| Date: | 12 28 1953 |
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| Description: | Mark Evon Henry sitting in a bouncy seat. The photograph was one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953. |
| Date: | 12 29 1953 |
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| Description: | Joanne Butler holding a stuffed lamb. The photograph is one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953. |
| Date: | 12 29 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Dennis McCarthy riding a toy horse. The photograph was one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953. |
| Date: | 06 1967 |
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| Description: | Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 500 block of State Street. Businesses include: (on Gilman Street) Wolf Kubley and Hirsig Toys, Hair House... |
| Date: | 02 01 1954 |
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| Description: | Patricia Thieding, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thieding of Loganville, tries to unlock a door in a play item designed by Jean Hardenbergh from Lake Z... |
| Date: | 03 04 1954 |
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| Description: | Mrs. H.L. Gibson works with two pupils at Madison's unique Slow Learners' Nursery School, believed to be the only one of its kind in the country. |
| Date: | 06 21 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Susan (Bastiste) Quanbeck and her son, Alton. She is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Bastiste in Madison. Her husband, Captain Alton H.... |
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