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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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Mathilde Franziska Anneke

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Mathilde Franziska Anneke wearing dark dress and coat.
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Park Hotel — Blue Room

Date: 03 01 1936
Description: Men and women sitting at tables drinking in the Blue Room at the Park Hotel.
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Mrs. Ogg's Tea Party

Date: 11 14 1931
Description: Women posing at Mrs. Emma Ogg's tea party, a benefit for the scholarship fund of the University League, 1715 Kendall Avenue. L-R: Dorothy Fellows, Flora Ri...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assembly Detail

Date: 03 15 1899
Description: Detail of the Assembly Chamber photograph focusing on the journalists seated near the front of the room. During the 19th century, coverage of Capitol news ...
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Mr. and Mrs. Hans O. Hawkas

Date: 1877
Description: Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Hans O. Hawkas of Bonnet Prairie Lutheran Church taken outdoors in front of a canvas backdrop. There is a carpet on the ground. Mr...
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Emma Dahl Lyter

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Description: Emma Dahl Lyter posed in front of a tapestry or wall hanging.
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Woman with Man in Middle-Eastern Attire

Date: 10 04 1945
Description: Overhead view of a woman in western attire sitting on a cushion on a floor next to a man in Middle-Eastern attire who is sitting cross-legged on the floor ...
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Wedding Party

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a wedding party on a balcony. The party consists of the bride and groom (center), three bridesmaids, three groomsmen, a flower gi...
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Findorff Boat Accident

Date: 08 12 1950
Description: Eight University of Wisconsin summer students warming themselves in the Henry Schuette residence at 719 Farwell Drive, following a boat accident in which 2...
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Carol Sisk Patterson and Daughter

Date: 09 29 1950
Description: Mrs. Oliver M. (Carol Sisk) Patterson, of Fox Lake, Illinois sitting near a fireplace with her daughter, Alison, during a visit with her parents Mr. and Mr...
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Publicity Portrait of Valeska Suratt

Date: 1906
Description: An early full-length publicity portrait of Valeska Suratt posed in the "Egyptian" style. She wears an intricate dress decorated with metallic ribbons and a...
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Pueblo Native American Women and Girl

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Description: View of three Pueblo Native American women. The woman on the left is kneeling and spinning wool, and a young girl in the center is sitting and combing wool...
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Charles and Fern Thompson House

Date: 07 03 1951
Description: Fern Thompson is sitting in the living room of her new home at 3539 Topping Road, Shorewood Hills. A feature of the room is a redwood and brick fireplace t...
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Sitting Room

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Description: Interior view of sitting room with a tall ceiling. The room is decorated in art deco style with a light fixture, upholstered chairs, patterned carpet, patt...
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Pi Beta Phi Sorority Benefit Tea

Date: 11 05 1951
Description: Mrs. Mary Conley and her daughter, Barbara, wear hand-loomed mother and daughter aprons which will be on sale at the annual benefit tea held by the Pi Beta...
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Cub Scout Den Activities

Date: 01 07 1952
Description: A group of Cub Scouts and their den mother Betty Smith look on as David Hill, in Native American costume (left), does a dance and Gary Lang beats a drum.
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The Terry Tavern

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Description: Interior of the dining room at the Terry Tavern. Waiters and a waitress stand near tables set for dining. Windows line the left wall and a door leads out o...
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Meadowside Hotel

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Description: View across lobby area towards a woman sitting in an upholstered chair near a fireplace in the Meadowside Hotel. A mounted moose head hangs above the mantl...
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Leonore Judkins

Date: 1915
Description: Leonore Judkins, later Mrs. Forest Middleton, poses in a rocking chair with her hands behind her head. She wears a fancy dress and high buttoned shoes. The...

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