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Capitol Interior (Third) — Turner Seminar in Historical Society Alcove

Date: 1893
Description: Frederick Jackson Turner with his History Seminar in an alcove of the Historical Society rooms in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, about 1893-1894. Back ...
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Original Wisconsin Historical Society Library

Date: 08 01 1944
Description: Students Dorothy Vecke, Milwaukee, and Kuo Chung-Ying, China, examine the bookcase that was the original Wisconsin State Historical Society library of the ...
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Library Reading Room

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Description: View of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin's Library Reading Room from the mezzanine.
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American Cancer Society Volunteers

Date: 04 01 1949
Description: Madison volunteers stuffing envelopes for the financial drive of the American Cancer Society. Left to right: Mrs. Lewis W. (Leatha) Premo, cancer chairman ...
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Central International Gladiolus Show

Date: 08 02 1950
Description: Wisconsin's First Lady, Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm, makes a special arrangement of gladioli for the Central International Gladiolus Society show being hel...
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Dane County Medical Auxiliary

Date: 08 27 1950
Description: Dane County Medical auxiliary members will serve as hostesses for the annual convention of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin at Hotel Schroeder in Mil...
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Wisconsin State Medical Society Auxiliary

Date: 11 12 1951
Description: Mrs. Russell M. Kurten of Racine (right), president of the women's auxiliary of the Wisconsin State Medical Society, was honored at a dessert luncheon at t...
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VFW Auxiliary Anniversary

Date: 05 27 1952
Description: Group portrait of charter members of the Madison Veterans of Foreign War, who are observing the organization's 25th anniversary. Front row, left to right:...
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Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary

Date: 04 06 1954
Description: Three members of the Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary show a Nursing Career Book to Carolyn Mitchell, who will be entering nursing school. The...
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Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary

Date: 04 05 1954
Description: Group portrait of Edythe Lubing (left), Elizabeth Land, and Judith Davis. The women are members of the Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary dinner...
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Meeting of the American Legion and Auxiliary Post 270

Date: 02 21 1978
Description: "On this particular evening, a historic meeting was held by American legion and Auxiliary Post 270. The somber members were assembled to vote on the propo...
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American Legion Auxiliary

Date: 06 25 1954
Description: Group portrait of 14 women making plans for the state convention of the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary

Date: 04 12 1955
Description: Sally Littig, chairman of the "loan closet" committee of the Women's Auxiliary of Dane County Medical Society visits with Nellie Kedzie Jones who lies in a...
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American Legion Auxilliary

Date: 06 23 1956
Description: Group portrait of the new officers of the American Legion Auxiliary in the Legion clubhouse. Front row seated left to right: Mrs. Harold Jahnke, Third Dist...
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American Legion Cairns - Victory Post 57

Date: 06 23 1956
Description: Group portrait of the new officers of the American Legion William B. Cairns Victory Post 57. First row, left to right: Don Atkins, third district commander...
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Vetetans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Banquet

Date: 03 07 1957
Description: Group portrait of two dignitaries with their wives that took part in the banquet honoring the president of the national auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreig...
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Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary

Date: 11 11 1957
Description: Four women attend an event to display Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary projects. Agnes Hill (left), Helen M. Wasserberger, Beatrice Kabler, an...
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Dane County Dental Society Party

Date: 11 29 1957
Description: Reita Follett, and Harriet and Dr. Stuart D. Kelly attend the Dane County Dental Society dinner dance Christmas party.
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Syttende Mai Observance

Date: 05 14 1959
Description: Four people chat about the "old country" during the observance of Norway's Syttende Mai Independence Day, sponsored by the Ygdrasil Literary Society at the...
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The People of the Theresa Historical Society

Date: 08 1988
Description: The Theresa Historical Society held a meeting at the Schiefer house. Jim Widmer, Russ Bandlow, Fred Bandlow, Les Beck, Evangeline Koll, John Bodden, and Pe...

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