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Sorority Marionette Show and Tea Party

Date: 06 25 1950
Description: Cameron Thompson, age three, showing her puppet to Mrs. William S. Hooper of Minneapolis and to Gail and Jacqueline Harmon during the sorority marionette s...
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Planning Committee

Date: 10 23 1951
Description: Thirteen members of the planning committee for the Daughters of Demeter "all-agricultural" dinner. On the far right, Mrs. George (Vivian) Werner is showing...
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Ed Sullivan and Shari Lewis with Puppets

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Description: Ed Sullivan and Shari Lewis pose with puppets Topo Gigio and Lambchop.
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Eddie Tullock

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Description: Magician Eddie Tullock (1919-2007) performing at a restaurant. Minnesota-born Tullock was the originator of "trade show magic," the concept of presenting a...
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Your Puppet Pals

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Merrillyn (Mrs. Robert) Wegner is shown standing behind a set from "Your Puppet Pals" which includes 3 puppets: Professor Bookworm, Dingle the Clown, and F...
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Mother-Daughter Dinner

Date: 05 17 1956
Description: Merrillyn Wegner (Mrs. Robert E.), (right) shows off her puppet "Casper the Clown" to Mrs. Ray (Evelyn) Lessner and her daughter Sharon at the mother-daugh...
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Benefit Puppet Play

Date: 04 11 1960
Description: Portrait of Katarina Lettau, left, who helped make the puppets in the foreground, and Donna Zegarowicz, director of the upcoming puppet play, "The Ugly Toa...
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Giant Puppets Outside the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A large group of protesters walking down the street holding signs reading: "Chase the Money," "Black Lives Matter," "Immigrant Justice," and "Fight for $15...
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Walker and Trump Protest Puppets

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A group of people are taking photographs of the protesters outside the Republican presidential debate. In the center are two giant effigy puppets of Donald...
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Photographing the Protesters

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Slightly elevated view of the Overpass Light Brigade, which is forming a semicircle with their signs reading: "GOP Circus." Behind them a mass of protester...
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Protesters Lying in the Street

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Numerous protest groups, including the Overpass Light Brigade, and the Student Union Movement, are forming a ring around young protesters as they are lying...
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"You're a Mean One" Protest Sign

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Three young people, two men and one women, are sitting on the curb in front of a fence with a sign reading: "No Trespassing By Order of Police." Behind the...
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Merrillyn Wegner with her Puppets

Date: 12 10 1953
Description: Merrillyn (Mrs. Robert) Wegner is shown holding puppets and standing in front of a set from "Your Puppet Pals", a weekly show on WKOW-TV. She has a smiling...
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Careers in Mental Health

Date: 04 26 1959
Description: Miss Sydney Auer, a clinical psychologist, meets with children at the Dane County Child Guidance center, often talking with them through play. She is shown...
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YWCA Marionette Theater Workshop

Date: 12 06 1962
Description: A woman standing among several marionettes, demonstrating the strings and control bars to another woman and two children. Caption reads: "Two youngsters...
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Cynthia Shove and Lee Hauck with Puppets

Date: 03 27 1958
Description: Two women smiling and looking at a hand puppet of a dog. Other hand puppets are propped up on a table in front of them, and a stage is behind them. Caption...
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Milwaukee-Downer College Marionettes

Date: 03 08 1956
Description: A woman adjusts a marionette on a table. Above and behind the table, three women operate horizontal ("American") control bars. Caption reads: "Mrs. Harry H...

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