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Cedric Parker Gets a Permanent

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Cedric Parker, Capital Times reporter, gets his hair curled with a permanent wave machine attached to his hair, at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State ...
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Cedric Parker Gets a "Wave" Haircut

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Cedric Parker, Capital Times newsman, has Lucille Bump, beauty operator give him a Rudy Vallee fingerwave at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State Street...
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Eight Capitol Scrubwomen

Date: 06 09 1933
Description: Group portrait of eight Wisconsin State Capitol scrubwomen. Left to right: Mrs. Mary DeRenzo, Mrs. Elizabeth Weddig, Miss Mary McCloskey, Mrs. Ingeborg Sid...
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Duncan Beauty School

Date: 09 29 1932
Description: Interior of the Duncan Academy of Hair and Beauty Culture School, located at 23 South Pinckney Street. Students are working with customers in hair styling ...
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Reri at Grace Beauty Shop

Date: 07 22 1932
Description: Ida Osthoff, manager of the Grace Beauty Shop, 130 State Street, does a manicure, and Pearl Holman gives a finger wave to Reri (Anne Chevalier). Chevalier ...
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Emerson School Physical Examinations

Date: 11 04 1931
Description: Two women from the Health and Physical Education Department examining the posture and feet of Emerson School girls dressed in gym uniforms.
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Champion Cow Milker

Date: 10 28 1931
Description: A young woman is demonstrating her championship cow-milking skills as she is sitting on a low stool and milking a Holstein cow. A person (out of frame) is ...
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Woman Purchasing Ham

Date: 09 08 1931
Description: Woman purchasing Oscar Mayer ham at Levenick Brothers meat market at 1406 Williamson Street.
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Three Women at Beauty Shop

Date: 04 20 1928
Description: Three women (including American Girl — Miss Leeds and Miss Madison — Miss Rosenfeldt / Rosenthal) looking at "The American Hairdresser" magazine in the Ros...
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Madison Dairy Produce Buildings

Date: 06 15 1927
Description: View across street towards the Madison Dairy Produce Building, with employees standing on the sidewalk in front of the building. Located at 1018 East Washi...
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Stripping Tuna

Date: 10 27
Description: Elevated view of workers removing bones from tuna and selecting different cuts to be used for canned food.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Office of Historical Society Librarian

Date: 1892
Description: Emma Hawley, a Historical Society librarian, at her desk in the South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. After the Society purchased its first type...
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Circus Group

Date: 1892
Description: A large group of circus performers and personnel, including a clown and band members, pose in front of a tent.
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Miles Orton Circus Personnel

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Description: Personnel of the old Miles Orton Circus outside a tent in their 1891-92 New Orleans' quarters.
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Norris & Rowe Circus Personnel

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Description: A group portrait of Norris & Rowe circus performers outside a tent at winter quarters, including clowns, riders, and high wire performers.
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Female Circus Performer

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Description: Rose Dockrill of Delavan, Wisconsin. A female circus performer described as "a swell artist and fine looker and dresser."
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Circus Performers with Mule

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Description: A male circus performer stands lengthwise on the back of a mule, while a female circus performer stands on the ground next to them.
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Circus Performers

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Description: The Wallin Trio, circus performers in costume.
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Farm Family Poses with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Men, women and children posing in a field with a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder.
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Stamping Hams

Date: 1945
Description: Women are stamping hams with the USDA grade stamp and the Oscar Mayer label as the hams move by on an assembly line.

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