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Christ Presbyterian Church "Home for the Holidays" Tour

Date: 11 07 1965
Description: Boutique items are on display during the Christ Presbyterian Church "Home for the Holidays" tour within the church. Members of the church's service league ...
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Students Home for the Holidays

Date: 12 26 1945
Description: Three Madison girls, students at Kemper Hall in Kenosha, visiting in Madison during their Christmas holiday. Left to right are: Margot Schmidt, daughter of...
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House with Christmas Decorations

Date: 01 14 1939
Description: View of a decorated house at 1450 Rutledge Street. There are individuals gathered on the lawn.
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Easter

Date: 03 26 1956
Description: Portrait of Judith Diener wearing an Easter bonnet.
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Christ Presbyterian Church Service League House Tour

Date: 11 07 1960
Description: Service league members of Christ Presbyterian Church prepare their "Home for the Holidays" tour, boutique, and bake sale. Many of the items to be shown in ...
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Halloween Party in Colonial Room, Loraine Hotel

Date: 10 30 1940
Description: Group portrait of adults in Halloween costumes in the Colonial Room at the Loraine Hotel.
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Display Window of Hankscraft Egg Cooker

Date: 01 18 1929
Description: Mock Easter display window with woman demonstrating Hankscraft egg cooker.
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Nurses at St. Patrick's Day Luncheon

Date: 03 16 1948
Description: Group portrait of graduate nurses and other women attending a St. Patrick's Day luncheon at St. Mary's Hospital.
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Three Women Displaying a Shamrock

Date: 03 04 1958
Description: Three women at a table cutting paper shamrocks of different sizes. They are making the holiday crafts at a dining room table.
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Local Homemakers Making Holiday Preparations

Date: 12 02 1958
Description: Margaret Stephan making a batch of her favorite "Almond Crisps" cookies.
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East Hats and Flowers

Date: 04 12 1954
Description: Elizabeth Vogts is making a flower arrangement while wearing an Easter hat made of imported toyo straw.
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Easter Hats and Flowers

Date: 04 12 1954
Description: Mrs. John V. Mc Keon posing beside a floral arrangement while wearing an Easter hat.
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Local Homemakers Making Holiday Preparations

Date: 12 02 1958
Description: Karen Nielsen, a native from Denmark, lights candles in a Christmas decoration she made for her dinner table.
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First Methodist Church Easter Pageant

Date: 04 20 1935
Description: First Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue. Easter pageant, with large group of actors in costume in a scene on "stage" in the chancel.
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Display Window of Hankscraft Egg Cooker

Date: 01 18 1929
Description: A woman demonstrates how to use a Hankscraft egg cooker in a mock Easter display window with Easter bunnies and Easter eggs.
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Richard Bong Memorial Dedication

Date: 05 1946
Description: Marge Bong talks with General Kenney on the Wisconsin State Capitol steps at the Major Richard Ira Bong (1920-1945), Memorial dedication, Memorial Day.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Holiday Tree

Date: 1954
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda during the holiday season. A man is standing on a ladder which is on top of scaffolding to decorate the tree.
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Creating Holiday Centerpieces

Date: 12 10 1965
Description: Cleo Morschauser, sitting, is demonstrating techniques in creating holiday centerpieces in the Christmas workshop at Olds Garden Center. Watching are, left...
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Easter Season

Date: 04 20 1957
Description: Faye Jorgensen is admiring the tall stems and white blossoms of the traditional Easter lily inside a greenhouse.
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Methodist Church Easter Pageant

Date: 04 28 1935
Description: First Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue. Easter pageant "At Dawning," with a large group of actors in costume in a scene on "stage" in the chancel.

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