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Filter: Creator Name of Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972
| Date: | 03 27 1945 |
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| Description: | Janet Oldenburg decorating Easter eggs as her sister Nancy is watching. An infant is sitting in a high chair on the right. They are the children of Mr. and... |
| Date: | 12 26 1945 |
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| Description: | Signe and Peder Sletteland, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Sletteland, 2150 Chadbourne Avenue, looking at a catalog. She is a student at Skidmor... |
| Date: | 04 28 1947 |
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| Description: | Six children with the May Baskets that they have made in Marjorie Deakman's nursery school, 7 Bayside Drive, Lakewood, Maple Bluff. L to R: Paul Glass, 810... |
| Date: | 10 12 1949 |
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| Description: | Speakers at the Columbus Day dinner, sponsored by the Madison chapter of UNICO National at the Hotel Loraine, sit at a table with a tablecloth and place se... |
| Date: | 11 29 1949 |
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| Description: | Five members of various YWCA organizations inspecting decorations to be used in the traditional "Hanging of the Greens" at the YWCA. Seated from left to ri... |
| Date: | 04 04 1950 |
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| Description: | Katherine Mary Ela, age 2.5 years, wears her Easter finest of a smart navy blue and white frock with a white straw hat bound in the brightest red ribbon an... |
| Date: | 05 30 1952 |
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| Description: | Eighty-two-year-old William N. Nichols holding a flag during Memorial Day services at the Wisconsin State Capitol. He is the son of a Union Civil War veter... |
| Date: | 06 16 1953 |
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| Description: | A photographic tribute to Madison dads on Fathers Day includes a photograph of Dr. James J. Nania, a dentist, with his three sons John Nania, James Nania, ... |
| Date: | 11 1953 |
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| Description: | Pupils in Clara Boyle's third grade class at Marquette School wear Puritan costumes while examining a small early American-style log cabin as part of their... |
| Date: | 08 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Four Junior Red Cross members with Christmas cards, tray favors, Christmas tree ornaments and recreations hall decorations made for military units and hosp... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Children of University of Wisconsin faculty living in University Houses at Eagle Heights are costumed as Native Americans, cowboys, and flowers are marchin... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Patty Ann Geaney, 21-month-old daughter of Captain and Mrs. Edward J. Geaney, residents of Eagle Heights, University of Wisconsin Houses, watches older chi... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Cynthia Cottam, age 3 and a half, watches as children participate in a parade of gaily decorated tricycles while costumed as Native Americans, cowboys, and... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Vernie Swenson, 4 1/2, on the left, and her brother, Juddy, are shown in the exotic costumes they wore at the Memorial Day parade and celebration sponsored... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Suzanne Seifert, 3-year-old daughter of Professor and Mrs. Lester W. Seifert, is shown in her costume made of pink crepe paper, which she wore at the Memor... |
| Date: | 09 12 1950 |
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| Description: | "Homemakers' Holiday" was planned by the YWCA for wives and mothers between the ages of 18 and 35. Sitting and addressing invitations for the event are Mrs... |
| Date: | 05 30 1952 |
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| Description: | Cub Scout Pack 329 from Emerson School lines up on Doty Street for the Memorial Day parade around Madison's Capitol Square. Monona Tire Company on the corn... |
| Date: | 05 30 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. H.L. (Charlotte) Gerber, escorted by Earl Heath, prepares to place a wreath in honor of World War I dead during ceremonies at the South Hamilton Stree... |
| Date: | 05 30 1952 |
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| Description: | Two members of the Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars drill team and some of the crowd gathered at Forest Hill Cemetery during services to dedicate a marble m... |
| Date: | 05 30 1952 |
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| Description: | The unveiling of a marble monument dedicated to Madison's war dead at Forest Hill Cemetery as part of Madison's Memorial Day ceremonies. At the right of th... |
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