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| Description: | Color photographic holiday card from Governor and Mrs. Earl and family, governor of Wisconsin, 1983-1987. To the right it reads: "Happy Holidays" with "The... |
| Date: | 11 07 1965 |
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| 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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| Description: | Hand-drawn invitation by Sid for a Gisholt Machine Company winter holiday party that reads: "Come what will — we observe our holidays still." Dec. 21st, 5 ... |
| Date: | 2000 |
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| Description: | Photographic holiday card from Governor and Mrs. Tommy Thompson, governor of Wisconsin 1987-2001. The front of the card is a color image of Governor and Mr... |
| Follow links to discover the history of American holidays in the state, including their origins, traditions of our ancestors, and illustrative pictures. |
| Date: | 12 20 1879 |
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| Description: | A program for a Christmas event at Toechter Institut. |
| Date: | 02 |
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| Description: | Crowned queen and king of Valentine's Day celebrate over a card. |
| Date: | 04 16 1954 |
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| Description: | Rabbits in a special exhibit at Vilas Zoo. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Holiday card from Chappell's Ad Dept. The card has seven consecutive panels accordion folded. The front panel shows a bell hanging by a ribbon surrounded b... |
| Date: | 11 05 1963 |
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| Description: | A young girl handles a stuffed toy clown during the Milwaukee-Downer seminary alumnae holiday bazaar. |
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| Description: | Thanksgiving dinner between Native Americans and early Pilgrim settlers in America. |
| Date: | 12 26 1945 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with an elephant dressed as Santa Claus. His head is die cut and mounted on the card with a spring so his head bobs. On the inside (not shown)... |
| Date: | 01 19 1929 |
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| Description: | Mock Easter display window of Hankscraft egg cooker. |
| Date: | 01 19 1929 |
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| Description: | Mock Easter display window of Hankscraft egg cooker. |
| Date: | 04 14 1927 |
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| Description: | Display of Easter Lilies at the University Floral Company, located at 723 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of a crowd gathered in Mount Vernon on Arbor Day. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with flowers and butterflies. Caption reads: "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." Chromolithograph. |
| Date: | 01 30 1958 |
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| Description: | Schoolgirls showing one another the valentines they are making in class to celebrate the holiday. |
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