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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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Piper's Garden Cafeteria

Date: 05 13 1945
Description: Diners wait in a long line on Mother's Day to get into Piper's Garden Cafeteria, 120 East Mifflin Street.
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Corcoran's Tavern Roma Wine Display Window

Date: 03 17 1946
Description: Display window at Cocoran's Tavern, 2605 University Avenue, featuring rabbits holding bottles of Roma wine "for your Easter dinner."
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New Year's Ball

Date: 01 01 1858
Description: Printed invitation to a New Year's Ball given at Weeden's Hotel in Neenah with music provided by Shattuck's Cotillion Band. The invitation is printed on e...
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Merry Christmas from Dairyland Power Cooperative Genoa Station No. 3

Date: 1969
Description: Nighttime view of Dairyland Power Cooperative's Genoa Station Number 3, located near Genoa along the Mississippi River. A lit Christmas tree stands on one ...
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State Capitol Cafe St. Patrick's Day Dinner Menu

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Description: One-page St. Patrick's Day menu from the cafe in the Wisconsin State Capitol, with a drawing of a view of the capitol from the southeast, captioned, "Under...
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Martha Washington Tableau

Date: 02 22 1932
Description: The John Bell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution present a tableau of Martha Washington's life at the Hotel Loraine for the bicentennial o...
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Nakoma New Year's Eve Party

Date: 01 02 1958
Description: Elsie Johnson pins a name tag on A.F. Ahearn; both are attendees at the Nakoma Golf Club's New Year's Eve "Sno-Ball."
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Nakoma New Year's Eve Party

Date: 01 02 1958
Description: Members of Nakoma Golf Club attend the New Year's Eve "Sno-Ball" dinner dance. They include, left to right: Ruth and William Garrott and A.F. and Emily Ahe...
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Nakoma New Year's Eve Party

Date: 01 02 1958
Description: Attendees at the Nakoma Golf Club's New Year's Eve "Sno-Ball" wear New Year's Eve hats. They include, from left: George Lange, Mrs. Fred Chamberlin, Marion...
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Guido's Supper Club Holiday Menu

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Description: One-page menu in calligraphy by "D.L.K." superimposed on the Guido's logo (a coat of arms with the initials "G" and "S" alternating with a martini glass an...
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Guido's Supper Club New Year's Eve Menu

Date: 12 31
Description: One-page menu for New Year's Eve from Guido's Supper Club, with a photograph of owner Bill Wells, a spot illustration of a lobster near the surf and turf "...
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Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: Elevated view of part of the crowd watching as military units from Truax Field march down South Carroll Street during the Memorial Day parade at Madison's ...
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Yuletide Greetings

Date: 1930
Description: Photographic holiday card featuring Carl Marty of the Northernaire Resort in Three Lakes, Wisconsin. He is famous for his hospitality and his "animal frien...
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Bartending

Date: 03 2017
Description: A young woman, Jamie, is pouring out a drink at Dublin Square Pub on the day of the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Both she and another bartender behind her are...
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Crowd on Labor Day

Date: 1907
Description: View of a crowd on Labor Day. The street scene is on W. Second Street where horse-drawn vehicles are parked. To the left of the crowd is the Evans Building...
Poster

"Jiggin and Swiggin"

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Description: Poster for the Ohio Tavern. In the center is a caricature of an Irish leprechaun, smoking a pipe and dancing with a glass in his hand. In the upper left mu...
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Maple Bluff Country Club Holiday Teen Party Committee

Date: 12 07 1957
Description: Some of the young people working on committees for the Maple Bluff Counry Club's holiday party for the high school are shown. From left to right are: Sydne...
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Women and Children in Parade

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Description: Parade of women and children on sidewalk through town. They are going past Peter Olson's blacksmith shop (foreground), fire-bell tower, and the City Hall w...
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Holiday Greeting, Western Union Telegram

Date: 12 31 1917
Description: Holiday telegram from Western Union Telegram and Cable. The telegram form has a holiday theme. At the top is a banner with the text "Holiday Greeting" and ...

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