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Blackhawk Country Club "Children's Day" Dress Up

Date: 07 06 1932
Description: Blackhawk Country Club dress up day for women titled "Children's Day." Women are dressed in children's costumes and are eating ice cream cones.
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Buttered Corn

Date: 09 30 1959
Description: A boy eating buttered corn on the cob at a Golden Spike Day party.
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Lincoln Day Dinner

Date: 02 14 1950
Description: Two "young" Rebublicans, Dorothea and Lyle Siggilkow, McFarland, are shown enjoying a fried chicken box supper at the Lincoln Day Dinner.
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Little Girl Enjoying Corn

Date: 09 1987
Description: Laura Rivera celebrates Appreciation Day with an ear of corn.
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Brownie Day Camp

Date: 07 22 1952
Description: Camper Jeanette Braxton prepares to grill food at an outdoor fireplace as one of the activities at the Brownie Hoyt Park Day Camp.
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Last Day of School

Date: 1932
Description: Pupils at Strawberry School pose behind a table laden with food brought for the "last day of school" picnic. The children wear "good" clothes; two boys wit...
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Kids at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 08 28 1934
Description: Louis Schmidt sharing his hamburger with Ruth Eleanor Hughes on children's day at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Popcorn Eaters

Date: 08 16 1941
Description: Eugene Barter, Jack Rosenthal, and Roland Small snack on popcorn on Children's Day at Wisconsin State Fair in 1941.
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Ovens of Brittany

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Description: Two men sharing a meal at Ovens of Brittany on State Street during a snowy day.
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Unitarian Church's Work Day

Date: 1950
Description: People gather around a table of food for the First Unitarian Society's "Work Day". The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and some of the construc...
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Republican Party Lincoln Day Event

Date: 02 08 1951
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd of Dane County Republicans sitting in rows of seats at their annual Lincoln Day box supper and program held at the Eagles Cl...
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Brownie Day Camp

Date: 07 22 1952
Description: Three campers sit on a log while eating watermelon after a treasure hunt at the Brownie Hoyt Park Day Camp. Left to right: Elizabeth O'Neill, Oregon; Bonn...
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Picnic Point Work Day Lunch Break

Date: 04 27 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison annual student work day at Picnic Point. Shown are four students at lunch break. Left to right: Dominic Cefalu, John E. Had...
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Soldiers on Serbian Farm

Date: 1915
Description: Preparing mid-day meals for troops on a Serbian farmstead.
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We Saw You . . . at Labor Day Event

Date: 09 05 1960
Description: More than 300 people attend the annual Labor Day program sponsored by the Madison Federation of Labor at the Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park Street. Shown (L-R)...
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Three Men Around a Honey Producer Table

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Description: Three men in conversation around several jars of honey on a table. Sign reads: "Wisconsin Honey Market Day." Written on back: "A typical scene of one of th...
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Terrace Plowing Demonstration

Date: 09 27 1945
Description: Three farm wives are taking a break at the terrace plowing demonstration and conservation field day on the Carl Ribbke farm near Ableman. From left are Mr...
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Girl Scout Camps

Date: 07 10 1951
Description: A scene at Brownie Day Camp at Hoyt or Burrows Park. Three Brownie Girl Scouts are hanging their "nosebag" lunches on a line. Left to right are: Mary Groth...
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University of Wisconsin Home Economics High School Day

Date: 04 05 1952
Description: Home Economics students at the University of Wisconsin served rolls and hot chocolate to more than 800 high school students from 57 schools who attended th...
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Charley Pfister Retains His Pancake Eating Title

Date: 12 09 1961
Description: Charley Pfister, Verona, retained his pancake eating title by eating 21 6-inch pancakes in 15 minutes at the 3rd annual "Pancake Day" sponsored by the Madi...

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