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Christmas Shoppers on the Capitol Square

Date: 11 29 1957
Description: Christmas shoppers crowd the Capitol Square on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Women shoppers are seen at the corner of State Street, Carroll Street and W....
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Delta Delta Delta Sorority State Day Meeting

Date: 05 02 1955
Description: Barbara Boesel pins an orchid on national director Mrs. H.J. Potts of Waukesha during a Delta Delta Delta Sorority State Day meeting. Looking on is Mrs. W....
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Stagette Day at Maple Bluff Country Club

Date: 07 18 1956
Description: Jane Savidusky (left), Florence Lunger, and Jean Johnson check their scores after participating in a women's golf contest on Stagette Day. A golf fairway a...
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Lions Club Aids YWCA Day Camp

Date: 06 28 1960
Description: Donald Franklin, left, presenting a check for $400 to Mona Manson, as the club's contribution toward improving Camp Maria Olbrich, the YWCA day camp on Lak...
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Opening Day of Dane County Farmers' Market

Date: 04 1998
Description: A farmer weighing ginseng on opening day of the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square. Pedestrians are strolling on the sidewalk on the right. ...
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Phi Delta Gamma Anniversary Event

Date: 12 14 1955
Description: Margaret Cooper (left), Helen Weiss and Doris Pratt attend a banquet celebrating Phi Delta Gamma's 25th anniversary and Founder's Day.
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Phi Delta Gamma Anniversary Event

Date: 12 14 1955
Description: Erna Schweppe (left), Mary Lu Dooley and Margaret Gleason attend a banquet celebrating Phi Delta Gamma's 25th anniversary and Founder's Day.
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Marge Bong and General Kenney at Bong Memorial

Date: 05 1946
Description: Marge Bong and General Kenney standing by a bust of Major Richard Ira Bong (1920-1945), at the Richard Bong Memorial dedication on Memorial Day.
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Phi Delta Gamma Anniversary Event

Date: 12 14 1955
Description: Mabel Boardman, Rita Sullivan, Lottie Fryer and Lucille Reid attend a banquet celebrating Phi Delta Gamma's 25th anniversary and Founder's Day. Rita and Lo...
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Gordon and Lillian Wheeler by Archibald Lake

Date: 08 1923
Description: Standing together on a windy day (L to R) are: Blanche Unknown, Gordon Wheeler, Lillian Wheeler and Jane MacIdorney(?), with her arm around Lillian Wheeler...
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Women Pedestrians

Date: 1911
Description: Three women in large hats walking away from two streetcars on a windy day. Other men and women are standing in the background. One of the streetcars has a ...
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Truax Officers' Wives

Date: 02 14 1957
Description: Four women attend a St. Valentine's Day tea given by the Truax Officer's Wives Club to welcome wives of officers newly assigned to Truax Field Air Force Ba...
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Women Golfers at New West Side Golf Course

Date: 06 25 1957
Description: Five women golfers gather around a folding table to add up their scores for the day. The club house, with a large screened porch, is behind them. They are,...
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Madison Golf Club Women Prepare for Start of Golf Season

Date: 03 28 1959
Description: Chairmen of the Madison Country Clubs women group's Junior programs meet at Nakoma Country Club to make plans for the annual inter-club junior day to be he...
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Albert and Elsa Seipp Madlener

Date: 07 06 1939
Description: Albert and Elsa Seipp Madlener pose for their portrait on the day of their son Otto's wedding to Virginia Wetmore at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. ...
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Vel Phillips at Lawn and Garden Contest

Date: 1957
Description: Two women and a man are standing together with a caption that identifies them as "Vel Phillip[s], Bernard Toliver, and Mrs. Moore — 1st prize, Lawn and Gar...
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A Day 'With a County Home Agent"

Date: 04 24 1958
Description: Kathleen Russell preparing to leave her office in the Iowa County Courthouse in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
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Rotary Club of Madison-West

Date: 06 14 1957
Description: Rotary Club of Madison-West charter meeting at the Cuba Club. Left to right: Trayton Lathrop, secretary; Basil Peterson, Downtown Rotary; Mrs. D.I. Kistler...
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Women Wearing Hats Walking on Sidewalk

Date: 1912
Description: Young women carrying purses and wearing very large hats are walking down a sidewalk. A person on the left is holding an umbrella, and one woman is holding ...
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Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Four women attending the Republican Centennial Birthday party are shown modeling in the historical fashion show. Pictured from left to right are: Mrs. Char...

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