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| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Three women mend and sew articles of clothing in the University of Wisconsin home economics laboratory. |
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| Description: | Young women practicing fine sewing and lace making at Wisconsin Home for the Feeble Minded. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Dressmaking instructor conducting an outdoor dressmaking class. |
| Date: | 01 31 1949 |
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| Description: | Four ladies observing a woman demonstrating on a sewing machine at the University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Dressmaking instruction outdoors, with one woman serving as a model. |
| Date: | 11 11 1947 |
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| Description: | Two members of the University of Wisconsin Dames Club working on sewing projects with the "new look". Treadle sewing machines were used. Mrs. W. James Harp... |
| Date: | 01 22 1952 |
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| Description: | The junior division of the University of Wisconsin Service League for faculty wives has a number of interest groups including the sewing group, shown prepa... |
| Date: | 04 05 1952 |
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| Description: | Five girls from Rio High School are studying an exhibit of dressmaking and dress design. Left to right are Frances Traut, Donna Mae Hebel, Jeanette Wruck,... |
| Date: | 10 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Elizabeth (Mrs. Howard C.) Miller and her daughter Ethel model dresses sewn by Elizabeth. The photograph was taken to accompany a Wisconsin State Journa... |
| Date: | 03 04 1958 |
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| Description: | Red Cross Gay Ladies Mrs. H.C. Jackson (4014 Council Crest) holding a Butterick magazine, and Mrs. Walter Price (3825 Council Crest) (reflected in mirror)... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | A quilt made by Elda Strahm, a student at Farmer's Grove School, town of York and New Glarus, is displayed hanging outdoors on a clothes line. There is a ... |
| Date: | 10 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Ethel Miller models a skirt made by her mother, Elizabeth (Mrs. Howard C.) Miller. The photograph was taken to accompany an article in the Wisconsin Sta... |
| Date: | 04 15 1958 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Fred Kelly leads a group of women at Wesley Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue (currently First United Methodist Church), who meet regularly to se... |
| Date: | 03 09 1953 |
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| Description: | Frostman's woolens window display with two mannequins wearing suits in Manchester's, Inc., corner window #4, taken from Wisconsin Avenue. |
| Date: | 12 06 1947 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Dames club members sewing doll dresses for dolls to be sold at the Christmas bazaar. Proceeds to be used to purchase Christmas baskets for needy... |
| Date: | 01 1935 |
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| Description: | Sewing project for Milwaukee County women to make and repair clothing for relief families. |
| Date: | 11 07 1959 |
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| Description: | Winners of the Wisconsin "Make It Yourself with Wool" contest are shown with their work. At left is Kay Lyon, junior winner (ages 14 - 17); on the right is... |
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| Description: | A mother is cutting a pattern from display material on a table. |
| Date: | 08 04 1964 |
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| Description: | A counted thread embroidery of a rooster, created by Elinor Schnore. |
| Date: | 04 12 1949 |
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| Description: | Mrs. C.H. Nordberg, 44 Nygard Street, looks on as Mrs. Frank G. Miller, 1950 Koster Street, demonstrates her sewing machine skills. They are both members o... |
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