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Richard & Mary Rossmaessler Residence
July 1, 1949
Mary (Mrs. Richard) Rossmaessler admires the Easter lilies growing at her home at 3113 Buena Vista Street.
Lilies in Garden
July 10, 1948
Bed of lilies at 137 Franklin Avenue, home of Madison gardener T.B. Luhman.
Young Child with a Stuffed Rabbit
April 5, 1944
Whitney Mason Gould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens Gould, 712 Rogers Street, with a stuffed rabbit illustrating traditional Easter gifts for children.
Rentschler's Greenhouse Easter Lilies
April 11, 1952
Rentschler's Greenhouse employee, Otto Wagner, holds Harold Kautzer, Jr., a 3-year-old neighborhood boy, to see and smell the easter lilies grown there.
John Speranza with Wife and Two Children
October 31, 1948
John Speranza stands at the ruins of his store, dairy bar and home on Highways 12 & 18 south of Madison (2606 West Broadway). With him is his wife, Bertha E., and two of their seven children, John ...
Two Young Girls in Yard
September 15, 1948
Two young girls outside with a toy pedal station wagon. Possibly children of a Harley family.