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Policing the Grounds
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View of a woman crouching down and pulling weeds from a flower bed and putting them into a bushel basket. Caption reads: "Policing the grounds was the assignment of Mrs. Arthur P. [Gail] Meissner, 4718 N. Woodburn St., Whitefish Bay."
May 22, 1962
Koshollek, George P., Jr.
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Camp Sidney Cohen Clean-up
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The Linen Closet
May 22, 1962
One woman is handing folded linens to another woman while they are standing in a large closet. Caption reads: "The linen closet received a thorough going over by Mrs. Jerome H. Schwarz (left), 8316...
Green Thumbs Were Put to Work
May 22, 1962
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Hotdog Cookout
May 15, 1965
Girl Scouts cooking hotdogs over an open fire. The Great Blue Heron council weekend campout was held at Hartland Sportsman's Club grounds.
Children and Apple Barrel
1953
Several children are gathered outdoors around a bushel basket filled with apples, taking as many apples as they can. Caption reads: "School children posed for Apple Institute promotion photo, 1953 ...
Electric Hair
January 10, 1966
Gail Lukas' hair stands on end when she places her hand on a Van de Graalf generator in a demonstration by the Atomic Energy Commission for junior high school students.