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Elda Strahm
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Elda Strahm, 13, poses outside her home with many prize ribbons which she won at the Green County and Wisconsin State Fairs. Another girl stands on the left. On the reverse of the photograph is written, "A very industrious, ambitious, and energetic student."
1935
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WHi 101100
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Broken Star Quilt
1931
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 large house in the background.
4-H Quilt Goes to the Fair
Elda Strahm made the Broken Star Quilt (2025.115.1) from 1930 to 1931. Elda Strahm, a farm girl from York Township in Green County, Wisconsin, made this quilt as part of a 4-H project when she was ...
4-H Quilt Goes to the Fair
Elda Strahm made the Broken Star Quilt (2025.115.1) from 1930 to 1931. Elda Strahm, a farm girl from York Township in Green County, Wisconsin, made this quilt as part of a 4-H project when she was ...
4-H Quilt Goes to the Fair
Elda Strahm made the Broken Star Quilt (2025.115.1) from 1930 to 1931. Elda Strahm, a farm girl from York Township in Green County, Wisconsin, made this quilt as part of a 4-H project when she was ...
4-H Quilt Goes to the Fair
Elda Strahm made the Broken Star Quilt (2025.115.1) from 1930 to 1931. Elda Strahm, a farm girl from York Township in Green County, Wisconsin, made this quilt as part of a 4-H project when she was ...
4-H Quilt Goes to the Fair
Elda Strahm made the Broken Star Quilt (2025.115.1) from 1930 to 1931. Elda Strahm, a farm girl from York Township in Green County, Wisconsin, made this quilt as part of a 4-H project when she was ...
