Museum Objects Monthly Archives: December 2006
Sue Ann Thompson's Inauguration Gown
Inauguration gown worn by Wisconsin First Lady Sue Ann Thompson at her first inauguration ball, 1987. (Museum object #2003.61.1a-b) “Glitter, glitter, everywhere” was how the Wisconsin State Journal reported Governor Tommy Thompson’s inauguration ball held January 5, 1987. The Capital...
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Posted December 28, 2006
Odyssey Home Video Game System
Magnavox Odyssey Home Video Game System played by Susan and John Gyarmati of Cedarburg, Wisconsin during the 1970s. (Museum object #2006.95.2) This Odyssey Home Video Game System, made by Magnavox between 1972-1974, was one of the earliest video games created...
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Posted December 21, 2006
1950s Pink Kitchen
Pink kitchen with General Electric appliances and custom built cabinets from a Waukesha, Wisconsin ranch home, c. 1958. (Museum object #2006.82) This pink kitchen, with nearly all of its original components, comes from a suburban Waukesha, Wisconsin home and represents...
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Posted December 14, 2006
World War II Airplane ID model
Airplane identification model constructed by junior high school students in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1942. (Museum object #1966.298.34) "Friend or foe?" One of the many questions on the concerned minds of Americans following the December 7, 1941 attack by the Japanese on...
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Posted December 7, 2006
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