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Irving Dickman's 3-D Oil Paintings

Date: 08 08 1961
Description: Irving Dickman is shown "building" ads for newspapers in the same precise manner he uses in oil paintings.
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Grace Episcopal Church Harvest Festival

Date: 11 20 1961
Description: Edward Persen, left, and M. Earl Moore, 717 Pickford Street, looking at the items in the "white elephant" booth at the Harvest Festival, Grace Episcopal Ch...
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Grace Episcopal Church Harvest Festival

Date: 11 20 1961
Description: Marjorie Slothower, 305 Norris Court, left, and Gretchen Sienering, 114 West Gilman Street, speaking with Reverend Paul Hoornstra, pastor of Grace Episcopa...
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Empty Stocking Fund Television Benefit Show

Date: 10 30 1963
Description: Ronald Strahm of New Glarus will perform Western songs on the long television benefit for the Empty Stocking Fund on WISV-TV, co-sponsored by the Wisconsin...
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Artist Chester Mayer and Bust of Lincoln

Date: 01 21 1964
Description: Artist and sculptor Chester Mayer shown with a bust of President Lincoln, which had been created by Chester's uncle, Louis Mayer. Chester is working on a l...
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St. Patrick's Day Party

Date: 03 17 1964
Description: Group portrait of eleven men at Joseph "Roundy" Coughlin's Saint Patrick's Day party. Behind them is a sign with the words "Erin Go Bragh." During the part...
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Rehearsal for David Peteson's Folk Operetta Hodag

Date: 03 26 1964
Description: Rehearsing a scene from "Hodag," a folk operetta by David Peterson, are (left to right) Rogers Keene, Director Leonard Schach, and Pat Brown. Leonard Scha...
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University of Wisconsin 1915 Band Annual Banquet

Date: 10 30 1964
Description: Professor Raymond Dvorak, left, director of the University of Wisconsin bands, discusses formations with Jesse Saugstad, Washington, D.C., who directed the...
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Orchard Ridge School Students' Puppets

Date: 11 20 1964
Description: Three students from Orchard Ridge school displaying the puppets they made representing characters in books they had read. Left to right are: Lynette Frankl...
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Annual Dane County Homemakers Christmas Tea

Date: 12 04 1964
Description: Members of participating clubs in the Dane County Homemakers displayed Christmas ideas and decorations at the annual tea. Mrs. Fredric Chase, Mrs. James Kr...
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Annual Dane County Homemakers Christmas Tea

Date: 12 04 1964
Description: The DeForest and Waunakee Homemakers Clubs were the two hostess groups for the Christmas Tea. Mrs. Edward Murphy and Mrs. Edwin Stremer, both of Waunakee, ...
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Senior Citizen Making Hooked Rugs for Christmas Presents

Date: 12 22 1964
Description: Henry Hinze, age 83, working on a hooked rug to give to his children. He has been hooking rugs since he had a heart attack ten years ago.
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Toys Repaired at Oregon State Farm

Date: 12 10 1964
Description: View of two men, with their backs to the camera, are sitting in a workshop at Oregon State Farm painting toys. Pieces of freshly painted, disassembled toy ...
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Bronson La Follette

Date: 08 12 1965
Description: Fifteen images of Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette standing next to a bust of his grandfather, "Fighting Bob" La Follette.
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VA Director Dr. A.M. Gottlieb's Art Work

Date: 09 17 1965
Description: Prize-winning artist, Dr. A.M. Gottlieb (also Director of the Madison Veterans Administration Hospital), is shown with two paintings he created for his gra...
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Newcomers Club and Holiday Decorations

Date: 11 16 1965
Description: Five members of the Madison Newcomers club are completing decorations for the holiday dinner dance at the Nakoma Country club. They are, left to right: Sal...

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