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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on step stool wearing hat and gloves, with fur collar coat, dress shoes, and carrying a purse. Part of the fashion series from Kessenich's R...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on step stool wearing hat and gloves, with fur collar coat, dress shoes, and carrying a purse. Part of a fashion series from Kessenich's Rea...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on box wearing hat and coat, carrying gloves and purse. Part of a fashion series from Kessenich's Ready to Wear, 201-203 State Street, showi...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model wearing hat, plaid jacket with plain skirt, wearing gloves, carrying purse, standing on blocks. Part of fashion series from Kessenich's Ready to Wear...
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Kessenich's Mannequin

Date: 03 17 1938
Description: Kessenich's mannequin dressed in dress, coat, hat, purse and gloves and shoes.
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Fashion Model in Capitol Park

Date: 03 31 1933
Description: Lois Montgomery, standing next to the railing around the Wisconsin State Capitol, modeling a coat and Fez hat from Baron Brothers Department Store, 14 W. M...
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Manchester Woman's Coat Display Window

Date: 10 01 1930
Description: Manchester shadow box display window featuring woman's coat with fur collar, hat, umbrella and purse.
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Manchester Women's Fur Coats Show Window

Date: 09 30 1930
Description: Manchester window display showing two women mannequins wearing hats, and cloth coats with fur trim.
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Manchester's, Inc., Valentine Window Display

Date: 02 13 1950
Description: Manchester's, Inc., 2 East Mifflin Street, Valentine window display of women's coats, handbags, and hats.
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Wilbur J. Cohen with Natalie Spingarn

Date: 1968
Description: Wilbur J. Cohen with Natalie Davis Spingarn, a speech writer and special assistant to Cohen in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. There is an...
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Bernice Lindsay Approaching Podium

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips is behind the podium in a dress. She is reaching out her hand for Bernice Lindsay, who is wearing a coat and a hat. An unidentified person is ...
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Lifting the Lindsay Street Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips and Bernice Lindsay helping lift the Lindsay Street sign to be installed. Phillips is wearing a dress and is in front of Lindsay, who is weari...
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Martin Schreiber Addressing Crowd

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: President of the Milwaukee Common Council Martin E. Schreiber is at the podium. He is wearing a suit and glasses. On the left is Bernice Lindsay who is wea...
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Bernice Lindsay Addresses Crowd

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bernice Lindsay is on a podium. She is wearing a coat and a hat. A man is filming her speech. On the ground is the street sign in her honor. Part of the N ...
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Vel Phillips Fashion Portrait

Date: 12 05 1961
Description: Portrait of Vel Phillips sitting and posing for a fashion shoot. She is wearing a dark outfit with a fur-lined coat. She has a handbag on her right arm and...
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Reader's Delight

Date: 11 05 1980
Description: View down table that is packed with books towards people standing on either side examining the titles. Caption reads: "READER'S DELIGHT — Prospective buyer...
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Anticipation

Date: 1977
Description: A warmly dressed woman is walking past a display window featuring a mannequin in a one-piece swimsuit. The window has frost on it with a circular opening i...
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Heritage Days

Date: 1977
Description: Two women are standing and admiring quilts hanging on a clothesline at a show or fair at Villa Louis.

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