Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 41-60 of 109

Photograph

Women Preparing Baked Goods

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Side view of a group of women at a Civilian Defense Rally standing behind a counter with loaves of bread. Behind them is a table of covered cake pans and o...
Photograph

Seybold Baking Company Truck

Date: 04 10 1935
Description: View from under an awning of a man standing next to an International Model C-20 truck used by the Seybold Baking Company. He is handing a loaf of "O Boy" b...
Photograph

Flora Mears

Date: 05 02 1950
Description: Miss Flora Mears, 116 East Gilman Street, cuts a birthday cake provided by the members of the Madison Art Guild of which she was an active member for many ...
Photograph

Hillcrest Homemakers Club

Date: 10 04 1955
Description: Members of the Hillcrest Homemakers club standing around a cake on a table while celebrating their 10th anniversary. Left to Right: Drake, Toepplelman, Die...
Photograph

Madison Vocational School Cake Decorating Class

Date: 1951
Description: Victor Hammersley, a professional baker and teacher, supervises as Elizabeth Zweifel and Mae Grelle decorate a cake at the Madison Vocational School.
Photograph

Alice Ferguson, Madison Gas and Electric Home Services Director

Date: 12 07 1951
Description: Mrs. Alice Ferguson, Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) home services director, is shown with the many varieties of Christmas cookies, candies, cakes, and hou...
Photograph

Farm and Home Week Activities

Date: 02 04 1952
Description: Exhibits of party ideas for children were part of the activities at the stock pavilion on the University of Wisconsin campus during Farm and Home Week. Ani...
Photograph

Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Date: 02 27 1952
Description: Girl Scouts Janet and Jane Brandenburg promote a Girl Scout cookie sale to Dorothy Freck.
Photograph

Softball Players

Date: 08 05 1952
Description: Softball players and twins Darlene and Arlene Bates are shown in their apartment 'robbing' their cookie jar. They both worked at Oscar Mayer and Co. doing ...
Photograph

Girl Scout Cookie Sales

Date: 02 08 1954
Description: Mrs. William C. Roberts (left) of 29 Frederick Circle, co-chairman of the annual Girl Scout cookie sale in Madison, posing with her four daughters, Blanche...
Photograph

Sigma Alpha Iota

Date: 04 27 1954
Description: Irene Eastman, assistant professor in the UW music department, stands with a cake as she is being honored by alumnae and active members of Sigma Alpha Iota...
Photograph

Stay-At-Home Mothers

Date: 05 03 1954
Description: Elizabeth Morris takes loaves of bread out of the oven as her children Mary, age 3 1/2 and Sandra, 15 months, look on. The photograph was taken as part of ...
Photograph

Birthday Party Group Portrait

Date: 
Description: An outdoor group portrait of a birthday party. A cake with many candles and a lace tablecloth sits on a table in front. Most of the party are dressed up. N...
Photograph

Happy Birthday Medicare

Date: 07 29 1995
Description: At a celebration for the 30th anniversary of Medicare, Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and guests blow out the candles on a cake.
Photograph

Bringing Food to the Table

Date: 08 14 1956
Description: Margaret Klipstein bakes many cookies for her family. Part of the photo spread for the Wisconsin State Journal Centennial Cookbook Recipe Contest.
Photograph

Bringing Food to the Table

Date: 08 14 1956
Description: Virginia Hall displays her angel food cake. Part of photo spread for the Wisconsin State Journal Centennial Cookbook Contest.
Photograph

Home Economics Day

Date: 03 20 1957
Description: Mary Crain (right), home economist, teacher, dietician, and manager of the West High School cafeteria, supervises two of her students, Linda Gaarder and Al...
Photograph

Pioneer Homemakers Christmas Party

Date: 12 09 1992
Description: "Pioneer Homemakers Christmas Party. L-R: Betty Schmidt, Myrtle Luhn, Loretta Sauer, Rogeen Franzen, and Shirley Widmer."
Photograph

Solomon Juneau House

Date: 1993
Description: Evangeline Koll holds a cake, celebrating Solomon Juneau's 200th birthday.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 08 1993
Description: "One of the staples at the Wisconsin State Fair is cream puffs. Shirley Widmer is enjoying one."

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: