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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The Pierce House, at 424 North Pinckney Street. This house was built about 1857 and was designed by architects Donnel and Kutzbock. One of the five firepla... |
| Date: | 12 24 1945 |
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| Description: | Unidentified woman seated in a chair next to a decorated Christmas tree with presents underneath. On a table next to the woman are photographs of a soldier... |
| Date: | 12 16 1947 |
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| Description: | June (Mrs. Robert O.) McLean, and her children Roderick and Gwen, putting the finishing touches on a Gingerbread House. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View across street of the exterior of the Royal Theater, 407 Atwood Avenue (address now 2142 Atwood). Designed by Ferdinand Kronenberg (?) Building remode... |
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| Description: | Interior view looking toward the altar. Caption reads: "Chapel of St. Joseph Orphan Home, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 07 03 1896 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Wisconsin Historical Society library. |
| Date: | 03 23 1949 |
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| Description: | Nancy Fowlkes, left, and Virginia Hammen are shown as they worked on decorations for the Sophomore Shuffle at Wisconsin High School. "With the arrival of s... |
| Date: | 10 24 1949 |
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| Description: | Members of the Sunset Garden Club decorate a table in the guild hall at Grace Episcopal Church for the kick-off luncheon for the Madison Community Chest dr... |
| Date: | 11 29 1949 |
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| Description: | Five members of various YWCA organizations inspecting decorations to be used in the traditional "Hanging of the Greens" at the YWCA. Seated from left to ri... |
| Date: | 12 06 1949 |
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| Description: | Two women and three men look over Christmas decorations in preparation for the annual Christmas Subscription Dance, an event for university students and yo... |
| Date: | 04 04 1950 |
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| Description: | Some of the committee members decorate for the first of a series of parties to be given for the teenage children of Nakoma Golf Club. Seated, left to right... |
| Date: | 06 23 1950 |
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| Description: | Front view of the buffet table at the Governor's residence set up to welcome a group of nationally-known travel editors to Wisconsin. Shown is a close-up o... |
| Date: | 06 28 1950 |
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| Description: | A new decoration adorns the bandstand at The Loft, a youth center at the Madison Community Center. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Interior view of Grand Opera House's auditorium and stage. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Lobby of Grand Opera house, including Frank Waldo decorative designs above auditorium doors, featuring lilies and other flowers. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Interior of Grand Opera House's auditorium and stage from rear of house. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | View of the Grand Opera House auditorium from the stage. Includes decorative wall panels by Frank Waldo. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | View of stage and box in Grand Opera House featuring a recreated painted curtain. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Interior view of Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater from balcony with view of stage and organ. |
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