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Madison Vocational and Adult Education School

Date: 01 18 1949
Description: Mrs. Charles H. (Mary) Rogers, graduate nurse and instructor in the infant-care course at the Madison Vocational and Adult Education School, explaining cer...
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Girl Holding a Doll

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Description: A studio portrait of a young girl wearing a dress and holding a doll in front of a painted backdrop. The girl stands and rests her arm on a stuffed chair w...
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Blessed Sacrament School

Date: 03 22 1949
Description: The Blessed Sacrament Parent Teacher Association sponsored a crafts and hobby show. There were 148 pupils participating with a variety of entries. The winn...
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Washington School Orthopedic Department

Date: 03 31 1949
Description: Taking motherly care of their dolls in the orthopedic department at Washington School are, left to right: Jeanne Laugen, Virginia Czerpinski, and Marian Mc...
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Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show

Date: 04 07 1949
Description: Barbara Jean Stoops, age 2, feeding her baby doll a bottle before trying out the new vacuum cleaner model at the Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show in t...
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Winfield Martin House

Date: 07 27 1949
Description: Interior bedroom in the Winfield Martin house, 2906 Lakeland Avenue. Built as a carriage house for James and Minnie Corry, in 1911, it was remodeled as a r...
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Classroom at Christmastime

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view, with desks in the foreground, of an elementary classroom decorated with a Christmas tree near the blackboard, and other holiday decorations,...
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Christmas Tree and Paintings

Date: 1899
Description: A decorated Christmas tree surrounded by toys, including a wagon, drum, and wheelbarrow. A painting is displayed on a stand nearby, and a painted umbrella ...
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Mary C. and Grandpa

Date: 1898
Description: An elderly man stands in a room holding a small girl. Caption on negative reads, "Mary C. and Grandpa."
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Group of Girls with Dolls

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Description: Studio portrait of a dozen young girls standing and looking down at dolls they are holding in their left hands. They are all wearing dresses and pointing a...
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Anita McCormick Blaine as Child

Date: 1870
Description: Studio portrait of a young Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) seated in a chair holding a doll. She is wearing a dress and her feet are resting on pillows ...
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Children with Christmas Tree

Date: 1902
Description: Cary and Everetta Bass with their Christmas tree. Cary holds a toy horn; Everetta holds a doll.
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Grace Episcopal Church Old Rectory Shop

Date: 11 09 1949
Description: Mrs. Dorothy Rainey arranging a children's corner in the Old Rectory Shop at Grace Episcopal Church, located at 116 West Washington Avenue. The shop is the...
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Middleton Woman with Her Doll Collection

Date: 12 06 1949
Description: Mrs. Otto Koberle of Middleton is standing next to her bookcase of dolls. Mrs. Koberle has collected between 200 and 300 dolls that fill the living room of...
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Madison Woman's Club Dresses Dolls

Date: 12 14 1949
Description: The social service department of the Madison Woman's Club display some of the dolls made for the children at the Children's Orthopedic hospital. From left ...
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Nakoma Girl Scouts, Troop 42

Date: 12 16 1949
Description: In preparation for Christmas, Girl Scout Troop 42 of Nakoma School made 30 stuffed animals for children at the Washington Orthopedic school, and 100 Christ...
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 21 1949
Description: Dozens of contributed stuffed toys are examined by volunteers for The State Journal Empty Stocking Club. In the front row, left to right, are: Alice Shores...
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Portrait of Julia Maddock Wearing Ho-Chunk Dress

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Description: Studio portrait of a European American girl posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop, holding a Ho-Chunk cradle board with a china-headed doll. She is...
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Two Children Posing with Christmas Tree

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Description: Portrait of a boy and girl posed by a Christmas tree. The boy is sitting on a toy horse on the left and is wearing a military style hat and holding a toy g...
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Jaycettes' Fashion Show

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: Two of the younger models in the Jaycettes' fashion show pose with a Raggedy Andy doll. Arthur Gallagher Field, age 3 1/2, and his sister, Betty Ann, 5 1/...

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