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The Brandels and the Taylors

Date: 1923
Description: E.W. Brandel, Mrs. Brandel, and the Taylors pose in chairs in front of a building. The man on the right is smoking a cigar, and behind them are windows wit...
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Badger Dahlia Society Officers

Date: 09 05 1949
Description: Officers of the Badger State Dahlia Society are shown admiring blooms at the society's fourth annual show opened at the Community Center, 16 East Street. L...
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Studio Portrait of Frank Lincoln and Charley Smith

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Description: Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the left is wearing a sweater and suit jacket and is r...
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Studio Portrait of Edward Funmaker and Frank Washington Lincoln

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men posing in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the right is sitting, and the man on the left is st...
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Cranberry Queen

Date: 10 12 1949
Description: Governor Rennebohm is shown as he accepted a freshly baked cranberry pie from Joanne Fiedler, Tomah's cranberry queen. Queen Joanne, members of her court, ...
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Syndonia Josephine Hobbins Jackson

Date: 1913
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mrs. James A Hobbins. 1848-1934. Syndonia was born September 20, 1848 in England and moved to Madison, WI in 1854. She married Dr. Ja...
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Decorating Fourth of July Float

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Group of people decorating the Garden Queen float for a Fourth of July parade near a large garage. The float reads "Greendale-The Garden City," "Pop. 2800"...
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Zor Shrine Potentate's Ball

Date: 11 21 1949
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Rufus F. Wells pose for a portrait as guests of honor at the Zor Shrine Potentates' Ball held at the Hotel Loraine. Mr. Wells is head of the Z...
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Everetta and Ada Bass

Date: 1894
Description: Everetta Bass, holding a basket of flowers, and her mother Ada on a hill by the mill pond (Montello Lake). The far shoreline of the lake can be seen in the...
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Daughters of Norway Banquet

Date: 02 23 1950
Description: Some of the women who worked on the arrangements for the Daughters of Norway Fremsyn Lodge No. 53 Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Banquet pose for a group portrai...
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King Family

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Description: Members of the King family posing outdoors near a house. From left to right: Robert Drew King, son; Delia Drew King, mother; Frank O. King, father.
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Portrait of Robert Bloch: Toilet and Rose

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Description: Gauer and Bloch's illustration of the phrase: "Even if he fell into an outhouse, he'd come out smelling like a rose."
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Matrix Banquet; 20th Annual

Date: 03 21 1950
Description: Five women chatting informally before the annual Matrix Banquet at Memorial Union. They are, left to right: Mrs. Lyman Dunn, Chicago, national president of...
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 03 20 1950
Description: Joan Ellis, Delta Gamma, of Madison, Wisconsin is standing near a wall for a portrait while wearing a formal gown. Ellis was a member of the Court of Honor...
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Madison Art Association

Date: 04 03 1950
Description: Three members of the Madison Art Association spring banquet committee construct corsages designed by Mrs. George (Dorothy) Guild. The women are, from left ...
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Jaycettes' Fashion Show

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: Pictured left to right are the members of the Minorettes quartet who will perform at the Jaycettes' fashion show: Mrs. William J. (Rosemary) Coyne, 104 Sou...
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Group in Front of Tropical Backdrop

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Description: Robert and Angie Vail, Mary Jo Vonier, and Alice Bedard pose in front of a tropical backdrop wearing leis. A bass drum sits on a couch next to them.
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Funerals for Glenn Frank Sr. and Jr. at the State Capitol

Date: 09 18 1940
Description: The caskets of University of Wisconsin president Glenn Frank and his son Glenn, Jr. are carried up the steps of the Monona Avenue entrance to the Wisconsin...
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American Red Cross Blood Center

Date: 07 07 1950
Description: Three Garden Club members arrange flowers at the American Red Cross Blood Center. Left to right: Mrs. T.H. Davies, president of the Madison District of the...
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Crowning East Side Merchandise Queen

Date: 07 30 1950
Description: Mildred Rand is crowned "East Side Merchandise Queen" by City Councilman Herbert C. Schenk at the annual festival of the East Side Business Men's Associati...

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