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Farm Family with Implements

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Description: A stonecutter, a cooper or smith (identified by the tools of their trade) and a girl with a pail are standing on the left in contrast to a group of ladies ...
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Ruth L. Brissee with Rifle and Dog

Date: 09 22 1933
Description: Ruth L. Brissee holding a rifle, standing with her dog in a garden at 2437 Fox Avenue. At age 15 she is the youngest huntress in Dane County.
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May Queen Crowning, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: Interior of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 West Johnson Street, May Queen (Virgin Mary) crowning ceremony. Shows the coronation Queen accompanied by th...
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May Queen Crowning, Holy Redeemer Church

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: Interior of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 West Johnson Street, May Queen (Virgin Mary) crowning ceremony. Shows the coronation Queen accompanied by th...
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West Side Garden Club Flower Show

Date: 05 24 1948
Description: West Side Garden Club junior hostesses, left to right: Carol Ann Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Watson, 721 Seneca Place; Virginia Pochmann, daug...
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Two Boy Scout Pen Pals

Date: 06 04 1948
Description: Two Boy Scouts, George Koehler of Madison, at left, and Michael Benamou, at right, scout from Marseilles, France, who is visiting in Madison. The two scout...
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Ground Breaking At Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish

Date: 07 18 1948
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor, in vestments, turning the first shovel of dirt for the building that will contain the parish auditorium and six classrooms on t...
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Blaney Farms 4-H Booth

Date: 07 30 1948
Description: Blaney Farms 4-H booth with display: "Fight Weed Thieves." Three young women and one young man are shown with a display of farm products. They are all hold...
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Madison Co-eds

Date: 08 21 1948
Description: Six Madison co-eds sitting on a stone retaining wall. All will be attending Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Pictured from the left are: Patricia R...
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Young Girl on Wooden Bridge

Date: 1894
Description: A young girl poses on a rustic wooden bridge in the woods.
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Madison Swim Meet

Date: 07 09 1953
Description: View of the pier at B.B. Clarke on Lake Monona, scene of the Madison city swim meet.
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Women with Hats

Date: 1910
Description: A woman and two girls stand on a porch wearing large hats. Potted plants line the porch.
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Preparing Watercress for Sale

Date: 06 11 1954
Description: Mae Chidester and her son Philip demonstrate their technique of preparing watercress for shipping to Madison retail outlets. The watercress grows on the la...
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Madison Swimming Meet

Date: 08 01 1954
Description: Group portrait of the winners of the diving competition at the annual city swimming meet held at B.B. Clarke beach. Front row, left to right: Tia Nelson, D...
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Best Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with individual pictures of winners of the Best Gardens competition: George Caravello in ...
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We Saw You at YWCA Garden Tea

Date: 06 14 1960
Description: The home of Sybil Hanks at 525 Wisconsin Avenue was the setting for the Madison YWCA garden tea. The program centered around various nationalities. Left to...
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Mark Weber's Tenth Birthday

Date: 01 12 1961
Description: Mark Weber, dressed in a boy scout uniform, winks with one eye while pointing to number 13 on the calendar. He was born on a Friday the thirteenth and his ...
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Castor Bean Plant Towers Over Barbara Culver, Age 11

Date: 08 27 1965
Description: Barbara Culver (11), 1123 Edgehill Drive admiring a 10-foot tall castor bean plant planted by Mrs. Carl Dutton, 1101 Edgehill Drive.
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Foot Bridge in Tenney Park

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Description: View from lawn towards the arched foot bridge and drive at Tenney Park. A young man is standing on the bridge. Caption reads: "Foot Bridge in Tenney Park, ...
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Spring Flowers

Date: 03 26 1959
Description: View from inside looking through show window towards two young girls holding umbrellas who are standing outdoors on the sidewalk on the Capitol Square. The...

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