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Zeta Phi Eta Benefit Tea

Date: 06 01 1948
Description: Madison alumnae of Zeta Phi Eta honorary speech sorority, will entertain in a skit, "An Afternoon at Squire Pethrick's." Proceeds from the Centennial tea w...
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Two Cross Dressing Women

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Description: Two women dressed up in men's attire, including top hats, eyeglasses, fake moustache, and canes, stand on the steps of porch of a private residence.
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Portrait of Capitola Maddock Dressed in Ho-Chunk Regalia

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Description: A European American woman dressed in Ho-Chunk regalia, including a fringed dress, necklaces, and headband with a feather, posed sitting cross-legged on the...
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London Terrace Marine Deck

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Description: London Terrace marine deck. View of a roofdeck sun porch resembling a ship deck at London Terrace apartments. A man and a woman lounge while a man in a cap...
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Youth in Costume

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Description: A view of a boy and a girl clad in "costumes worn by brothers and sisters". The boy on the left is holding a Bible in his left hand.
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Woman Dancer Posing

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Description: A woman dancer in costume strikes a pose in profile in a yard in front of a porch. Her costume consists of harem trousers, a sash around her waist, a camis...
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Woman Posing in Costume

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Description: A woman in a costume gazes into the camera with one foot resting on a box, one hand on her hip, the other hand on her knee. Her costume consists of harem t...
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Four Boys in Costumes

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Description: Four boys dressed in Indian costumes sit in a row on the concrete steps to a large porch of a house. A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch on t...
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Film Still from "The Clodhopper"

Date: 1917
Description: Film still of two men standing outdoors looking at a newspaper. A horse is tethered behind them.
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Presenting the Key to Wade House

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, presents the key to Wade House to Dr. William McKern, of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The century-old stagecoach inn and...
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Scene at Maddock's Residence

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a European American woman posing standing and wearing a Native American costume in front of a wooden porch. The porch is decorated with...
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Playing Cards

Date: 12 1906
Description: Sarah Krueger and Henry Bigalk playing cards at a table set up outdoors next to the porch. Henry is smoking a pipe and has a large bottle of alcohol sticki...
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Al St. John

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Description: Al St. John and an actress sitting close together on a bench in a scene from, or a publicity still for, an unidentified silent film. Seven boys and girls a...
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Hiding on the Porch at Island Lodge

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Description: Standing on the porch at Island Lodge on Archibald Lake, two people are wearing a burlap bag which is covering their heads and most of their bodies.
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Flower Girl

Date: 1925
Description: A young girl, probably Barbara Brumder, poses on the porch of a brick house. She is wearing a costume with a flower shaped hat with large petals. There a...
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German Dinner at the Ark

Date: 08 27 1910
Description: Group portrait of Holt and Wheeler children who are dressed in costumes to resemble young Germans. One boy, sitting on the floor in front, is pretending to...

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