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Stage of Garrick Theatre

Date: 01 21 1931
Description: Elevated view of the stage of the Garrick Theatre set up for Cooking School, with household appliances set up to look like a dining room.
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Longfellow School Play

Date: 03 25 1947
Description: Cast members in costume at Longfellow School play, "The Bear's Dream".
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Women in Theatrical Performance

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Description: Four women holding up cardboard ovals and pointing, as part of a theatrical performance at Highlander Folk School.
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Man Gesturing with Cigar

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Description: A man holding a cigar is gesturing wildly. A portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt hangs behind him. An unidentified man and Catherine Winston sit on eit...
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Men Acting Like Ducks at Highlander

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Description: A group of men imitating ducks, participating in a theatrical performance. A man wielding a shotgun is in the background, and is wearing a hat bearing the ...
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Hosiery Workers Laughing at Highlander

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Description: A group of four hosiery workers participating in a skit and wearing accessories made from newspaper, as part of a Highlander Folk School workshop. Joie Wil...
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Refugee Child Acting in a Play

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Description: Portrait of a refugee child acting in a play at a Displaced Persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivors of the...
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Johnny Appleseed Play

Date: 11 10 1950
Description: A scene from the Lapham School fifth grade production of Johnny Appleseed. Actors, left to right: Dennis Crary, Bob Alcumbrac (as Johnny), Anne Marie Teeg...
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Johnny Appleseed Play

Date: 11 10 1950
Description: A scene from the Lapham School fifth grade production of Johnny Appleseed. Shown are, left to right: Bob Alcumerac (Johnny), Bill Mueller, Nancy Hustad, L...
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Johnny Appleseed Play

Date: 11 10 1950
Description: A scene from the Lapham School fifth grade production of Johnny Appleseed. Waving goodbye to Johnny (Bob Alcumbrac) are left to right: Rosemary Reding, Lo...
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Nakoma School Play

Date: 11 17 1950
Description: Nakoma School third grade children performing a folk dance as part of a class play, "Democracy for Boys and Girls." The children were assigned to find out ...
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Nakoma School Play

Date: 11 17 1950
Description: Nine Nakoma School third grade girls dressed in costumes of the countries they represented for a class play, "Democracy for Boys and Girls." The children w...
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Nakoma School Play

Date: 11 17 1950
Description: Nakoma School third grade children watching a class play, "Democracy for Boys and Girls." The children were assigned to find out where their ancestors came...
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Lomira High School Theater

Date: 05 1993
Description: "Lomira High School students prepare for a play in the school gym."
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Youth Summer Theater Tryouts

Date: 06 15 1958
Description: Four students register for tryouts for Youth Summer Theater. They are at Washington School on West Dayton Street. The teens, left to right, are: Trena Tayl...
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Map of Hayward, Wisconsin and Vicinity

Date: 1970
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, city limits, cemeteries, schools, outdoor theater, Lumberjack Bowl, and Historyland among other attractions.
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Scene from "The Beautiful People," A Village Playhouse Presentation

Date: 11 08 1961
Description: Clare Sampley, 5006 Buckeye Road, and Rebecca Jorgensen, 5505 Pheasant Hill, working together on a scene from "The Beautiful People," a presentation by the...
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"Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooking School

Date: 05 21 1957
Description: Three attendees in the foreground watch a demonstration on meat cooking at the three-day "Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooking School at the Orpheum Theater. Weari...
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"Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooking School

Date: 05 21 1957
Description: Ruth Hogan, a home economist with the National Livestock and Meat Board prepares a dish during a demonstration at the three-day "Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooki...
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"Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooking School

Date: 05 21 1957
Description: Mrs. Julian Clark and her son, Andrew, of Waunakee taking in a demonstration at the "Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooking School at the Orpheum Theater.

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