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Kate Schmedeman

Date: 09 23 1932
Description: Portrait of Kate Schmedeman, Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman's wife, sitting in a chair beside a fireplace reading a book in her home, 504 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Lois Kerl's Three Children

Date: 09 11 1931
Description: Portrait of Lois Kerl's three children: one daughter is sitting and holding a baby, and the second daughter is standing on the right in front of the firepl...
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Christmas Scene

Date: 12 28 1928
Description: A little girl posing in a living room with a Christmas tree, toys, and a doll she got for Christmas.
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Ruth B. Glassow Home

Date: 05 04 1949
Description: Ruth B. Glassow, a professor of physical education for women at the University of Wisconsin, stacks wood in the outdoor fireplace that she built by herself...
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Mr. and Mrs. Trimpey

Date: 1935
Description: Ephraim Burt Trimpey and his wife Alice Kent Trimpey sit in front of their fireplace. The Trimpeys were antique dealers and collectors; Mr. Trimpey was als...
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Baby Week

Date: 04 16 1952
Description: Portrait of 5-month-old Ashley Carter Moffatt on a sofa.
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Family at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A carefully posed scene of a man, woman, and girl at home. The girl sits with a cat on her lap. The man, in a wicker rocker, reads the "Editorial Section" ...
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New Year's Babies

Date: 12 29 1953
Description: Mary Jo Sweeney standing next to a couch. The photograph was one of a series featuring the children born one year ago on New Year's Day of 1953.
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Children's Christmas Party

Date: 12 21 1953
Description: Seven small children are shown enjoying cookies while seated on the floor in front of a fireplace at the new interns and residents' quarters. The Christmas...
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Stay-At-Home Mothers

Date: 05 03 1954
Description: Jane Gardner says prayers with her children Jane, age 6, and Mary, age 5. The photograph was taken as part of a Mother's Day article featuring the many rol...
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Easter

Date: 03 26 1956
Description: Three-year-old Jane Bush sits on a chair while hugging her pink Easter bunny.
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University League Junior Division Style Show

Date: 04 02 1956
Description: Portrait of Patricia Duffie and Leona Lundy, two of the models in the annual spring style show of the Junior division of the University League.
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Madison Art Association's Beaux Arts Ball

Date: 04 09 1956
Description: Mrs. Horace Kent (Lucia) Tenney eyes her daughter, Cornelia "Neena," who dresses in a costume prior to the Madison Art Association's Beaux Arts Ball.
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Brides at Home

Date: 06 25 1957
Description: Portrait of Mary Jean Du Bois Holland, sitting in a corner of her living room. The photograph is one of a series showing how newlywed women have made their...
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Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Adult Sewing Group

Date: 1946
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with three women working on sewing pattern pieces: two women are sitting at a table with a box of patter...
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Newlyweds at Home

Date: 1936
Description: Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Millman informally posed at their home wedding.
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David Obey and President Clinton

Date: 07 1993
Description: David Obey and President Clinton sit together in a meeting in the Oval Office. A fireplace is in the background.
Historical Object

134 - Barbara Ellen Joy Reading to Campers

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Description: Interior view of group near the Main Lodge fireplace, with Barbara Ellen Joy seated in a camp chair reading to a group of young campers. Numerous decorativ...
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Greetings from Patrick Lucey and Family

Date: 1966
Description: Lieutenant governor Patrick J. Lucey stands in front of a fireplace with his hands behind his back. To the right are his two sons, Paul and David. To the l...
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Frederick Jackson Turner and His Children

Date: 1894
Description: Frederick Jackson Turner holding his two children, Dorothy and Jackson Allen Turner and in their Frances Street home.

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