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| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of sailors eating at long tables under the pines at a U.S. Naval Training Camp. Decorative flags wave above them. |
| Date: | 04 05 1952 |
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| Description: | Five girls from Edgewood High School, in Madison, are looking at a display of table settings. Loeft to right are Catherine Burmeister, Mary Boltz, Yvonne ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A slice of frosted cake rests on a plate atop a cloth-covered table, along with a glass, knife, additional plates, and a wrinkled cloth napkin. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A large group of veterans eating in the dining hall at the National Military Home, which opened in 1867. Men in white hats and uniforms serve a meal to the... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A child sitting on the floor of a farmhouse kitchen near a cloth-covered table. A lit oil lamp, pot, and utensils are sitting on the table, illustrating th... |
| Date: | 07 1927 |
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| Description: | View from above of an open drawer revealing sharp knives mixed in with other kitchen utensils. |
| Date: | 05 27 1952 |
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| Description: | Garden show and tea at which the West Side Garden Club entertained other garden clubs of the Madison area. Mrs. George Harbort, left, and Frances T. (Mrs. ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of a sink installed in a corner in a washroom at School #9. A mirror, towel rack, framed picture, and a row of mugs hang from walls surrounding the si... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A group of children sitting around tables at the Second Grade Normal School. The room is decorated with flowers and American flags. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Exeter Inn with guests dining outdoors under trees. Built in 1932, the hotel's Georgian facade features a doorway and an awning under which tab... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Interior of a restaurant at a mansion house. A man at the left leans against a counter, and two women stand behind a shelf filled with candy. Tables and c... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two men and a woman sit and stand around a table inside the Ridgell Drug Company and ice cream parlor. Several display cases are arranged behind them and t... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View looking south inside a guest room at 'Fairlawn' Hotel (?). The room features tables, chairs, and decorative items above a fireplace. Published by Ye... |
| Date: | 07 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Nancy Castle (left), Mary Meyer, Kathie Manchester, Rosanne Bothan, and Betty Lou Botham stand at the refreshment table during the Mendota Yacht Club moonl... |
| Date: | 12 22 1937 |
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| Description: | A tea seller squats with his wares on a sidewalk in Tripoli, Libya. This photograph was taken by American journalist Cecil Brown, who had a great affinity ... |
| Date: | 07 21 1952 |
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| Description: | Barbara Arnett, Oregon, pours a cup of cold water for Mary Ellen Jordan, Waunakee, at the "cup tree," used at the Brownie Hoyt Park Day Camp to store campe... |
| Date: | 08 04 1952 |
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| Description: | A seven-piece chamber set from the antique collection of Miss Catherine Corscot. The sale of her items was held in Guild Hall at Grace Episcopal Church, 6 ... |
| Date: | 09 13 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of five board members of the Catholic Women's Club of Madison at their annual fall tea and meeting. |
| Date: | 05 1926 |
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| Description: | A woman wearing a beaded dress and necklace is sitting at a table to eat canned corn and peaches. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Mrs. John Bowers removing a plate of food from the dumbwaiter in her Benton County farmhouse. |
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