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X-mas Gifts for Children Collected at the State Capitol Rotunda Christmas Tree

Date: 12 22 1960
Description: Christmas gifts are collected around the State Capitol rotunda Christmas tree from state employees to give to developmentally disabled children staying in ...
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Edwin Stein Family on Christmas Morning

Date: 12 25 1958
Description: Christmas morning at the Edwin Stein home picturing the children Laurie and Jimmy, wife Donna and mother Ida Stein opening presents.
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Empty Stocking Club Christmas Toy Depot

Date: 12 19 1958
Description: Members of the Marine Corps Reserves Fourth Automatic Weapons Battery pitch in to help set up the depot, help move equipment and wrap presents for the Empt...
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Empty Stocking Club Christmas Toy Depot

Date: 12 19 1958
Description: Helping families select Christmas toys at the Empty Stocking Club annual toy depot held at the Community Center. Shown checking the agency report for a mot...
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Employee Christmas Party at Madison City-County Building

Date: 12 19 1958
Description: Employee Christmas Party at the City-County Building. A group of women is shown opening Christmas presents.
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Empty Stocking Club Brings Gifts to Liggett Children

Date: 12 12 1958
Description: The Empty Stocking Club provides Christmas gifts to the children in the Liggett family of Mazomanie. Shown (L-R) are: Harold (6), Rosie (2) and Alec (3) wi...
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IH Community Luncheon

Date: 12 17 1962
Description: Three women posing with wrapped gifts. Typewritten notes about event from J. W. Vance: "As the Group left the room at the end of the Luncheon program 1:45 ...
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IH Community Luncheon

Date: 12 18 1962
Description: Three women with Scout at hotel. One woman is shaking hands with an attendee on the right. Typewritten notes about event from J. W. Vance: "As the Group le...
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Last Call at Wittnebel's Tavern

Date: 04 17 1987
Description: Group of people inside the tavern. Standing are, left to right: Fred Kleba, a friend of the family and customer, Lorraine Wittnebel, and Roy Wittnebel on t...
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Christmas Tree 1939

Date: 12 24 1939
Description: Wrapped gifts are piled on furniture and in a "Commodore" wagon in the Herbert P. Brumder residence at 2030 Lafayette Place. There is a tall lighted Chris...
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Christmas 1933

Date: 12 25 1933
Description: The three children of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, from left, Barbara, Herbert E. and Philip, posing standing in the living room of the family ho...
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Sixth Birthday

Date: 08 30 1924
Description: Sunlight is streaming onto a screened porch where Barbara Brumder is smiling while sitting at the head of the table. She is posing with a wooden toy hoop a...
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Mrs. Santa Claus at the Golden Age Club

Date: 12 19 1956
Description: A woman in costume is smiling and stands near two women who are sitting. One of the women is holding a wrapped present. Caption reads: "Mrs. Santa Claus vi...
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Sherwin and Emma Gillett — 60th Wedding Anniversary

Date: 1966
Description: Sherwin and Emma Gillett posing for their 60th Wedding Anniversary with their 1906 portraits in a frame behind them.
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Christmas Decorations

Date: 1911
Description: Christmas decorations in an office at Dr. Joseph Smith's house. Wrapping paper from opened gifts lie beneath the decorated Christmas tree.
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Wedding Gifts

Date: 08 28 1954
Description: "Skip" and Marion open presents at their wedding. Hallie, sister of the groom, is at the left.
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East Side Women's Club Members with Christmas Presents

Date: 12 13 1950
Description: Members of the East Side Women's Club stand beside a truck full of Christmas presents for the patients at Lake View and Morningside sanatoriums. They are...
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William C. Lathers, Jr. and Children

Date: 06 12 1947
Description: William C. Lathers, Jr., 216 Virginia Terrace, and his five children opening gifts on Fathers' Day. Children are, left to right: Marilyn, Jack, Ellyn Ann, ...
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Women and Young Girls Posing in Dresses and Hats

Date: 1907
Description: Outdoor group portrait of women and young girls posing in dresses and flowered hats in an urban area, perhaps near the McCormick Works Club House. There ap...
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Christmas Tree and Gifts for Childen at Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 12 23 1952
Description: Over 2,000 children at two state institutions will receive gifts donated by state employees which are displayed under the Christmas tree in the State Capit...

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