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Dickey Chapelle

Date: 1940
Description: "She's Ready to Defend America," a portrait of Georgette Louise Meyer (aka Dickey Chapelle), as a member of the Women Flyers of America, an organization fo...
Photograph

Garden Party

Date: 07 12 1970
Description: A woman in a polka-dotted suit chats with two men wearing wildly-patterned slacks and sport coats at a summer party. A man plays drums in the background.
Photograph

Mitchell Weather Watching

Date: 12 29 1987
Description: Bored travelers at General Mitchell International Airport, apparently taking their cue from a droopy travel poster advertising vacations in the sunny Carib...
Photograph

"Men with Wings"

Date: 1938
Description: Beaver Dam's favorite son Fred MacMurray (right) co-starred with Ray Milland and Louise Campbell in "Men with Wings," a 1938 Paramount release that traced ...
Photograph

The Great Train Robbery

Date: 1903
Description: Robbers, guns drawn, escort the engineer from the locomotive in a scene from The Great Train Robbery.
Photograph

Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
Photograph

Man and Woman Smoking in Audience

Date: 09 02 1965
Description: Avant garde patrons smoke and listen to poets, singers and guitarists.
Drawing

Blue Gown Design for "To Catch a Thief"

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a blue evening gown created for Grace Kelly in "To Catch a Thief" (Paramount, 1955). Watercolor wash over a graphite sketch on paper. ...
Drawing

Brown Gown Design for "To Catch a Thief"

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a brown, lace evening gown with matching wrap created for Jessie Royce Landis in "To Catch a Thief" (Paramount 1955). Watercolor and g...
Drawing

Brown Evening Dress Design for "To Catch a Thief"

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a brown evening dress with matching wrap and elaborate jewelry created for Jesse Royce Landis in "To Catch a Thief" (Paramount, 1955). ...
Drawing

Three Evening Gown Designs for "To Catch a Thief"

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of three different evening gowns--red, green, and grey--for "To Catch a Thief" (Paramount, 1955). Watercolor and gouache wash over a grap...
Drawing

Pants Suit Designs for "To Catch a Thief"

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch containing two versions of a pants suit with a large bow tie and a long sleeve jacket with detailing on the bottom; one version is green, th...
Drawing

Skirt and Blouse Design for "To Catch a Thief"

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a black sleeveless top and white skirt with detailing and a large hat with black and white scarf created for Grace Kelly in "To Catch a T...
Drawing

Pink Skirt and Blouse Design for "To Catch a Thief"

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a pink top with white detailing, a pink skirt, and a pink scarf created for Grace Kelly in "To Catch a Thief" (Paramount, 1955). Water...
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 8

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a white evening gown created for Grace Kelly in "To Catch a Thief".
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 9

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a pink nightgown with matching long-sleeved robe created for Jessie Royce Landis in "To Catch a Thief."
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 10

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a belted dress and matching jacket with brown print material trimming the lapel and lining created for Jessie Royce Landis in "To Catch a...
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 11

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a white dress with gold detailing created for Grace Kelly in "To Catch a Thief".
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 12

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a light blue ball gown with white, gold, and blue detailing, and an elaborate gold head piece. Two boys in matching blue costumes and tu...
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 13

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a pink ball gown with flower accents. Holding a matching canopy above her head are four men wearing matching costumes and elaborate head...

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