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Rainbow for Girls

Date: 05 14 1960
Description: Sixteen-year old Linda Schiesser poses in the outfit she wore at her installation as a Worthy Advisor of the New Glarus International Order of the Rainbow ...
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Youth Radio Workshop

Date: 02 07 1948
Description: Betty Booth, associate editor of Seventeen magazine, being interviewed by Madison high school students on the Madison Youth Radio Workshop program b...
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Portrait of Two Adults and Two Girls

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Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a seated man and woman. Two girls stand behind the seated adults, one resting her hand on the seated wo...
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Ethelinda Thorsen (later Johnston)

Date: 1872
Description: Head and shoulders carte-de-visite of Ethelinda Marie Thorsen (1856-1947), age 16, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, daughter of John Thorsen (b. 1820), a lumberman...
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Algerian Girl

Date: 08 1957
Description: A teenage Algerian girl posing outdoors. The girl is wearing two necklaces and bracelets. She has her hair in braids and is wearing a flowered dress. She i...
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Golden Birthdays

Date: 12 1983
Description: "This was a special year for the three daughters of Nancy & Wally Wiedmeyer in that they each celebrated golden birthdays. Julie was 16 on June 16, Cathy 1...
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Theresa Fire Queen Contestants

Date: 06 1986
Description: "Theresa Fire Queen contestants were, from left, Queen Brenda Bernhard, Diane Adelmeyer, Sandy Wendling, & Collette Kuehl."
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Theresa Fire Department Queen and Contestants

Date: 07 1988
Description: "Theresa Fire Department Queen, Tammy Nickel, posed with contestants. From left: Brenda Bernhard, Isabel Alvarado, Diana Christian, Vicky Pastorius, Julie...
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Going Away to School

Date: 08 21 1956
Description: Five West High School graduates sitting in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus. They will be attending colleges away from Madison. L...
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Genevieve Milward

Date: 06 1921
Description: Full-length studio graduation portrait of Genevieve Milward (later McVicar), (1902-1987) of Madison, Wisconsin, standing in front of a painted backdrop. Sh...
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Sunset Village Dance Committee

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Teen-aged members of a planning committee for a dance sponsored by the Sunset Village Community Club are gathered around a couch. Seated on the floor are S...
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Emma Gillette and Children

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of Emma Gillett and her children. Top row: Rufus and Sherwin. Bottom row: Helen, Fred, Emma and Ruth.
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William L. Mitchell after Being Sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security

Date: 1959
Description: Caption: "William L Mitchell after being sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. From left to right: his son, George Bigge, Ellen Woodward, Mitchell, ...
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National Council of Jewish Women Award U.W. Scholarship

Date: 05 17 1960
Description: The Madison section of the National Council of Jewish Women awards a $200 scholarship to an outstanding Jewish high school senior girl from Madison who wil...
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Wisconsin Honey Queen

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Description: Studio portrait of the Wisconsin Honey Queen holding a jar of honey from Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. She is wearing a tiara and a sash reading "Wisconsin Hon...
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Studio Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified family. A man and woman are posing with a young girl and boy, and an older girl and boy. ...
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Portrait of Three Young Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of three young women posed in front of a painted backdrop. The middle woman is seated and the others stand on each side behind ...
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Maple Bluff Social Event for Teens

Date: 06 26 1953
Description: Teenagers Tom Stephan and Jean McFarlane, seated, shown chatting at the Maple Bluff Country Club party.
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Maple Bluff Social Event for Teens

Date: 06 26 1953
Description: Tom Consigny passes a basket of pretzels to Dick Kraemer and Dorothy Jones at a Maple Bluff social event for teens. Standing with Tom is Mary Ellen Adler.
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Older Girl Styling Younger Girl's Hair

Date: 1910
Description: An older girl styling a younger girl's hair. Both girls are sitting on the floor wearing brightly colored blouses and skirts, and are barefoot. Both girls ...

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