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Volunteers of America Dinner

Date: 11 26 1952
Description: Mary Hawkins, assisted by Thorwald Anderson, Checker Cab driver, arrives for a Thanksgiving dinner served by the Volunteers of America to 56 members of its...
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Mrs. Olivia Douglass SeCheverell

Date: 07 24 1945
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Olivia Douglass SeCheverell celebrating her 95th birthday. Mrs. SeCheverell worked fifty-four years as a seamstress, retiring when she was...
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Wisconsin State Council of Churches Annual Dinner

Date: 01 21 1947
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Ellis H. Dana sitting at a table with another couple at the annual dinner of the Wisconsin State Council of Churches.
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East Side Women's Club Banquet

Date: 06 02 1948
Description: Attendees at the East Side Women's Club banquet, left to right: Mrs. Olaf (Anna) Olson, 313 N. Seventh Street, and Mrs. Harold (Olive) Pettersen, 217 Buell...
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Lutheran Men's Club "Sweetheart's Dinner"

Date: 02 17 1949
Description: Harold Lautz, sergeant-at-arms for the annual Lutheran Men's Club "Sweetheart's Dinner" held in the Lutheran Memorial Church, 1021 University Avenue. Mr. L...
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Cosmos Dance Club 30th Anniversary

Date: 05 22 1953
Description: Frederic E. and Elizabeth W. Risser sit at the dinner table during the Cosmos Dance Club 30th Anniversary dinner dance.
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Break-A-Way — Interior

Date: 06 01 2001
Description: "Our waitress at the Break-A-Way was Lu Ann. Although the fish were very good, we waited over an hour for our food, probably the slowest service we have ex...
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Zieggy's

Date: 09 07 2001
Description: "Zieggy's is at 933 Indiana Avenue in Sheboygan, WI. When Shirley had some medical attention at St. Lukes's Hospital, her roommate recommended Zieggy's."
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JD's Fieldhouse — Interior

Date: 02 14 2003
Description: "Breanna joined Shirley when we visited JD's Fieldhouse in Caledonia."
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John's — Interior

Date: 10 19 2007
Description: "Elizabeth was our waitress at John's in Beaver Dam."
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Dairy Foods Festival

Date: 05 14 1954
Description: Alice in Dairyland (left) sits at a table with a group of men during a luncheon for Madison's Dairy Foods Festival.
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Louise Brown

Date: 08 03 1954
Description: Louise Brown, who created a table setting in the French style, is pictured in an article about table decorations.
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Table Settings

Date: 08 03 1954
Description: Martha Hart is the creator of a table setting on a formal summer theme.
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Madison Council of Jewish Women Dinner Dance

Date: 01 27 1956
Description: Mrs. Maurice ((Janet) Pasch of 4114 Manitou Way is president of the Madison Council of Jewish Women. They are planning a dinner dance at the East Side Busi...
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Mother-Daughter Dinner

Date: 05 17 1956
Description: Seated at the speakers' table for the mother-daughter dinner at St. Bernard's Catholic Church are Mrs. Alfred E. (Mathida) Rathert, who gave the mother's t...
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John Gilbert and Marlene Dietrich

Date: 1935
Description: Actor John Gilbert sits next to Marlene Dietrich at a party thrown by Clifton Webb. They are both in formal dress. There are empty dinner plates and a bask...
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Career Girls Entertain

Date: 02 15 1957
Description: Pat Pidcoe, medical secretary, setting the table for a dinner party.
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Sonja Henie Reception Toast Menu

Date: 03 31 1971
Description: Front cover and menu page of a reception at Perino's restaurant in honor of champion figure skater and screen star Sonja Henie, given by her widower, Niels...
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Lotos Club Dinner to William Howard Taft Menu

Date: 11 16 1912
Description: Autographed one-page oversize menu for a dinner to President William Howard Taft, given by the Lotos Club. Includes an oval quarter-length portrait of Taft...
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We Saw You at Dental Auxiliary Dance

Date: 11 26 1955
Description: Dr. H.R. and Jane Dickert are shown at a benefit dinner and dance party sponsored by the Dane County Dental Society auxiliary.

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