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| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Women sitting on grass watching a lecture on maintenance of Farmall A and Farmall M tractors. The lecture was part of International Harvester's "Tractorett... |
| Date: | 09 17 1942 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of members of the Health for Victory Club. They are sitting in the Eastwood Theater, 2090 Atwood Avenue. The photograph was taken for the Os... |
| Date: | 09 17 1942 |
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| Description: | Health for Victory stage, set up with posters, stove and refrigerator for Oscar Mayer at the Eastwood Theater. On the stage is a woman pointing to a poster... |
| Date: | 08 17 1942 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of female state employees who have signed up to be hostesses to attend parties given for military men when they are on leave. Seated l to r:... |
| Date: | 08 17 1942 |
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| Description: | State female employees making surgical dressings / bandages for the American Red Cross in the Wisconsin State Employees Association building, 448 W. Washin... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Three women work in the Community War Chest office. One of the women is typing and one is about to use the telephone. A sign on the wall behind the women r... |
| Date: | 02 16 1944 |
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| Description: | Corporal Duane Haralson with his parents, Rufus and Naomi, in the kitchen of their home at 604 Schiller Court. He was home after two years service in the M... |
| Date: | 04 26 1944 |
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| Description: | Silver tea, benefiting the YWCA at the Governor's residence, 130 E. Gilman Street. Shown standing around a silver tray and bottle, tokens of the christenin... |
| Date: | 06 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Preparing for War Bond Drive at Breese Stevens Field are Manchester's, Inc., employees Charmain Sabanske, Jenny McMahon, Helen Heisman, Jean Stehr, Jeanne ... |
| Date: | 07 20 1944 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Milton (Jean) Donkle and her two children, left to right, Judy and Jimmy, photographed prior to their departure to join Captain Donkle at Camp Crowder... |
| Date: | 07 21 1944 |
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| Description: | Staff Sargeant Harland Lippolt with his wife, and daughter Maxine whom he had never seen during his two years in the South Pacific, where he served with a ... |
| Date: | 08 02 1944 |
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| Description: | Five members of the Madison Woman's Club. Left to right, Mrs. H.J. (Dorothy) Schubert, Mrs. L.L. (Gertrude) North, Mrs. C.K. (Helen) Schubert, Mrs. Georg... |
| Date: | 08 06 1944 |
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| Description: | Group portrait showing christening of Richard Upson. From left: Pat Upson, wife of Lieutenent Commander Richard Upson, holding her ten month old son, Richa... |
| Date: | 08 12 1944 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Albert (Nima) Quentmeyer took in two young girls from a broken home after raising six sons, who have since grown up. Some of her sons are serving in t... |
| Date: | 11 10 1944 |
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| Description: | Three officers' wives at the Madison Army Officers' Wives club meeting held at the Capital Hotel. From left to right: Mrs. Paul Hohf, Mrs. Byron Caldwell, ... |
| Date: | 01 11 1945 |
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| Description: | Lorraine Gray, and her younger brother Frank are reading an RMR "help wanted" advertisement in the "Wisconsin State Journal." The RMR (Ruben-Mallory-Ray-O-... |
| Date: | 03 20 1945 |
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| Description: | The Women's Club sponsored tea for officers wives of all services at the Officers Club of Truax Field. Left to right: Mrs. Lee Sanders, Mrs. Charles H. Fen... |
| Date: | 03 20 1945 |
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| Description: | The Women's Club sponsored tea for officers wives of all services at the Officers Club of Truax Field. Left to right: Mrs. C.W. Hansen, Mrs. Leslie K. Poll... |
| Date: | 04 13 1945 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Lillian Helfrecht raking her lawn with the help of her neighbor, six-year-old George Armstrong. George helped Mrs. Helfrecht with various chores becau... |
| Date: | 04 18 1945 |
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| Description: | Marion Oestreich and daughter, Margaret, age 3, looking at a blackboard diagram of their Community Union garden. The gardens are planned to provide garden ... |
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