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Studio Portrait of Olphene (Stromme) Manuel

Date: 1930
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Olphene Manuel, Matron of the Winnebago County Asylum.
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A Day 'With a County Home Agent"

Date: 04 24 1958
Description: Portrait of Kathleen Russell, county home agent for Iowa County.
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Elizabeth David

Date: 1878
Description: Hand-tinted, round-framed portrait of a woman.
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St. Croix County Theater Group

Date: 02 01 1930
Description: St. Croix county theater group champions on stage in a scene.
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Ballot Box at the City-County Building

Date: 1978
Description: Ballot box collects the vote by absentee ballot in the City County building.
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Aviary

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Description: Children and adults are observing the various birds, including flamingos, in the aviary at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
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Else Heine

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Description: A portrait of Else Heine, a nurse.
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Reading Braille

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Description: A woman in dark glasses, who is a resident of Dane County Hospital and Home, reads a book in Braille as her therapist looks on.
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Alimony Payment

Date: 09 19 1958
Description: County worker collects alimony payment from an ex-husband.
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Dane County Court House Office

Date: 05 24 1944
Description: Dane County Court House office, 207 West Main Street, showing two women working at a Duplex Rectigraph machine.
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Going Over Farm Plan

Date: 09 1939
Description: Farm Security Administration county supervisor going over farm plan with a rehabilitation borrower as his family looks on.
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Mrs. Jane Duff

Date: 08 19 1946
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Jane Duff, a Dane County pioneer resident, on her 90th birthday.
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Ruth Doyle and Sylvia Raihle

Date: 01 14 1949
Description: Ruth Doyle, left, Dane County District 1, and Sylvia Raihle, right, Chippewa Falls, members of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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Dane County Theater Group Champions

Date: 02 01 1930
Description: Group portrait of Dane county theater group champions on stage holding a painting.
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Badger Social Center Play Cast

Date: 01 22 1932
Description: Play cast of the Badger Social Center, on stage at the Dane County Farm Hall, winners of the Dane County rural drama tournament.
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Patrons Browsing in the Bookmobile

Date: 01 30 1995
Description: Patrons select materials in the Dane County Library Service Bookmobile.
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LeAnn Wenger, 1976 Buffalo County Honey Queen

Date: 1976
Description: LeAnn Wenger, the Buffalo County Honey Queen. Wenger's hometown is Fountain City, Wisconsin. She is standing in front of a honey display, wearing a Buffalo...
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Birthday Party

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Description: Seven residents of the Dane County Hospital and Home gather around a table to celebrate a birthday. A birthday cake sits on the table.
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County Clerk's Office

Date: 1910
Description: Elmer S. Hall and his daughter, Olive Hall, in the County Clerk's office.
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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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