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| Date: | 01 07 1957 |
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| Description: | Erdine Stamm is shown rosemalling a wooden plate at the Madison Art Guild workshop in the recreation room of the Brobst home, 211 Lathrop Street. |
| Date: | 06 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Friede (?) sits in a chair while crocheting a doily. |
| Date: | 04 12 1954 |
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| Description: | Helen Burkhart holds a box on which she has appliqued gold paper and inlaid various colored stones. |
| Date: | 12 19 1955 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Paul Meyer and children Freddy, Maria, and Elena, 2141 Keyes Avenue, filling a pinata for Maria's fouth birthday party and also Christmas. |
| Date: | 12 20 1955 |
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| Description: | Mrs. E.J. Dalrymple and children James, Karen, and Steven, 5006 Flambeau Road, with the family Nativity creche. Mrs. Dalrymple painted all of the figurines... |
| Date: | 07 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Gladys Dieruf, UW Extension librarian, looks at one of the arts and crafts reproductions collected by the University of Wisconsin Extension Bureau of Infor... |
| Date: | 10 26 1953 |
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| Description: | A man holds a piece of driftwood thought to resemble the head of a deer. Viewed from another perspective, the same piece looks like a monster. Both images ... |
| Date: | 03 02 1954 |
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| Description: | A large decoupage still life of a flower arrangement made from seed catalog illustrations is displayed on an easel. The artwork was created by Fern Fowler. |
| Date: | 03 02 1954 |
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| Description: | Music cabinet with decoupage design by Fern Fowler. The cabinet was owned by Winfield & Irene Alexander; a violin is laying on top of the cabinet. |
| Date: | 10 26 1953 |
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| Description: | A man holds a piece of driftwood thought to resemble the face of an angry monster. Shown from a different perspective, one can imagine the likeness of a de... |
| Date: | 04 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Close-up of Fern Fowler's hands as she creates a decoupage tray. This is one of two images of decoupage process steps. |
| Date: | 04 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Close-up of Fern Fowler's hands as she creates a decoupage tray. This photograph depicts the final step of pasting the design onto the tray with a small br... |
| Date: | 06 10 1951 |
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| Description: | Members of the Ladies' Aid Society display a plate bearing a hand-painted image of St. Paul's Liberty Lutheran Church, Deerfield. The plate was painted by ... |
| Date: | 12 04 1957 |
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| Description: | Richard Marshall Jr. holds a cribbage board made from a walrus tusk, and has a pair of sealskin and fox fur moccasins his lap. Marshall served 18 months wi... |
| Date: | 04 03 1959 |
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| Description: | An authentic Scandinavian smorgasbord will be the key attraction at Madison's first Folk Festival and Fair sponsored and held at the YWCA, 122 State Street... |
| Date: | 12 14 1954 |
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| Description: | Ritva Jantunen (standing right) of Helsinki, Findland displays a symmetrical "himmelis." In Finland, a "himmelis" would be made of straw and oats and place... |
| Date: | 03 19 1957 |
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| Description: | Four women in ethnic costume and gowns pose behind a harp. Shown left to right are: Marjunice West, who sang songs of Norway and is shown in a dress which ... |
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