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Reading to the Elderly

Date: 04 01 1960
Description: A fashionably dressed woman is sharing a book with an elderly woman.
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Verona Fish Fry

Date: 06 10 1960
Description: A man, two women and a child are gathered around a table eating a fish fry. One of the women is standing in the center.
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March of Dimes Activities

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Description: A group of elderly women sit together at a table working on March of Dimes activities. Pictured are Ona Smith, Julie Simonson, Mary Zweifel, Gussie Rowe, M...
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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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Lutefisk Supper

Date: 12
Description: Several women are served lutefisk at a lutefisk supper at the Dane County Home. There are plates of lefse and dinner rolls on the table.
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Verona Fish Fry

Date: 06 10 1960
Description: A man, two women and a child are gathered around a table eating a fish fry. One of the women is standing in the center holding a glass of milk.
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Verona Fish Fry

Date: 06 10 1960
Description: A man, two women and a child are gathered around a table eating a fish fry. One of the women is standing in the center holding a glass of milk.
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Plucking Turkeys

Date: 11 1947
Description: Two girls, holding turkey feathers, are watching the production line at Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona, where two women workers are plucking turkeys.
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Polka Party

Date: 1957
Description: A crowd gathers to watch men and women dance the polka at the Verona Legion Hall. A man plays a banjo in the background.
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Boarding a Bus

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Description: A man stands outside of a bus and waves as people board.
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Working in a Garden

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Description: A group of people work together in a garden.
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Wisconsin National Guard Wives

Date: 10 02 1961
Description: Wisconsin National Guard member Richard J. Sorenson's wife and baby daughter Rebecca Ann. He was called up to active duty with the 32nd Infantry Division.
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Else Heine

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Description: A portrait of Else Heine, a nurse.
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Neva Schultz

Date: 1940
Description: Neva Schultz of the Dane County Hospital and Home poses next to an automobile.
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One Hundred Year-Old Woman

Date: 06 30 1961
Description: Mrs. Anna Brinkman holding a greeting card celebrating her one-hundredth birthday at the Dane County Hospital in Verona. She was born in the town of Bloomi...
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Wedding Rehearsal Dress

Date: 07 1978
Description: Bride-to-be posing in the dress she wore to her wedding rehearsal and dinner. The dress is in the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Museum (2012.182...
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Ladies Making Cancer Dressings

Date: 10 21 1947
Description: Eleven members of St. James Lutheran Ladies' Aid Society making dressings for cancer patients.
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After the Ceremony

Date: 07 01 1978
Description: A bridesmaid after the ceremony at St. Andrews Catholic Church.
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Music Therapy Session

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Description: A music therapist (wearing a scarf on her head) leads a group of elderly residents of the Dane County Home in a music therapy session.
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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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