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Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson Dictating

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Description: Shirley Abrahamson is sitting at her desk in an office while dictating.
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Swimmers at Vilas Park Beach

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Swimming instructor Ann Sundt checking on swimmers in the shallow water at the Vilas Park Beach.
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Pet Bantam Hen

Date: 03 1955
Description: Pet hen "Millie" riding in the front seat with Mrs. Arthur Straight as she drives the family truck.
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81st Birthday party for "Auntie" Benson

Date: 07 03 1957
Description: Madison General Hospital nurses singing "Happy Birthday" to Gunda Benson, who is seated in her wheelchair and surrounded by the group.
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Local Homemakers Making Holiday Preparations

Date: 12 02 1958
Description: Karen Nielsen, a native from Denmark, lights candles in a Christmas decoration she made for her dinner table.
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Voters

Date: 11 08 1960
Description: A steady line of voters kept election clerks busy at the Fourth Ward in the City-County Building.
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Madison Theatre Guild's Tenth Anniversary

Date: 08 1955
Description: Two women are sitting behind piles of printed bulletins and a typewriter, woring at addressing each one. Jane Gintz (right) was Madison Theatre Guild's box...
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Jewish Welfare Meeting

Date: 05 08 1957
Description: Three of the eight women who attended the Initial Gifts luncheon to launch a Madison Jewish Welfare Fund drive. From the left are Frances Weinstein, Virgin...
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Children's Style Show

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: Two women examine a script. Jeanne Anderson, left, was chairman of the children's style show sponsored by the East Side Women's Club and held at the East S...
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A Day 'With a County Home Agent"

Date: 04 24 1958
Description: Kathleen Russell, Iowa County home agent, leading a training session for a large group of women, who are 4-H leaders.
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Newest City Map Shown by Chamber

Date: 06 20 1958
Description: Two Madison Chamber of Commerce employees are shown holding the newest map of the city printed by the chamber. The maps sold for ten cents. The two women ...
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Democratic Women's Luncheon Honoring Mrs. Gaylord Nelson

Date: 12 13 1958
Description: Three guests at the luncheon given by the Democratic women of Dane county to honor the wife of governor-elect Gaylord Nelson, Carrie. Standing are: Pat Cor...
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Madison Section of the National Council of Jewish Women Plan Annual Valentine Dinner-Dance

Date: 01 28 1959
Description: Members of the Madison section of the National Council of Jewish Women plan their annual Valentine dinner-dance held at the Hotel Loraine. The event benef...
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University of Wisconsin Badger Beauties for 1960-1961

Date: 12 14 1960
Description: Six young women are chosen from more than 250 entries to be named UW Badger Beauties for 1960-1961. Shown (front row, L-R) are Margaret Morgan (21), Delta ...
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We Saw You . . . at Who's New Luncheon

Date: 05 27 1958
Description: Members of the Who's New Club for new women residents in Madison hold their annual spring luncheon at the Nakoma Country Club. Shown seated (L-R) are: Mrs....
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Clothing Fashions for High School & College Coeds

Date: 08 1955
Description: Clothing outfits available at Madison stores being modeled by young women: Margaret McDowell is wearing a pleated wool and orlon skirt in Black Watch Tarta...
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Agnes Moorehead Visits the University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 07 1957
Description: Agnes Moorehead speaking with students on the second floor of University of Wisconsin Memorial Union.
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Homecoming at the University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 07 1958
Description: Homecoming queen and king for the University of Wisconsin. They are Donna Penn, Wausau, and Brian Kulas, Madison.
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Women's Western Open Golf Championship

Date: 06 24 1955
Description: A man and a woman updating a large score board at 26th Annual Women's Western Open at the Maple Bluff Country Club sponsored by the Western Women's Golf As...
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UW-Extension Professor Helen L. Allen Exhibits Textiles Collected Around the World

Date: 03 01 1961
Description: University of Wisconsin Extension Home Economics Department Professor Helen L. Allen displays textiles that she has collected in the United States and arou...

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