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The Milwaukee Road Float

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: The Milwaukee Road float for Wisconsin Centennial Parade, "Wisconsin's First Railroad," with four women in sun dresses.
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The Milwaukee Road Centennial Float

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Milwaukee Road float for the Wisconsin Centennial Parade, "Wisconsin's First Railroad," with women on the float and eleven workers standing in front of the...
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Shorewood Hills 30th Anniversary Costume Luncheon

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Image of three Shorewood Hills women in costume depicting fashions of the 1920s. They are Mary Olsen, Beatrice Cartwright, and Bette Cain.
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Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Three women attending the Republican Centinnial Birthday party are shown in period fashions in the style show associated with the celebration. Shown left t...
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Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Four women attending the Republican Centennial Birthday party are shown modeling in the historical fashion show. Pictured from left to right are: Mrs. Char...
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We Saw You . . . at Tea for Foreign Women

Date: 07 09 1960
Description: The Madison Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom entertains foreign women living in Madison at a garden tea, honoring the cente...
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We Saw You . . . at Tea for Foreign Women

Date: 07 09 1960
Description: The Madison branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom entertain foreign women living in Madison at a garden tea, held to observe the...
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Anniversary Portrait

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an elderly couple for their 50th anniversary. The woman is sitting, and the man is standing. ...
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Shorewood Hills 30th Anniversary Costume Luncheon

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: "Blase beyond words were these three Shorewood women who came to the party in the abbreviated, waist-less, low-necked frocks characteristic of the 1920s." ...
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Chadbourne Hall 75th Anniversary Celebration

Date: 10 18 1956
Description: Five University of Wisconsin coeds dressed in 1871 period costumes with Professor Harry F. Harlow in his classroom. Pictured left to right: Marilyn Moevs, ...
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Wisconsin State Brand Cheese

Date: 12 02 1948
Description: Governor Rennebohm, right, with unidentified man and woman standing around a large block of cheese decorated with candles and a ribbon. Engraved on the ch...
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Anniversary of Swiss Settlement

Date: 08 16 1925
Description: A large crowd of men, women, and children gathers outdoors to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Swiss settlement in New Glarus.
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Who's New Club

Date: 01 24 1947
Description: Four members of the Who's New Club, in Civil War costumes. One woman is seated at a piano, one sitting near a spinning wheel, and two standing. They are pa...
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Home of Eric Hattstrom

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Description: Possibly an anniversary group portrait of the couple seated in the center, with four people posed on each side of them. The women in the center holds flowe...
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Meinen Golden Anniversary

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of eight members of the Meinen family on the occasion of the golden anniversary of two of its members. The portrait was taken in front of tw...
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Dr. Jones' 50th Work Anniversary

Date: 1951
Description: A man is holding an infant in his arms. A woman standing next to him also has her hand on the infant. Caption reads: "Celebration for Dr. [Arthur W.] Jones...
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Lansing Wilcox

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Lansing Wilcox, 102-years of age, the last surviving Wisconsin veteran of the Grand Army of the Republic, is seated in a crowd of people attending a Wiscon...
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Theresa Sesquicentennial

Date: 06 1996
Description: "Heidi Aderman sings at the sesquicentennial celebration."
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Shorewood Hills 30th Anniversary Costume Luncheon

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: The 30th anniversary of the village of Shorewood Hills was celebrated by the women of the community at a costume luncheon at the Blackhawk Country Club. Ga...
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Ephraim Centennial Celebration

Date: 05 18 1953
Description: Two women in historical dress posing with a man. Caption reads: "Left to right: Dorothy Sohns an Ephraim Wis school teacher Hjalmar Holand * and Mrs. Olga ...

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