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Peterson Christmas Tree

Date: 12 24 1945
Description: Unidentified woman seated in a chair next to a decorated Christmas tree with presents underneath. On a table next to the woman are photographs of a soldier...
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Group Portrait of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers

Date: 1930
Description: Large group portrait of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers Association showing men, women, and a few children on the front steps of, and in front of, a bric...
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Two Women Painting Homecoming Decorations

Date: 10 12 1944
Description: Betty Lou Borenson and Cynthia Alexander preparing University of Wisconsin-Madison Homecoming decorations in the Memorial Union student workshop.
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Waupun Public Library

Date: 02 01 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupun Public Library, Waupun, Wis." A woman is posing on the sidewalk in front of the library, which was built in 1904 of cut stone ...
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University Subscription Dance

Date: 12 06 1949
Description: Two women and three men look over Christmas decorations in preparation for the annual Christmas Subscription Dance, an event for university students and yo...
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Women at the Van Schaick Residence

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Description: Outdoor view of two women posing sitting on the porch of a two-story wooden house. The woman on the left is identified as the wife of Charles Van Schaick, ...
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Parade of Wagons

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a parade of men and women in patriotically decorated wagons going through town. A horse is in the foreground on the left, and a m...
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Woman with Pink Flamingos on Bascom Hill

Date: 1979
Description: View uphill towards a woman sitting among a flock of pink flamingo lawn ornaments covering Bascom Hill. She is pretending to feed bread to two pink flaming...
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Naval Training School Band

Date: 11 03 1944
Description: U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) Band in Great Hall of the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Halloween decoration in the back...
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Decorated Automobile

Date: 1907
Description: Festively dressed passengers posing in an automobile decorated for a parade. A house and trees are in the background.
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State Capitol Christmas Tree

Date: 12 20 1957
Description: A view from above of the tall decorated 34-foot balsam tree in the Capitol Building rotunda. The tree was grown in Marquette County and purchased from the ...
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County Faire Shopping Center

Date: 03 28 1978
Description: A woman is pushing a stroller with an infant in it while holding clothes wrapped in plastic. She is walking down a brick paved corridor near a storefront d...
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Zor Shrine Potentate Ball Decorations

Date: 04 04 1961
Description: Three women sit next to a display of camels made by the decorating committee for the Zor Shrine's Potentate Ball. Edna Grant is in charge of decorations. L...
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William Irvine and Child in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with William Irvine (1851-1927) seated in his sleigh next to his daughter Ruth (1891-1987) wearing a hat and wrapped in furs, Chippewa Falls, ...
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Flaneur in December

Date: 12 2013
Description: Christmas decorations adorn the hallway in a shopping mall. In the foreground is a Christmas tree on display inside a small fenced-in enclosure. Lights are...
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Mitchell Sewing Room — Interior

Date: 2004
Description: Sue Mitchell has a sewing room in the corner of her log house. She has lived here since 1977.
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Junior Prom

Date: 04 15 1910
Description: Elevated view from stage towards a large group of young people in formal attire standing in a decorated gymnasium. People are also up in the balcony. Capti...
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Holiday Season at the State Capitol

Date: 12 2013
Description: Interior view looking up in the Wisconsin State Capitol building. A tall tree decorated for Christmas is on the far right. Two people are standing on the c...
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Residence of W.E. Porter

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Description: Photographic postcard of W.E. Porter's two-story house. The house has fancy trim. Three women are seated in the grass on the left, and a boy and girl are o...
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Martin K. Dahl House

Date: 1885
Description: Martin K. Dahl, far left, sits with three women around a table which has been set in front of an iron fence which encloses a manicured yard. Two of the wom...

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