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Man and Woman Reading in Library

Date: 1938
Description: A woman and man sit at a round table in a public library reading. An office cubicle and magazine rack are visible in the background. When it opened in 1938...
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Union Women

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Mabel Huffman, a leader in labor activities in Madison, folds and binds issues of the "Union Labor News."
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Studio Portrait of Women Reading a Magazine

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of four young women posing looking at a copy of "Outdoors Magazine."
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Union Women

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Mabel Huffman checks mailing files for union activities for the "Union Labor News." She is a leader in labor activities in Madison.
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Three Women at Beauty Shop

Date: 04 20 1928
Description: Three women (including American Girl — Miss Leeds and Miss Madison — Miss Rosenfeldt / Rosenthal) looking at "The American Hairdresser" magazine in the Ros...
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Three Women at Rosemary Beauty Shop

Date: 04 20 1928
Description: Three women looking at The American Hairdresser magazine in the Rosemary Beauty Shop, located at 521 State Street. The caption reads: "The "American...
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Youth Journal Photograph

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: A young woman serving as the photographer's assistant is standing beside a woman sitting in a chair wearing a hat, and a Farm and Home Week name tag. She i...
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Homemaker Club

Date: 11 1980
Description: "Theresa Homemakers Club hosted other homemaker clubs at the Theresa Public School. Guest speaker, Ann Kaiser (right), editor of 'Country Women' magazine, ...
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Woman Working at Newspaper Stand

Date: 1969
Description: A woman stands behind the counter under an awning of a newspaper stand.
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Old Maid's Hall

Date: 1905
Description: A young woman, Jessie Underwood, reclining supported on one elbow on a fur rug in front of a piano. In front of her lying on the rug is a cat. Light comes ...
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Madison Chapter of Zonta International

Date: 11 04 1947
Description: Two women sorting magazines to be distributed to the Veterans' Hospital, Lake View Sanatorium and nursing homes in Madison. Left to right are Sgt. M. Pear...
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Charles & Victoria Slayton

Date: 01 02 1962
Description: Portrait of Charles & Victoria Slayton, parents of astronaut Donald "Deke" Slayton, sitting in their home in Leon, Wisconsin with framed photographs of the...
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Madison Public Library Scenes

Date: 03 11 1961
Description: Men and women crowd around two library tables while reading. The photograph is one of a series showing the crowded conditions at the Madison Public Library...
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Model Dairy Farm

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Description: A model dairy farm maintained by Hoard's "Dairyman Magazine" for experimental purposes. Two women are walking in the driveway near the buildings on the rig...
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Coronet Magazine Display Window

Date: 07 22 1944
Description: Coronet magazine display in the window of Rennebohm Drug Store #10, 676 State Street. "Read about Wisconson's Ranger Mac (WHA radio personality Wake...
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National League of American Pen Women

Date: 07 02 1951
Description: Eddie Tomlinson watches as his grandmother, Mrs. E.B. (Florence) Tomlinson make one of her famous wood engravings. Mrs. Tomalinson, who teaches art at the ...
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People's Bookstore Magazine Shelves

Date: 1940
Description: Interior of the People's Bookstore. Close-up of magazine and pamphlet shelves with many titles visible. Titles include "The History of the Communist Manife...
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Albums — 1946 Style

Date: 1946
Description: View of page 71 from an issue of "Popular Photography" magazine. The article demonstrates Jim Widmer's dry mounting method for organizing his photographic ...
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CUNA Receptionist

Date: 04 03 1947
Description: CUNA (Credit Union National Association) female receptionist in an office, taken for The Bridge Magazine.
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Bailey Family Group

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Description: Four members of the Bailey family, two men and two women, stand and sit around a small table in front of a fireplace. There is a music stand below the wind...

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