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Madison Craftsmen

Date: 05 26 1950
Description: Three Madison women and a display of their crafts. The women, members of the Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen Society, and their crafts are: Mrs. Bentley (Lean...
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Governor La Follette Buying a "Buddy Poppy"

Date: 03 25 1932
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette buying a "buddy poppy" from two women in behalf of the American Legion. The governor is standing in his Wisconsin State Cap...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Rooms of the Historical Society

Date: 1898
Description: The north library reading room, which was reserved for women, in the Historical Society's quarters in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This room, which w...
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Women's Auxiliary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 06 06 1957
Description: A group of well-dressed men and women are sitting at tables in a well-decorated room. Caption reads: "Kohler, Wis. June 6, 1957. Members of the Women's Aux...
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 06 1953
Description: Joy Morrison dresses in costume while working in an old-time drug store at the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum. The pharmaceutical items were used in W...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Sculptures

Date: 02 14 1945
Description: Ruth Marson with the Vinnie Reem sculpture collection in a storeroom at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.
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Annual Observance of World Community Day

Date: 10 02 1958
Description: Madison church women plan to join United Church Women throughout the world to observe World Community Day. The service is held at the First Evangelical Uni...
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American Legion Auxiliary

Date: 06 25 1954
Description: Group portrait of 14 women making plans for the state convention of the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary

Date: 11 11 1957
Description: Three women attend an event to display Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary projects. They include, from left to right, Ina Marlow, Emily Sprague,...
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DVA Women on Fire Truck

Date: 02 23 1933
Description: Group of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary women on a fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 S. Webster Street. On the far left i...
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Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary

Date: 04 05 1954
Description: Group portrait of Edythe Lubing (left), Elizabeth Land, and Judith Davis. The women are members of the Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary dinner...
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Dane County Medical Society Auxiliary

Date: 03 06 1956
Description: Group portrait of the annual dinner dance chairmen of the Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Medical Society. The women include, from left: Ina Marlow, E...
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Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary

Date: 11 11 1957
Description: Three women attend an event to display Dane County Medical Society Women's Auxiliary projects. Hilda Ewell (left), Pauline Wixson, and Helen E. Supernaw lo...
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Third Wisconsin Civil War Veterans' Reunion

Date: 1915
Description: Third Wisconsin Civil War veterans' reunion, posed on the lawn in front of the Beloit Public Library.
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The Village Green

Date: 10 09 1956
Description: Display in the French flower and millinery shop, part of The Village Green exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The display is examined by Leona Fi...
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Christmas Gifts and Ideas Bazaar

Date: 11 10 1960
Description: Two unidentified women from the St. Anne Society of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church stand by a display of items to be sold at their bazaar in the chur...
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Pioneer Christmas Scene

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Reenacting a pioneer Christmas custom of many foreign settlers in the early days of Wisconsin of singing carols around the family organ, are left to right:...
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American Library Association Group Portrait

Date: 07 08 1901
Description: Group portrait of members of the American Library Association, Madison, Wisconsin. East front of Wisconsin State Historical Library Building. Charles A. Cu...
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Winifred Ford with her Watercolors

Date: 05 01 1945
Description: Winifred (Bonnewitz) Ford with several of her watercolor paintings from the exhibit at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin titled "Old Homes in Madis...
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Disabled American Veterans Queen Contestant

Date: 08 08 1931
Description: Disabled American Veterans Ball queen contestant wearing a polka dot dress. She is sitting in a chair in front of an American flag.

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