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Women on Stage

Date: 1916
Description: Seven women on stage, apparently in a scene from an amateur theatrical performance, wearing conventional street clothes.
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Two Elderly Women in Fur

Date: 1963
Description: Two elderly women at a reception at the Pabst Theater.
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Woman in front of Union Theater

Date: 08 13 1940
Description: "Back to School." Woman modeling for Manchester's Department store outdoors in front of the Union Theater.
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Posing for Pictures Outside of the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A woman in a black coat is taking a picture with her phone of another woman in a blue blazer, who is standing in front of a metal barrier fence. They are i...
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Madison Woman's Club Play

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Five women in costume, acting in a scene from "Gay Nineties," a skit written by Lorraine Rucker for the Drama and History departments of the Madison Woman'...
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Group of Women in Costume

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Description: Studio portrait of group in costume in front of a painted backdrop.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill

Date: 06 02 1960
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill, with three women walking in the foreground. Cars are parked on State Street at the base of the hill. ...
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Four Women on Stage at the Opera House

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Description: Slightly elevated view of four women in flowing, classical dresses dancing on the stage of the Fuller Opera House. Behind them is a painted backdrop.
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Wisconsin Idea Theater Group

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Description: Members of the Wisconsin Idea Theater Group in costume, one man posing dressed as a fisherman, a woman as a bathing beauty, and another person as a giant f...
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Welcome: The Wall Street Journal

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Two women are standing on either side of a large welcome sign from "The Wall Street Journal." The woman on the left is holding a phone in her hand and is w...
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Flannery and Wohlenberg in front of Madison Theatre

Date: 11 19 1936
Description: Flannery and Wohlenberg standing on the sidewalk in front of the Madison Theatre. A woman is inside the ticket booth.
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Madison Theater Guild Chorus Members

Date: 11 13 1960
Description: Portrait of two Madison women who are in the chorus of Madison Theater Guild's production of "Damn Yankees". Pictured are Marilyn Cohn and Carol Stich.
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Bus Unloading Passengers at the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Slightly elevated view of men and women stepping off a bus to stand in line to enter the Milwaukee Theater for the Republican presidential debate. A man an...
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Phi Beta's "A Combine of Comedy"

Date: 02 07 1949
Description: Four women in costume, posing in a scene from "Lyristrata"; part of a comedy program, "A Combine of Comedy" produced by Phi Beta in the play circle of the ...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: A group of 447 University of Wisconsin honor students stand in line to enter the University Memorial Union theater for the 21st annual honor's convocation ...
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Cast Members of "Othello"

Date: 10 04 1944
Description: Two Madison women appearing in the Margaret Weber's production of "Othello", at the Wisconsin Union Theater with other cast members and Professor Oskar F.L...
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St. Raphael's PTA Playcast

Date: 03 19 1932
Description: The cast in costume on stage of "The Emerson Club" presented by the St. Raphael's School PTA. Six women in Victorian costumes.
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Dutch Girls Orchestra

Date: 05 28 1934
Description: Photograph submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Group portrait of the six women in the Dutch Girls Orchestra. They are posed ons...
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Madison Theater Guild "Alice in Wonderland"

Date: 01 13 1947
Description: Group portrait of four women, members of the Madison Theater Guild, going over the script for their production of "Alice in Wonderland". Left to right: Nan...
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"Dillinger" Set in Milwaukee

Date: 1990
Description: Warehouse in Milwaukee's historic Third Ward transformed for its appearance in a made-for-TV movie as the Biograph Theatre in Chicago, where John Dillinger...

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