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Two Young Women in Tennis Costumes

Date: 1890
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted background of two young women dressed in long, striped tennis costumes and matching striped caps. They each hold a te...
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Women of the Red Cross

Date: 1918
Description: Women of the Dunn County Chapter of the American Red Cross posed with sewing machines in the Stout Institute Building.
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Judo Throw

Date: 04 19 1967
Description: Woman judo student taking down a male opponent in practice for judo tournament.
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Judo Throw

Date: 10 26 1966
Description: Woman student instructor throwing a male instructor in a class demonstration.
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Rocking Newborns

Date: 1950
Description: Women feed and rock newborn babies in a neonatal hospital unit.
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Children and Nurses in front of Hospital

Date: 1935
Description: Crowd of women, babies, boys, girls, and nurses standing in front of the Hospital, which was also known as the Wilmarth Masion. Some of the women are weari...
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Children and Nurses in front of Hospital

Date: 1935
Description: Crowd of women, babies, boys, girls, and nurses standing in front of the Hospital, which was also known as the Wilmarth Mansion. Some of the women are wear...
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Women Volleyball Champs

Date: 04 03 1934
Description: Group portrait of 9 women volleyball players in gym dress holding a ball that says "Volly Champs '34."
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Oscar Mayer Kitchen

Date: 09 09 1931
Description: A woman slicing ham in the Oscar Mayer kitchen.
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Checking the Oil

Date: 1956
Description: Woman in polka dot dress is looking on as a service station worker checks the oil in her car.
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Pilot Holding Infant

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Description: Two men and a woman are in an airplane. One man is sitting and holding a baby. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. Wisconsin Central Airlines. Pilot or other per...
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Women Playing Basketball

Date: 1900
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman women's basketball team in the gymnasium of Ladies Hall (now Chadbourne Hall). A man stands in the center holding ...
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Field Hockey Game

Date: 09 28 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin women students use field hockey "as an enjoyable way of getting their daily exercise."
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Group Portrait of Women Gymnasts

Date: 04 26 1928
Description: Group portrait of women gymnasts from the Milwaukee Turners in a gymnasium. They are wearing uniforms with middy blouses.
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Bathing Baby in Tub

Date: 1937
Description: Dr. Hunter of the Wisconsin Board of Health bathes a baby in a tub of water.
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Women and Girls in front of Church

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Description: A group of women and girls wearing white dresses and waving American flags are standing at the curb in front of a church. Three police officers are standin...
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Nurses

Date: 1900
Description: Eight nurses in uniform posing in front of a building (probably their workplace). Some of the women are holding a bedframe, pail, and a broom, and other it...
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Mobile Testing for Tuberculosis

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Description: Native American women and children wait in line by a bus to be tested for tuberculosis by the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association. A sign points the wa...
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Comf'y Marcel Beauty Shoppe

Date: 10 27 1930
Description: Beauty operators work on customers in booths while another woman waits in the Comf'y Marcel Beauty Shoppe, 2039 Winnebago Street. Moved to 1917 Winnebago S...
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Kresge Store Employees

Date: 08 28 1946
Description: Group portrait of sixteen young women employees of Kresge $1.00 Store, 13 South Pinckney Street, in their new uniforms. Also includes two men in suits.

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