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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Visiting a Lead Mine

Date: 1950
Description: Students from Platteville, Wisconsin tour a mine to see how lead is extracted.
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Madison Central High School

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of Central High School with cars parked in front.
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Edgewood College and Schools

Date: 1957
Description: An aerial view of Edgewood College and Schools.
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Edgewood College and Schools

Date: 1957
Description: An aerial view of Edgewood College and Schools.
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Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the school of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary.
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High School

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of a high school and the parking lot in front of it.
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Taliesin

Date: 1945
Description: Aerial view of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and architectural school complex, with the Wisconsin River visible at the top. Taliesin is located...
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St. Benedict's Convent on Lake Mendota

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of St. Benedict's convent, mother house, novitiate on the north shore of Lake Mendota (aka Fox Bluff), built in 1953. From 1959 - 1966 it was ...
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Middleton High School

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of a high school in Middleton.
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High School, Richland Center, Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view towards a high school, with students walking on the sidewalks and several parked automobiles.
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Mendota Grade School

Date: 1954
Description: Panoramic view of the Mendota grade school during construction.
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State School for Girls

Date: 1955
Description: View of the State School for Girls.
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Orchard Ridge School

Date: 1958
Description: Aerial view of Orchard Ridge School, at 5602 Russett Road.
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Washington School

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view looking west at Washington School, located at 217 North Broom Street. From the early 1940's until its demolition in 1957, the school was used...
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John H. Wilde with Student

Date: 1956
Description: John Wilde, Associate Professor in the School of Education's Department of Art Education, instructing a student in perspective sketching during a class mee...
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Art Students

Date: 1956
Description: Two students in the Art Education Department's perspective sketching class held in the museum of the State Historical Society.
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Aerial View of Atwood Avenue and Fair Oaks Avenue Intersection

Date: 1945
Description: An aerial view, looking northeast, that includes the intersection at Atwood and Fair Oaks Avenues. Elmside Circle Park is on the bottom left. The Madison-K...
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Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt

Date: 09 1952
Description: A woman is standing on a sidewalk outside a school, holding a notebook. This is Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt, the first black school teacher in Cassville. Mrs. Wyatt...
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Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt

Date: 09 1952
Description: A woman, Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt, is walking along a sidewalk. She is the first black school teacher in Cassville. Mrs. Wyatt moved to Wisconsin from Paris, Ten...

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