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U.W. Football Banquet at Memorial Union

Date: 11 24 1953
Description: Some of the principals at the annual football banquet. Seated left to right: Gary Messner, 1954 captain-elect; Coach Ivan Williamson; Alan (the Horse) Amec...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Rally

Date: 01 12 1954
Description: Four male "chorus girls" dancing on behalf of their prom queen candidate, Gloria Robbins of Oshkosh, at the rally at the Memorial Union Rathskellar. The pe...
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Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Reception

Date: 04 30 1954
Description: Jack Kasper of Oshkosh, Buddy Barger of Madison, and Hugh Wilmar of Holland are looking over bird books at the reception of the Wisconsin Society for Ornit...
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Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Reception

Date: 04 30 1954
Description: A.L. Throne of Milwaukee and Karl E. Bartel of Blue Island studying bird songs at the reception of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology at the Memorial Un...
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Freedom Rider Protestors

Date: 03 16 1965
Description: Two Universtiy students wave a Confederate flag on the steps of the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union in protest of the 114 Freedom Riders boarding bu...
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Madisonians Love Opera

Date: 10 21 1957
Description: Photographed as they arrived at the Wisconsin Union Theater to see the opera "Traviata" were Professor and Mrs. Roland K. Meyer. Professor Meyer is a membe...
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Madisonians Love Opera

Date: 10 21 1957
Description: Smiling a greeting to friends at the Memorial Union theater prior to the opera "Traviata" were Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bassett.
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Madisonians Love Opera

Date: 10 21 1957
Description: Chatting in the lobby of the Union Memorial Theater before the opera "Traviata" were Mrs. Homer M. Carter, Dr. Carter, and Mrs. Dewey Edson.
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Summer on Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 07 18 1958
Description: View from above of U.W. students seated around small tables on the Memorial Union Terrace. The original newspaper caption jokingly labels their leisure tim...
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Inauguration of U.W. President Conrad A. Elvehjem

Date: 10 09 1958
Description: Dr. Grayson Kirk (right), president of Columbia University, chats with new president of the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Conrad A. Elvehjem, at the inaugur...
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Dr. Theophilus Taylor, Presbyterian Minister

Date: 03 09 1959
Description: Dr. Theophilus Taylor, Presbyterian world leader, spoke in Madison at a banquet at the Memorial Union, about the current and growing complexity of the mini...
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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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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: Mark Ingraham, Dean of the University of Wisconsin College of Letters and Science and Professor of Mathematics (L) sits with his son Edward prior to the UW...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: University of Wisconsin graduating seniors honor students wait for the ceremony's procession into the UW Memorial Union theater. A total of 447 students we...
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75th Anniversary Banquet of UW Chapter of Sigma Chi

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: The University of Wisconsin Alpha Lambda chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity banquet celebrates the 75th anniversary of the chapter. The banquet is held at...
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75th Anniversary Banquet of UW Chapter of Sigma Chi

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: The University of Wisconsin Alpha Lambda chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity celebrates the groups 75-year anniversary with a banquet held at the UW Memori...

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