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Secretary Using Telephone

Date: 02 17 1938
Description: Secretary using the telephone at the Groves School for Secretaries, with notepad, telephone and intercom. There is a classroom in the background, seen thro...
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Around-the-world Telephone Call

Date: 03 18 1931
Description: Norman Clapp, Appleton High School student, sitting in the governor's chair, represents Wisconsin in the around-the-world telephone conversation held in co...
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Armand F. Ketterer with Four Eighth Grade Pupils

Date: 11 04 1947
Description: Armand F. Ketterer, principal of Franklin Elementary School, shown discussing an Education Week poster with four eighth grade pupils. Left to right: Sandra...
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East High School Students

Date: 12 04 1947
Description: East High School students Betty Jensen, daughter of Nels Jensen, McFarland, John Ellestad, son of John Ellestad, Route 4, and Phil Ashby, son of Mr. and Mr...
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University of Wisconsin Recreation Students

Date: 11 23 1949
Description: University of Wisconsin recreation student Mary Ann Busch, Eagle River, receives a call for a student to lead games at a little girl's club. Glenn Gritzmac...
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Madison High School Party Code

Date: 11 09 1954
Description: Jerry Stich, East High School student, illustrates an important point in the "Madison High School Party Code" by telephoning his parents when unforeseen ci...
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University of WIsconsin Student Wives Who Work

Date: 02 07 1956
Description: Beverly Dillon is a teacher at West High School. Ted Dillon studies for his doctorate in wildlife management at the University of Wisconsin.
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Planning High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 04 1957
Description: Madison families offer rooms to teenagers attending the annual State Basketball Tournament. Full-time help takes reservations and information. Mildred Cole...
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Job Interview Tips

Date: 04 10 1957
Description: Virginia Strickland, a senior at East High School, demonstrating making a good first impression at a job interview by smiling warmly, maintaining an alert ...
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Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Play School

Date: 1946
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with three girls standing and sitting at a table with a play telephone, a kitchen beater, and play dishe...
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Student Creates Game Machine

Date: 02 03 1964
Description: Wisconsin high school student Jeffrey Mattox is shown playing a game of tic-tac-toe against the machine he constructed. A screen shows the squares, and a m...
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New Third Grade Teacher in Sun Prairie

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: New third grade teacher Diane Schmitt meets with Sun Prairie principal Bernard M. Dunn.
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Family Record Book Developed by University of Wisconsin Faculty Members

Date: 12 29 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin faculty members Louise A. Young (R) and L. G. Sorden have developed a "Family Record Book" that allows for a complete listing of fa...

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