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Testing the International Transtar Semi

Date: 1969
Description: Color photograph of an engineer attaching a Transtar nameplate to an International semi-truck during testing.
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Passenger Pigeon

Date: 1896
Description: A passenger pigeon on a perch. The passenger pigeon is now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whit...
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Sheep on Agricultural Campus

Date: 1900
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural campus with sheep and a dairy barn in the background.
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James Manufacturing Company Awards

Date: 01 27 1947
Description: W. D. James of the James Manufacturing Company of Fort Atkinson presenting a watch to John Olson, head of the research and development department, commemor...
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Dr. Leon Cole

Date: 05 24 1947
Description: Portrait of Dr. Leon Cole with an open book, pioneer geneticist at the University of Wisconsin. Cole worked with animal and crop sciences prior to his rece...
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Professor William B. Sarles

Date: 05 25 1947
Description: Portrait of Professor William B. Sarles, agricultural bacteriologist, and newly appointed chairman of the athletic board.
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Astronomer at Washburn Observatory

Date: 06 17 1947
Description: View looking up towards open dome as Olin Eggen, research astronomer, looks through the telescope at Washburn Observatory on the campus of University of Wi...
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Professor Conrad Elvehjem

Date: 10 03 1947
Description: Biochemist, Professor Conrad Elvehjem in his laboratory. His research led to the discovery of a cure for human pellegra and to knowledge of the nutritional...
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University of Wisconsin Textile Testing

Date: 04 01 1948
Description: Margaret Cooper, Associate Professor of Home Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and director of the textile laboratory, testing the bursting...
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University of Wisconsin Textile Testing

Date: 04 01 1948
Description: Arliss Otto, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from Menominee Falls, testing a sample of fabric for fading at a laboratory fadeometer.
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Two Passenger Pigeons: Rear View

Date: 1896
Description: Rear view of two passenger pigeons in a cage. This species of pigeon is now extinct. The pigeons lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitman...
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Two Passenger Pigeons: Frontal View

Date: 1896
Description: Frontal view of two passenger pigeons. This species of pigeon is now extinct. The pigeons lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitman, profe...
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Passenger Pigeon Chick on Box

Date: 1896
Description: Profile view of a young passenger pigeon, on a cardboard box. This species of pigeon is now extinct. One of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in t...
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Passenger Pigeon: Side View

Date: 1896
Description: Side view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitma...
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Two Passenger Pigeons Near Nest

Date: 1896
Description: Two passenger pigeons, a species of pigeon now extinct, near a nest. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whi...
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Passenger Pigeon: Profile View

Date: 1896
Description: Profile view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whi...
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Passenger Pigeon: Side View on Perch

Date: 1896
Description: Profile view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whi...
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Young Passenger Pigeons

Date: 1896
Description: View of a young passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct, with others visible below. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the avi...
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Passenger Pigeon: Profile in Cage

Date: 1896
Description: Profile view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct, in a cage. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Profess...
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Passenger Pigeons on a Perch

Date: 1896
Description: Two passenger pigeons (left bird possibly a different species). The passenger pigeon is now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in ...

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