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Palestinian Admires Holstein Cow

Date: 01 30 1947
Description: Charles Brace, Lonerock, fieldman for the National Holstein-Friesian Association, showing a Holstein cow to L.E. Shmaragd, Palestine, at the University of ...
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"Two Italian Leaders Visit Here"

Date: 09 27 1949
Description: "Two distinguished visitors from Italy are pictured above with their Madison hosts. They are, left to right, Dr. Diego Spinelli, director-general of the It...
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Nehru Visits Madison

Date: 11 04 1949
Description: Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India decending the stairs from an airplane at Truax Field. Nehru came to Madison to speak at the University of W...
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Nehru Visit to Madison

Date: 11 04 1949
Description: Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India speaking to a crowd gathered at the U.W. Union Terrace from a Union Theater outdoor balcony.
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Indira Gandhi Visits Madison

Date: 11 04 1949
Description: Indira Gandhi, daughter of Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India, speaking with University of Wisconsin President E.B. Fred inside Memorial Union...
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Nehru Visits Madison

Date: 11 04 1949
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd of people gathered on the University of Wisconsin Union Terrace to listen to a speech by Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Ne...
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Matrix Banquet; 20th Annual

Date: 03 21 1950
Description: Five women chatting informally before the annual Matrix Banquet at Memorial Union. They are, left to right: Mrs. Lyman Dunn, Chicago, national president of...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Second place spelling bee champion Dale Sorenson, left, receiving a $25 dollar check from Roy L. Matson, State Journal editor. Looking on are Dale's mother...
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Dr. Ralph J. Bunche

Date: 05 02 1950
Description: Dr. Ralph J. Bunche (center), acting secretary general for the United Nations (UN) department of trusteeship, is shown Monday night with Professor Llewelly...
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Korean War Veteran Addressing a Crowd on United Nations Day

Date: 10 24 1950
Description: Corporal Albert Griffin, a soldier from Milwaukee wounded in the Korean War, addressing the crowd gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol on United Nations...
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International Monument

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Description: Officials greet one another in front of Boundary Monument 258 between the United States and Mexico. A protective fence is behind the men.
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Exposicao Internacional de Hygiene

Date: 1909
Description: View of a medal from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's Exposicao Internacional de Hygiene of 1909. The medal depicts a seated woman and a boy kneeling beside her.
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Haystack Monument

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Description: Also known as the monument to "The Birthplace of American Foreign Missions," the Haystack Monument was erected in 1867 by William College's Society of Alum...
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Governor Kohler and Austrian Chancellor Figl

Date: 05 21 1952
Description: Governor Walter Kohler, (left) chats with Chancellor Leopold Figl, Austrian Chancellor, during the latter's visit to Madison. Dr. Figl, on a 16-day visit t...
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International Civil Defense Directors

Date: 09 13 1954
Description: Wisconsin's civil defense director, Major General Ralph Olson (seated), hosts four European civil defense directors on a tour of civil defense units in the...
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Indian Ambassador to the United States

Date: 06 23 1956
Description: Guest speaker at the Students from India Attending Mid-Western Colleges and Universities convention is G.L Mehta, second from left, India's ambassador to t...

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