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John R. Commons

Date: 1920
Description: John R. Commons, a University of Wisconsin professor, is shown standing outside Sterling Hall with his hat on the ground at his feet.
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Dr. Babcock with Butterfat Tester

Date: 1926
Description: Dr. Stephen Babcock with an electric centrifuge butterfat tester.
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Miners with ore crushers

Date: 1890
Description: Highland Mines owner, Harris Lewis, center, with miners, stands before zinc ore crushers.
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Soldiers' Orphans Home, Farwell House

Date: 1870
Description: Group of people posing outside of Soldiers' Orphans Home, located on Spaight Street between Paterson and Brearly Streets. The building was originally const...
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Diamond Kitty of the Shrine Circus

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Description: "Diamond Kitty," a performer with the Shrine Circus, poses with a large group of people in front of the sideshow tent housing the "World's Fattest People" ...
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Camp Randall Memorial Arch

Date: 1936
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Arch with a gated path.
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Unidentified Union Soldier

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Description: Oval framed, waist-up portrait of an unidentified Union soldier.
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Turtle Mound

Date: 09 28 1942
Description: Elevated view of turtle mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Gilmore-Weiss Home

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Description: The Gilmore-Weiss home, 120 Ely Place (formerly 143 Prospect Avenue), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Doty Loggery

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of the home of James Duane Doty on Doty's Island, "the loggery."
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Looking Northeast from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

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Description: Elevated ciew of East Washington Avenue and its surrounding area from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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John R. Commons

Date: 1937
Description: Portrait of University of Wisconsin-Madison economist John R. Commons.
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Beautiful Storefront

Date: 1930
Description: Miller's Women's apparel shop located on East Main Street on the Capitol Square. The building in which it was located was constructed by Marcus Kohner, one...
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University of Wisconsin Student

Date: 1925
Description: Posed photograph of a University of Wisconsin student studying in his room.
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Lincoln Monument from Bascom Hall Portico Arch

Date: 1911
Description: Lincoln Monument on Bascom Hill from arch of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The city of Madison is in the...
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Pep Up with Wisconsin Kraut

Date: 1939
Description: University of Wisconsin freshman boxing team dressed in boxing uniforms and gloves standing behind stacked cans of sauerkraut with a sign that reads "Pep U...
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Stuffed Old Abe on a Perch

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. After his death in 1881, he was stuffed, mounted, and placed in the...
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Portrait of Carl Russel Fish

Date: 1920
Description: Carl Russell Fish, noted professor of American history at the University of Wisconsin, shown standing on the steps of the State Historical Society building...
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Agricultural Meeting

Date: 1925
Description: Men gathered around the entrance to a church where a meeting of the State Agricultural Association has been held.
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Ladies in Lecture

Date: 02 14 1911
Description: Large group of farmers' wives listening to a lecture demonstration on nutrition or cooking in a classroom at the University of Wisconsin.

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