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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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Telescope at Washburn Observatory

Date: 1930
Description: Telescope at Washburn Observatory with man at controls.
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Machine shop

Date: 1910
Description: Machine shop classroom, likely at Stout Institute.
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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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State Teachers' College

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior view of the main building of the Superior State Teachers' College.
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Oshkosh State College

Date: 1925
Description: View of the campus of Oshkosh State College, later known as Oshkosh State Teacher's College.
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Senator Nelson and Colleagues

Date: 1968
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson, William Hansen, and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point president Lee Dreyfus converse at the Water Quality Lab that is to be bui...
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Political Conversation

Date: 1968
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson, William Hansen, and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point president Lee Dreyfus discuss at the Water Quality Lab that is to be buil...
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John R. Commons

Date: 1937
Description: Portrait of University of Wisconsin-Madison economist John R. Commons.
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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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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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Documents Relating to Herman A. Feiker's Physician Qualifications

Date: 1904
Description: The top document is a physician's certificate dated 1904, issued to Herman A. Feiker, brother of photographer, by the State of Illinois. The bottom documen...
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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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Jean Emily Dyer Reese

Date: 1944
Description: Outdoor full-length portrait of Jean Emily Dyer (Reese) in her prom dress with a corsage. She is posed on stone steps with the train of her gown spread out...
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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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Battalion Marching up Langdon Street

Date: 1900
Description: A military Battalion marching up Langdon Street. The Memorial Union is on the left behind trees.
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Winter Scene

Date: 1945
Description: Caption from calendar reads: "Evergreens and drifted snow form a Christmas picture on the University campus."
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Chadwick F. Alger

Date: 1972
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Chadwick Fairfax Alger, a professor of political science and officer in the International Peace Research Association (IPRA). Alg...
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Mary C. Allerton

Date: 1903
Description: Oval-framed portrait of Mary C. Allerton, Physical Training instructor at the State Normal School in Stevens Point.
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Edward and Gilbert Ross

Date: 1925
Description: UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross posing with his arm around his son Gilbert. They are standing outdoors; both men are wearing coats, and...

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