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Turtle Effigy Mound

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Description: A turtle effigy mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, outlined by melting snow.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Home Economics Department Class

Date: 1911
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Home Economics Department Class. The women are using chemistry equipment and microscopes. On the blackboard is a formula fo...
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University Heights Neighborhood

Date: 1913
Description: View looking southwest at the University Heights neighborhood from near the corner of University Avenue and Breese Terrace. In the foreground is the Univer...
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Power Mower

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Description: Cutting the grass with a large lawn mower near the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House (currently Camp Randall Stadium).
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Babcock Ceremony

Date: 1928
Description: Crowd seated on the lawn of Agriculture Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a ceremony honoring S.M. Babcock, inventor of the butter test.
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Home Economics Lab Class

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Description: Laboratory work in a University of Wisconsin home economics class.
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Weaving Class

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Description: Girls' weaving class at the University of Wisconsin.
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Home Economics Lab

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Description: Home economics laboratory class at the University of Wisconsin.
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S.M. Babcock and Tester

Date: 06 09 1928
Description: S.M. Babcock, on the right, and his original milk butterfat tester at an honorary ceremony.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 10 10 1916
Description: View from distance of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) dome burning on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Smoke is billowing out from the building...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 10 10 1916
Description: View from distance of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) dome burning on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Smoke is billowing out from the building...
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Stairs near Bascom Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Walkway and stairs leading to Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Trees and bushes are planted on the lawn betw...
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Hydraulic Engineering Building

Date: 1929
Description: View from water of the Hydraulic Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The building is located on the edge of Lake Mendota an...
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Observatory

Date: 1930
Description: Observatory building behind a group of trees on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Freshman Welcome

Date: 1919
Description: A large crowd gathers for a freshman welcome on Bascom Hill, located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

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