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Electric Hair

Date: 01 10 1966
Description: Gail Lukas' hair stands on end when she places her hand on a Van de Graalf generator in a demonstration by the Atomic Energy Commission for junior high sch...
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Chemistry Experiment

Date: 05 25 1951
Description: Chemistry experiment by two men being conducted with steam rising from equipment.
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Class in Session

Date: 05 01 1963
Description: A female student leads a class of fellow students. She is a member of the Future Teachers of America Club.
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Young Worker Sands Wooden Wagon Wheel Section

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Description: Young man - possibly a teenager - sanding a section of a wooden wagon wheel with a belt sander at International Harvester's Accurate Engineering Works.
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Edgewood High School Play Cast

Date: 04 13 1945
Description: Three student actors in a play scene on stage at Edgewood High School.
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Three Characters in Play in Costumes

Date: 12 11 1936
Description: Three students dressed in costumes for East High School play taken for "Tower Times."
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East High School Honor Students

Date: 01 30 1936
Description: Group portrait of ten East High School honor students.
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Girl Having Scoliosis Check

Date: 02 12 1935
Description: A woman examining the back of an East High School girl for scoliosis.
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Bob Fleming — West High Track Star

Date: 05 23 1934
Description: Portrait of Bob Fleming, West High School track star.
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Ruth L. Brissee with Rifle and Dog

Date: 09 22 1933
Description: Ruth L. Brissee holding a rifle, standing with her dog in a garden at 2437 Fox Avenue. At age 15 she is the youngest huntress in Dane County.
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Bob Zwerg, Golfer

Date: 06 17 1933
Description: Bob Zwerg, 16, golfer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zwerg, West Junior High School championship winner.
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Two Evansville High School Basketball Players

Date: 01 06 1932
Description: Two Evansville High School basketball players, Stan Sperry and Ben Hubbard.
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Group Portrait of West High Social Committee

Date: 05 22 1931
Description: Portrait of West High School social committee, standing at Regent Street entrance.
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Speed Skater Posing with Trophy

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Description: Juvenile girls speed skater, Louise Jerome from Superior, Wisconsin, posing with a trophy.
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Three Teenagers Playing on Sidewalk

Date: 02 28 1987
Description: Stephanie Johnson (from left), 16, Chanell Biami, 15, and Letesa Evans, 16, played a childhood game Friday after seeing their little sisters playing a rope...
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Boy Riding Unicycle with His Pet Raccoon

Date: 07 25 1967
Description: Newspaper caption reads: "Passersby don't know it, but what appears to be a coonskin cap around the neck of Todd Vasas, 16, of 2773 S. Shore Drive, is the ...
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Indian Boys Practice Archery

Date: 1956
Description: Six Native American boys and teenagers take part in an archery competition. They are holding their bows and carrying arrows in a bag on their backs. Riley ...
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Robert C. Taylor on Farmall C Tractor

Date: 1949
Description: Three-quarter view from front right of Robert C. Taylor working as a farm operator for his father. Robert is operating a Farmall C tractor with No. C-452 c...
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Doing the "Applewood"

Date: 08 02 1968
Description: A boy and girl are dancing, with several other teenage dancers in the background. Caption reads: "Doing the "Applewood" — A rock 'n' roll dance was a Frida...
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Family Portrait

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: A family posing together indoors; the father is bouncing a young girl standing on his knees. Caption reads: "Mrs. Alan S. Smith and her two sons watched as...

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