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Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
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Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: Members of the Women's Relief Corps scattered flowers on the waters of Lake Mendota in honor of Navy and Air Force dead as part of Memorial Day services in...
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Japanese Scene - Anaglyph

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Description: Stereograph of a view in Japan including a garden, traditional buildings and mountains in the background.
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"Dell Queen" at Chapel Gorge - Anaglyph

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Description: Stereograph of the steamboat the "Dell Queen" at Chapel Gorge. A woman and a young child are sitting on the shoreline.
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Women on Air Force Tour

Date: 05 18 1953
Description: At Truax Field, Lieutenant H.B. Smith adjusts a parachute on Lillian Nitcher, one of a group of eighteen area women who were selected to make an official A...
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Wisconsin Public Links Golf Tournament Winners

Date: 09 13 1953
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin Public Links Tournament winners at the Monona municipal golf course. They are, from left: Al Pettigrew, Milwaukee; Erv Gargen, ...
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University of Wisconsin Scandinavian Students with Mrs. Brittingham and the Life Magazine Article

Date: 08 17 1953
Description: Seven students from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway and Margaret Brittingham, wife of Thomas Brittingham, Jr. posing for a portrait outdoors. The students are ...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down road of horses, wagons and buggies parked in front of buildings. Three men stand near a hotel on the right. A church building is in the backgroun...
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Main Street

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Description: An intersection with a general store on the left. Two men stand outside the store. There are three horses and wagons on the right and one on the left.
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Mill Dam

Date: 1931
Description: Water pouring through a dam into a reservoir. Two workers are on top of a platform over the dam.
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Hendrickson's Modern Home Furnishing Store

Date: 03 09 1954
Description: Exterior view of Hendrickson's Modern Home Furnishing Store at 2570 University Avenue, taken for the store's grand opening. The VA hospital is in the backg...
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Madison Swimming Meet

Date: 08 01 1954
Description: Group portrait of the winners of the diving competition at the annual city swimming meet held at B.B. Clarke beach. Front row, left to right: Tia Nelson, D...
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House on Nebraska Row, Madeline Island

Date: 1938
Description: View of a house on Nebraska Row on Madeline Island. In the foreground is a flag pole, bench, path, lawn and trees. On the left are docks from the lake shor...
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 13 1956
Description: Karen Olson (left), and Kaylee Person, former Osseo High School students, sitting on outdoor bleachers at a basketball tournament.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Finish Line

Date: 06 22 1956
Description: Judges Jim Green and Bob Reger view the race from the East Washington Avenue finish line. Ozzie Johnson and Dick Meyer were other judges. Most cars finishe...
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Babysitting the Charlton Children

Date: 08 07 1956
Description: Henry Charlton escorts babysitter Linda Taylor home after she completed her babysitting job with the Charlton children.
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Outdoor Life

Date: 05 14 1957
Description: Hariett Narowetz and Irene L. Marsh pull their golf bags across the golf course.
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Elks Baseball Team

Date: 08 06 1957
Description: Group portrait of the Elks boys baseball team, champions of the East Junior League. Front row: Bill Malas, David Norby, Mike Sweeney, Ron Gillette and Gary...
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Climbing for Coconuts

Date: 08 24 1943
Description: An indigenous man climbs a coconut palm to harvest coconuts on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). His feet are ...
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Army Brothers

Date: 1943
Description: A rickety ladder serves (Sergeant) Technician 4th Grade John Duray (left), and his brother, Staff Sergeant Isador Duray, both of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, in the...

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