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Halloween Party at the Orpheum

Date: 10 31 1930
Description: View from the stage of a full audience of costumed Halloween party-goers in the auditorium at the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street.
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Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry

Date: 10 26 1945
Description: Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry leaving the stand after delivering the address presenting the Wisconsin Silver Service aboard the USS "Wisconsin".
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy at the Podium

Date: 10 23 1960
Description: A campaign speech by presidential candidate John F. Kennedy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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Harold Stassen for President

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Description: Republican Harold Stassen giving a speech on a stage in Milwaukee during his campaign for the Republican nomination.
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International Harvester Parade of Progress Fast Hitch Square Dance

Date: 1953
Description: Men in cowboy hats driving International Harvester tractors through an exhibition tent as part of the "Parade of Progress" at the Indiana State Fair as par...
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Gerke Twins at Piano

Date: 03 16 1946
Description: The Gerke twins, Julie and Juliette, 11-years-old, are wearing matching dresses and bows in their hair. They are joined on the piano bench by a man wearing...
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Audience at Smitty's Hall

Date: 03 26 1946
Description: Audience at Smitty's Hall, Waunakee, for the grand opening program sponsored by the Milwaukee Cheese Company, which opened a new cheese plant on April 1st.
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Wis. Motor Vehicle Department Safety Convention Audience

Date: 12 19 1944
Description: Audience at Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department Safety Convention, in a ballroom at the Loraine Hotel, 123 West Washington Avenue.
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Oscar Mayer Co. Health for Victory Club, East High

Date: 08 17 1943
Description: "Health for Victory" club sponsored by Oscar Mayer & Company, at Madison East High School, 2222 East Washington Avenue.
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Edgewood High School Glee Club

Date: 12 16 1942
Description: Edgewood High School, 1000 Edgewood Avenue, Glee Club performing, on stage.
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Senator Gerald P. Nye

Date: 06 15 1935
Description: U.S. Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, at the podium, speaking in the Assembly Chambers at the 10th annual Robert M. La Follette Sr. Memorial Service.
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Senator Gerald P. Nye

Date: 06 15 1935
Description: U.S. Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, at the podium, speaking in the Assembly Chambers at the 10th annual Robert M. La Follette Sr. Memorial Service.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduation

Date: 06 18 1933
Description: Speakers, graduates, and guests are seated in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House, the venue for the University of Wisconsin-Madison commenceme...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduation

Date: 06 20 1932
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison graduation ceremony in the Field House.
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Stoughton Cooking School Audience

Date: 11 05 1931
Description: View from stage of the audience sitting in the auditorium attending Stoughton Cooking School.
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Central High School Auditorium "Mass Meeting"

Date: 12 08 1928
Description: Students assemble for the first annual homecoming rally of Central High School students in the Central High School auditorium, photographed for the school ...
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Performing Circus Elephants

Date: 1943
Description: A group of over twenty-six Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus elephants, standing on their rear legs with front legs resting on the elephant ahead. ...
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Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus in New York

Date: 04 04 1934
Description: Three rings of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus are shown being set up for a performance in New York's Madison Square Garden.
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Livestock Judging at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1960
Description: An audience watches and judges stand by as cattle are lined up to be judged in a pavilion at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Frankfurt Didaskalia

Date: 1858
Description: A depiction of groups of people viewing a panorama of landscapes on red walls in a large room, some seated at round tables. This sketch accompanies an Aust...

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