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Lindbergh Returns

Date: 08 22 1927
Description: Charles Lindbergh, a former University of Wisconsin student, speaking to a large crowd at Camp Randall Stadium after his history-making trans-Atlantic flig...
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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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Nellie Kedzie Jones

Date: 1920
Description: Audience surrounding Nellie Kedzie Jones on the Agricultural Extension Home Economics circuit in Northern Wisconsin.
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Statue Ceremony

Date: 04 25 1929
Description: Ceremony for the unveiling of the statue of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. On the platform, left to right, are Senator R...
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Millinery Exhibit

Date: 1921
Description: 4-H millinery display team at the 1921 Wisconsin State Fair.
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Skavlem Monument

Date: 1925
Description: The dedication ceremony of the Skavlem Monument, lead by Rev. Gustav Stearns. The monument was dedicated to the "oldest Norwegian immigrant", born 1760, di...
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Movie Theater Audience

Date: 12 11 1928
Description: Rear view of a large audience gathered in a darkened theater to watch a motion picture, most likely an International Harvester advertising film. The image ...
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Marquette University Dean at Celebration

Date: 1923
Description: Marquette University dean, Archibald J. Tallmadge, S.J. delivers a speech at the 250th anniversary celebration of the discovery of the Mississippi River by...
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Lindbergh at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 08 22 1927
Description: Charles Lindbergh meeting local dignitaries, with the crowd of admirers behind him seated in the stadium. Partly obscured to his right is Governor Schmedem...
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Lindbergh Speech

Date: 08 22 1927
Description: Charles Lindbergh speaking to a crowd at a stadium.
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Christmas Play at Neighborhood House

Date: 1923
Description: Performers lined up on the stage in "The Toy Shop," a Christmas play, with a Santa figure, a boy in harlequin dress, two boys in military uniforms, girls i...
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80th Anniversary Founding of Swiss Colony

Date: 08 16 1925
Description: A chorus of men singing on stage with a crowd watching. A group of officials seated on the right. Rolling farmland in the background.
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Crowd near Monument at Parade

Date: 09 14 1924
Description: Sidewalk group watching the military parade at the reunion of the “Red Arrow” 32nd Division, U.S. Army.
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Ojibwe Dancers

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of a group of male and female Ojibwe (Chippewa) dancers forming a circle. They are surrounded by a crowd of white onlookers. The dancers are ...
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Audience Watching Slideshow

Date: 02 06 1928
Description: View from behind of an audience assembled to watch a slideshow.
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Audience at Dealership

Date: 02 09 1928
Description: Men are standing near the front of a room facing an audience sitting in rows of chairs at a dealership.
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The Crowd at Fort St. Antoine

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: A crowd at Fort St. Antoine celebrating the 23rd anniversary of Nicolas Perrot claiming the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France. A reenactm...

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