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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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Americanization Pageant

Date: 05 18 1919
Description: Scene from Poale Zion Chasidim, an Americanization pageant held in the Milwaukee auditorium to welcome Milwaukee's new citizens.
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"The Hare and the Hedgehog"

Date: 12 11 1934
Description: Longfellow School children on stage perform a scene from the folk play "The Hare and the Hedgehog." Longfellow School is located in the Greenbush neighborh...
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Graduates in Caps and Gowns

Date: 06 01 1957
Description: Graduates in caps and gowns attend the graduation ceremony.
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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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University Students Attending Lecture

Date: 10 17 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin students attending a lecture in Room 272 Bascom Hall.
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Automotives Trades Council

Date: 12 18 1944
Description: Group portrait of Automotive Trades Council members at Turner Hall, 21 South Butler Street, with Ben and Alvina Bergor, entertainers, sitting in the front ...
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Eagle's Drill Team

Date: 01 18 1945
Description: Elevated view of Fraternal Order of Eagles drill team in costume forming the letter "F" in an auditorium.
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Madison Civic Orchestra

Date: 12 1937
Description: Elevated view of the Madison Civic Orchestra on stage in the Masonic Temple in concert dress with instruments.
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West High School Play Cast

Date: 10 12 1934
Description: Four actors standing at a table on stage in the West High School auditorium.
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Central High School Band

Date: 04 20 1932
Description: Central High School band on the auditorium stage.
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Dudgeon PTA Actors

Date: 02 16 1932
Description: Casts of two one-act plays presented by the Dudgeon School Parent Teachers Association in the West High School Auditorium. Plays staged were "The Trysting ...
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Holy Cross Dramatic Society Play Scene

Date: 05 14 1930
Description: Holy Cross dramatic society play scene: "Old Fashioned Mother" at Madison East High school auditorium.
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Middleton High School Yearbook Staff

Date: 12 10 1928
Description: Middleton High School yearbook staff working together while sitting around tables. A basketball net is behind them in front of a mural.
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Middleton High School Yearbook Staff

Date: 12 10 1928
Description: Middleton High School yearbook staff. There are three groups working at separate tables. Behind them is a stage, and a basketball net.
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Middleton High School Honor Roll Students

Date: 12 10 1928
Description: Middleton High School honor roll students and scholastic team posing for a group portrait around a table in front of a mural and basketball hoop in the gym...
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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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Wisconsin Power and Light Co. Sales Class

Date: 07 08 1946
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin Power & Light Company salesmen attending a class in the VFW Hall, 113-115 East Mifflin Street.
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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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Taking the Civil Service Exam

Date: 06 1919
Description: A large group of men and women are sitting at typewriters in a gymnasium to take the state civil service exam.

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