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Double Wedding

Date: 01 17 1980
Description: High school students stage a mock double wedding in their Family Living class.
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Graduating Class

Date: 1894
Description: Eight men and women of a graduating class sit outdoors holding their diplomas. They are seated on the steps of the photographer's home at 131 East Montello...
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Making Valentines

Date: 01 30 1958
Description: Schoolgirls showing one another the valentines they are making in class to celebrate the holiday.
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Classroom Valentines

Date: 01 30 1958
Description: A teacher answers a student's question as the other students cut hearts from construction paper to make valentine cards.
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Franklin School Eighth Grade Banquet

Date: 06 11 1936
Description: Children are sitting at the eighth banquet tables at the Franklin School, 305 W. Lakeside Street. There are a few adults sitting at the head table in the b...
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Catholic School Graduation Class

Date: 05 20 1956
Description: Indoor group portrait of boys and girls, in school uniforms, at graduation from a Catholic School. A priest is standing on the left.
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Wisconsin Centennial Celebration

Date: 02 05 1948
Description: Wisconsin Centennial Celebration by Mazomanie fifth and sixth grade classes with P.F. Stickney, age 80, on the right. The pupils are dressed in the costume...
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District 2 Class Picture

Date: 1892
Description: Group of schoolchildren posed sitting and standing on a fallen tree trunk. They are dressed in their finest clothes for a school photograph. One of the boy...
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Berry School

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Description: A large group of children posed outdoors at a birthday party for a teacher at Berry School. The teacher is at the center and is surrounded on both sides by...
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Group of Students Near Fireplace

Date: 1939
Description: A group of kindergarten students posed sitting and standing near the fireplace in their classroom. The fireplace is surrounded by tiling depicting fairy ta...
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School for the Deaf

Date: 1902
Description: Group portrait taken at the 50th anniversary of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, entitled "Semi-Centennial Visitors". Identified are: second from left in...
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Girls Around the Maypole with Flowers

Date: 1913
Description: Group of girls holding fabricated flowers around a maypole at an annual school festival in Belwood Park. A large group of fellow students and teachers look...
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Six Nakoma School graduates sitting outdoors during a buffet supper at the John C. and Ida Doerfer home at 4105 Chippewa Drive. Left to right: Georgiana Mc...
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Four couples are sitting on the lawn of the John C. and Ida Doerfer home at 4105 Chippewa Drive during a buffet supper for Nakoma School graduates. Left to...
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 09 1953
Description: Outdoor group portrait of three Nakoma School graduates at an outdoor supper party at the home of John C. Doerfer, 4105 Chippewa Drive. David Ahlgren is se...
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Ten boys of the Nakoma School 8th grade graduating class gather at the refreshment table during a party at the Nakoma Country Club. Left to right: Kent K...
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Portrait of three 13-year old Nakoma graduates at a party at Nakoma Country Club. Left to right: Connie Platz, Kay La Court, Mari Brown.
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Herbert C. Schenk at Schenk School Dedication

Date: 09 15 1953
Description: Herbert C. Schenk and two sixth grade students greet each other at the dedication of the new grade school named for Schenk. The two girls, both wearing sch...
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Valentine's Day Party

Date: 02 14 1978
Description: "Valentine's Day party in Theresa Public School gymnasium."
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Class Portrait

Date: 1935
Description: Vintage photograph, dated ca. 1890, with a wraparound handwritten message from Miss Louise Parke to her beloved teacher, Miss Mary L. Edgar, is part of a M...

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