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Gymnasium at Indian Industrial School

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Description: Exterior view of a gymnasium at the Indian Industrial School. A group of men are standing at the entrance.
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Men in Uniform

Date: 02 1944
Description: Five men on a stage at a vocational school. Four of the men are in military uniforms, while one is dressed in a business suit.
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"Tractorettes" with Instructor

Date: 1942
Description: "Tractorettes" pose with their instructor, McCormick-Deering salesmen Robert L. McCaffrey, on a Farmall H tractor.
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Madison Vocational School French Class

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: Group portrait of the Madison Vocational School French class discussing French customs with their teacher, Mrs. Erwin H. (Lucy) Ackerknecht, , seated at fa...
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Madison Vocational School Addition Cornerstone

Date: 05 08 1950
Description: The cornerstone for the million-dollar four-story addition to the Madison Vocational School was laid at the corner of North Carroll and West Dayton Streets...
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Restaurant Institute at Madison Vocational School

Date: 01 17 1951
Description: Chef Instructor Eldred Heiser looking on as student William Moran of Boscobel is slicing a leg of veal for noon lunch at the newly-opened Restaurant Instit...
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1872
Description: A view of the female residence at Hampton Institute. The left side of the front porch contains potted plant,s and three women converse near the steps. Anot...
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YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association)

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Description: Students sitting and standing at workstations set at long tables during a cooking class at the Young Women's Christian Association. A teacher's desk in the...
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Diversified Farming Speakers

Date: 02 19 1915
Description: Speakers from the diversified farming program stand in front of a brick building near an awning. Each person wears a winter coat and brimmed hat, and there...
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Produce Farming Lecture

Date: 1915
Description: Men stand around or sit on the steps of a stone building to listen as A.E. Chamberlain delivers a lesson on the benefits of vegetable production. Chamberla...
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Group at Alabama Barbecue Pit

Date: 02 22 1915
Description: A group of men, women, and children gathered around an outdoor barbecue pit as meat roasts. The barbecue took place at Louis Frank Sessions' farm during a ...
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A Structural Technology Student

Date: 12 11 1961
Description: A structural technology student works on a project in a drawing class at the Milwaukee Institute of Technology.
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Office Skills Class

Date: 1978
Description: Business and Office Skills Class at Tomahawk High School. Nine students work at their typewriters.
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Fire Fighting Instruction

Date: 05 1984
Description: "MPTI instructors from Fond du Lac instructed over 200 firemen from 16 fire departments in the techniques of rappelling and snuffing out fires at Theresa F...
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Madison General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1963

Date: 06 14 1961
Description: Forty-three nursing students in the Madison General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1963 begin the two-year clinical phase of their nursing education. ...
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Group Portrait of People at Teachers' Institute

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Description: A group portrait of students and faculty from the Teachers' Institute posing in front of the building.
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Group Portrait of People at Teachers' Institute

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Description: Group portrait of students and faculty of the Teachers' Institute.
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Central and Stout Manual Training Schools

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Description: Central High School and Stout Manual Training School connected by pedestrian bridge. Two men are walking on the lawn towards the buildings. Caption reads: ...
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Madison Police Cadet Training

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: Cadet Policeman Daniel Writt is shown receiving training and directing traffic at the State Street corner of Capitol Square, while in the foreground, Donal...
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Norman P. Mitby

Date: 07 01 1960
Description: Norman Mitby, the new director of the Madison Vocational and Adult school, standing next to a door marked "Directors Office."

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