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College Dorm

Date: 08 27 1971
Description: Deborah Weishapl of Union, NJ tosses a stuffed Snoopy doll to new roommate Kathy Vokaty of Edina, MN as they move into their dorm in O'Donnell Hall at Marq...
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19th Century Dorm Room

Date: 05 1899
Description: A student studies in his dorm room.
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Naval Training School, Ship's Store

Date: 02 07 1945
Description: Female clerk selling items to Naval trainees at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) ship's store. The store was located in a University of Wisconsin dor...
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Alpha Sigma Phi Christmas Formal

Date: 12 16 1932
Description: Alpha Sigma Phi Christmas formal at 230 Lake Street.
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Girls Scouts and Dormitory

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: A group of girls, including several Girl Scouts in uniform, photographed in the youth residence hall at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Elizabeth Waters Hall Students Tea Committee

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Three University of Wisconsin coeds of Elizabeth Waters Hall dormitory who have arranged for a tea and open house for facility members and friends. Standin...
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Elizabeth Waters Dormitory Library

Date: 09 24 1947
Description: Five women enjoying the library at Elizabeth Waters Dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The portrait on the wall at the far end is of ...
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YWCA Open House

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Mrs. Florence Marquart, recently from Milwaukee, the new director of resident girls at the YWCA, shown at the left, enjoying a radio program with some of t...
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Young Women's Christian Association Open House

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Ardella Nelson of Klemme, Iowa, a member of the Teen and Twenty club, points out something on the screen to Mrs. Florence Benjamin, formerly of Berkeley, C...
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Ann Emery Hall Fire

Date: 10 25 1949
Description: Four residents in the lobby of Ann Emery Hall, 623-71 Langdon Street, waiting for permission to return to their rooms after a fire. From left are Marilynn ...
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Sweeping the Bunk House

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Description: A man is sweeping the bunk house at Hatton Lumber Company Camp. Caption reads: "Hatton Lbr. Co. Camp No 3."
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U.W. Student Service Projects

Date: 12 10 1951
Description: Residents of Elizabeth Waters Dormitory make stuffed toys for Empty Stocking Club and tray favors for patients at Madison General Hospital. Left to right: ...
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 1911
Description: An interior view of the girls' dormitory of Pythian Orphans' Home. Beds are lined up on both sides of the room, and draped arches lead into more rooms in ...
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Holy Family Academy

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Description: Female students wearing pajamas and robes sit reading or talking with one another in what appears to be a dormitory room at Holy Family Academy. Beds line ...
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Mrs. R.K. Boutwell, Dietition

Date: 08 31 1953
Description: Portrait of Mrs. R.K. Boutwell, U.W. Elizabeth Waters Hall dietition.
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U.W. Student Orientation

Date: 09 15 1953
Description: Martine Gulbrandsen of Viroqua unpacks in her dormitory room at Elizabeth Waters hall on the University of Wisconsin campus as she gets acquainted with stu...
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Ellsworth House

Date: 12 12 1953
Description: Portrait of Helen Young, housemother at the recently opened Ellsworth House, a residence for UW co-eds. The building, located at 422 North Murray Street, ...
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Devil's Lake CCC Barracks

Date: 1935
Description: Interior view of Civilian Conservation Corps barracks at Devil's Lake State Park. Several men can be seen sitting leisurely on their bunks. Two heating sto...
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"A Rebellious Blossom" Scene Still

Date: 1911
Description: Scene still from the Lubin silent film "A Rebellious Blossom," featuring Florence Lawrence (playing the Rebellious Daughter) and other unidentified actress...
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Advance Registration for U.W. Freshmen

Date: 07 29 1959
Description: Joy Justesen of Sun Prairie poses in her room in the University's new dormitory, Chadbourne Hall, as she participates in the advance registration process f...

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