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Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon...
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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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Graduates in Caps and Gowns

Date: 06 01 1957
Description: Graduates in caps and gowns attend the graduation ceremony.
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A White Glove Event

Date: 11 04 1956
Description: Sophomores at Alverno College greet incoming freshmen with an annual tea party.
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Sparky's Funeral

Date: 12 06 1944
Description: Large group of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) trainees, at the Van Hise dormitories, standing at the grave site of Sparky, with one man playing taps. ...
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"Moonlight Formal" at Tripp Commons

Date: 08 25 1944
Description: Couples enjoy the "Moonlight Formal" in Tripp Commons, University of Wisconsin Memorial Union. They are in formal dress with some of the men in military un...
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"Moonlight Formal" Couples

Date: 08 26 1944
Description: Young women in formal dress and naval cadets in uniform attend the "Moonlight Formal" at the Tripp Commons in the Memorial Union on the University of Wisco...
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Madison College Party Group

Date: 02 15 1939
Description: Group portrait of Madison College party group in Crystal Ballroom, Loraine Hotel.
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Alpha Epsilon Phi Senior Breakfast

Date: 05 31 1936
Description: Group portrait of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority members taken on the lawn after the senior breakfast, 22 Langdon Street, with Lake Mendota in the background.
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University of Wisconsin Band Reunion

Date: 06 21 1935
Description: A reunion of eight members of the 1915 University of Wisconsin world's fair band with their instruments, director Charles Mann, and current (in 1935) U.W. ...
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Upper Dining Room University of Wisconsin-Madison Men's Refectory

Date: 07 17 1934
Description: Men and women eating in Upper Dining Room, University of Wisconsin-Madison Van Hise Men's Refectory, 1220 Linden Drive.
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University League Garden Party

Date: 06 06 1934
Description: Women relax on the lawn at Bungalowen, the home of Professor Ray and Mrs. Theo Owen in Frost Woods, at 5805-7 Winnequah Road. Left to right: Mrs. Ira L. Ba...
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Wisconsin Dames Club

Date: 06 02 1932
Description: University of Wisconsin Dames Club (wives of graduate students) garden party held at 1718 Summit Avenue, University Heights at the conclusion of the academ...
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Mary Wright Bain

Date: 06 17 1932
Description: Portrait of Mary Wright (Mrs. H. Foster) Bain, who flew her own airplane from her home in Newark, N.J. to her University of Wisconsin reunion. She is posin...
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Peacepipe Ceremony

Date: 06 20 1931
Description: Nine members of the junior and senior class at the University of Wisconsin are sitting in a semi-circle dressed as Native Americans. They are smoking the p...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Chadbourne Hall Formal Party

Date: 05 10 1930
Description: Group portrait of Chadbourne hall's formal party.
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Theta Chi Costume Party

Date: 02 23 1929
Description: Party-goers posing for a Theta Chi fraternity costume party group portrait.
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Central High School Senior Party

Date: 02 01 1929
Description: Central High School midyear commencement party.
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High School Graduation in Opera House

Date: 1897
Description: Two young men and ten young women in white dresses sitting in a semi circle on the stage of the Black River Falls Opera House. The stage is decorated with ...
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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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