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Meteorologist Reading Wind Instrument

Date: 06 16 1931
Description: Albert Lorenz, assistant U.S. meteorologist, is reading a wind velocity instrument in the laboratory at North Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Physics Equipment

Date: 09 12 1928
Description: Miles J. Martin laboratory equipment and Underwood typewriter used for thesis at the Physics building (Sterling Hall?) located on the University of Wiscons...
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Column Testing

Date: 09 1926
Description: Column failure testing at the University of Wisconsin Engineering Laboratory.
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Concrete Chimney Experiment

Date: 1926
Description: Concrete chimney experiment at the University of Wisconsin.
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Forest Products Laboratory

Date: 05 28 1972
Description: Exterior view of the facade of Forest Products Laboratory featuring white slatted window trimmings. The laboratory, maintained by the Forest Service of the...
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Sheep on Agricultural Campus

Date: 1900
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural campus with sheep and a dairy barn in the background.
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Astronomer at Washburn Observatory

Date: 06 17 1947
Description: View looking up towards open dome as Olin Eggen, research astronomer, looks through the telescope at Washburn Observatory on the campus of University of Wi...
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Babcock Ceremony

Date: 1928
Description: Crowd seated on the lawn of Agriculture Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a ceremony honoring S.M. Babcock, inventor of the butter test.
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Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view over University Avenue of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, including University farm in the upper middle. The shoreline of Lake Mend...
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McArdle Laboratory

Date: 1939
Description: McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research for Cancer Research on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Cars are parked on the road and in a parking lot ...
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Science Hall, Geology Museum

Date: 1910
Description: Cyanotype print of the interior of the Geology Museum in Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. View towards corner of a room with win...
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U.W. School of Home Economics West Wing Interiors

Date: 05 20 1953
Description: Interior view of stainless steel research kitchen at the new University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Home Economics west wing.
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University of Wisconsin School of Home Economics West Wing Interiors

Date: 05 20 1953
Description: Interior view of a nutrition research laboratory at the new U.W. School of Home Economics west wing.
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University of Wisconsin School of Home Economics West Wing Interiors

Date: 05 20 1953
Description: Interior view of textile chemical laboratory at the new U.W. School of Home Economics west wing.
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School Trip To Forest Products Laboratory

Date: 1951
Description: Richard Quinney took this photograph with his own camera while in high school, at Delavan High School. It was a trip to the Forest Products Laboratory, at ...
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Open House at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 10 20 1962
Description: A small group of men viewing a satellite photo exhibit displayed at the U.W. Stock Pavilion during the Open House. Suspended from the ceiling above them is...
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New Buildings on the University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 09 03 1964
Description: One of the new buildings is the $4.3 million Russell Laboratories on Linden Drive. It houses the departments of entomology, plant pathology, forestry and w...
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New Buildings on the University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 09 03 1964
Description: One of the new buildings is McArdle Laboratory which houses cancer research. This 2.8 million dollar building even has a room at the top where researchers ...
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U.W. Co-Ed Engineering Student Lynn Stodola

Date: 09 30 1958
Description: Lynn Stodola (L), Black River Falls, one of the few female students studying at the U.W. College of Engineering at the time, and Kenneth Joslin (R), Racine...

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