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Students Rally for Rose Bowl Bid

Date: 11 24 1952
Description: A crowd of University of Wisconsin students rally in front of the Memorial Union on getting a bid for the Rose Bowl. In 1952 the University football team w...
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University of Wisconsin Cheerleaders

Date: 11 06 1956
Description: Five University of Wisconsin female cheerleaders, all members of sororities, practicing a cheer at Camp Randall. Left to Right: Sandra Wahl, Eau Claire; Sa...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduation

Date: 06 17 1955
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison graduation in Camp Randall Stadium with the Field House in the background.
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Four Students Sledding on Bascom Hill

Date: 11 30 1944
Description: Four students sledding on Bascom Hill using a sled from 1838 which they borrowed from the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum. Seated from left: Joan Hamme...
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Boy Scouts Honor Lincoln

Date: 02 11 1947
Description: Madison Boy Scouts and their leader pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln on his birthday by placing a wreath at the foot of the statue on Bascom Hill. Dick Feldt...
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 06 17 1947
Description: Exterior of Washburn Observatory on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Meteorology Station

Date: 08 19 1947
Description: George R. Jenkins, assistant meteorologist, checking rain gauge on the roof of North Hall on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus. The station started a...
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Registration Line at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 09 25 1947
Description: A large group of students in a Veterans' Administration registration line outside a collection of Quonset huts on the campus of the University of Wisconsin...
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Wisconsin Orthopedic Hospital

Date: 11 06 1947
Description: Exterior view of Wisconsin Orthopedic Hospital, 1415 Linden Drive.
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University of Wisconsin Home Economics

Date: 12 09 1947
Description: Annette Wellers, Whitewater, hurrying off to class while Mildred Benson, Stoughton, arrives with groceries at the front door of the University of Wisconsin...
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University of Wisconsin Home Economics

Date: 12 09 1947
Description: Exterior view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Home Management house at 1430 Linden Drive. Seniors majoring in home economics were required to live f...
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Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Date: 01 1948
Description: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation building entrance at 504 Walnut Street.
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University of Wisconsin Hoofers Club Winter Carnival

Date: 02 14 1948
Description: Ice carving of the Olympic rings at the University of Wisconsin Hoofers Club Winter Carnival, with Bascom Hall and the Lincoln Monument in the background. ...
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University of Wisconsin Crew Race

Date: 05 15 1948
Description: View from water towards shoreline of the University of Wisconsin and Cornell University crew teams nearing the finish line. The Cornell team, nearest to th...
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University of Wisconsin Orientation Week Activities

Date: 08 18 1948
Description: Donn Frey, Barbara Becker, and Claire Engelhardt, three freshmen students on a campus tour led by Jack Padgham, upperclassman and sub-chairman of orientati...
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University Houses In Eagle Heights

Date: 09 24 1948
Description: Three of thirty-one buildings built to house University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members at Eagle Heights.
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Construction of the Enzyme Laboratory

Date: 11 17 1948
Description: Construction scene of the new enzyme laboratory at 1710 University Avenue.
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College Co-eds Joan Sexton and Mary Young

Date: 08 15 1949
Description: Joan Sexton (left), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Eleanor) Sexton, 58 Cambridge Road, and Mary Young, daughter of Mr. E.J. (Alice) Young, Shorewood Hill...
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University of Wisconsin Football Practice

Date: 08 31 1949
Description: Elevated view of the 1949 University of Wisconsin football team, led by captain Robert "Red" Wilson, running onto the practice field outside Camp Randall S...
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Lutheran Student House

Date: 09 18 1949
Description: People arriving for the dedication of the newly built University of Wisconsin Lutheran Student House at 228 Langdon Street.

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