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Frank Lloyd Wright Receiving Honorary Degree

Date: 06 17 1955
Description: Professor Ben Elliot placing the doctoral hood on Frank Lloyd Wright at the University of Wisconsin Commencement ceremony. U.W. President Edwin Broun Fred ...
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City of Madison & U.W. Police Graduates

Date: 08 1955
Description: Sixteen new Madison policemen and three U.W. officers receiving their diplomas at a graduation ceremony held at the City of Madison Police Academy School. ...
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Edward Steichen Received Honorary Degree

Date: 06 21 1957
Description: Edwin Steichen, in cap and gown, waiting to receive an honorary degree at University of Wisconsin graduation ceremonies. Steichen grew up in Milwaukee and ...
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Three Edgewood High School Seniors Honored

Date: 06 04 1957
Description: Three Edgewood High School seniors who will receive awards at the school's commencement ceremony. From left are Mary Doyle who will receive the Kelsey awar...
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University of Wisconsin Mid-Year Graduation

Date: 01 18 1958
Description: Convocation ceremonies of mid-year University of Wisconsin graduation class in the Union theater.
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Edgewood High School Honor Students

Date: 05 28 1958
Description: Ten scholarship winners in their caps and gowns, honored at a ceremony for Edgewood senior high honor students are, left to right: Thomas Wildeman, Abigail...
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Edgewood College Graduation

Date: 05 31 1958
Description: Commencement ceremony in Edgewood College's new Regina Hall, showing the college glee club in the foreground, with graduates and audience sitting in the ba...
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Graduation Ceremonies Tea for Madison General Hospital Nurses

Date: 08 14 1958
Description: Alice Larson, Viroqua, president of the senior class, presents the class gift to Elaine Franke (right), director of nursing, during the graduation ceremoni...
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Graduation Ceremonies Tea for Madison General Hospital Nurses

Date: 08 14 1958
Description: Visiting with Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky at the graduation ceremonies tea for Madison General Hospital nurses are Patricia Hughes, Ann Neilson, and Edna Benn...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: A group of 447 University of Wisconsin honor students stand in line to enter the University Memorial Union theater for the 21st annual honor's convocation ...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: Twins Kathren (L) and Karen Olson (R), Chicago, participate in the University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation at the UW Memorial Union theater. Both major...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: Mark Ingraham, Dean of the University of Wisconsin College of Letters and Science and Professor of Mathematics (L) sits with his son Edward prior to the UW...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: Dr. Russell Moberly, Milton, UW Class of 1931, now practices medicine in Milwaukee. Dr. Moberly rehearses with the University Band that will perform at the...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: Jerome Silber, Milwaukee, honor student in law, waits for the procession for the Honors Convocation ceremony held in the University of Wisconsin Memorial U...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: University of Wisconsin graduating seniors honor students wait for the ceremony's procession into the UW Memorial Union theater. A total of 447 students we...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: University of Wisconsin Concert Band director Raymond F. Dvorak directs the band during a rehearsal for the UW Honors Convocation ceremony to be held in th...
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Edgewood High School Graduates

Date: 06 02 1959
Description: The top three students of the 1959 graduating class are, left to right, Nicholas Frost, Elizabeth Bergemann, and Thomas Kuehn.

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