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Wisconsin Commission to Locate Monuments on the Gettysburg's Battlefield Site

Date: 05 1887
Description: Members of the Wisconsin commission to locate monuments gather on the battlefield at Little Round Top.
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George L.P. Weaver

Date: 12 05 1947
Description: George Weaver, secretary of the national CIO Committee to Abolish Discrimination, appearing at the Wisconsin State CIO convention.
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Milwaukee Road Employees Service Club Committee

Date: 11 07 1944
Description: Group portrait of the Milwaukee Road Employees Service Club Committee standing in front of bandstand with musicians. Patriotic decorations provided by the ...
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Mendota State Hospital Award Presentation

Date: 01 16 1944
Description: Ralph Runge, Local #1 Chairman of the WSDA membership committee, presenting the President Zander Membership Cup to Jay D. Ferguson, Chairman of the winning...
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Edgewood High School Committee Meeting

Date: 02 24 1944
Description: Four girls sitting in the parlor of Marshall Hall at Edgewood High School, 1000 Edgewood Avenue, for a committee meeting.
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Dormitories and Commons Committee

Date: 05 26 1937
Description: Group portrait of men in the Memorial Union Dormitories and Commons Committee on the steps of the Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin.
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Playground Supervisors

Date: 06 15 1934
Description: Group portrait of fifteen men and ten women. They are playground supervisors hired by the Board of Education and Madison Park Commission to run nine full t...
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Nellie Tayloe Ross Speaking in Assembly Chambers

Date: 10 17 1932
Description: Nellie Tayloe Ross, vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee and former Wyoming Governor, speaking in the Assembly Chambers, on behalf of the Roo...
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Unemployment Committee

Date: 08 10 1931
Description: Interim unemployment committee, with seven men sitting around a table.
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Group Portrait of West High Social Committee

Date: 05 22 1931
Description: Portrait of West High School social committee, standing at Regent Street entrance.
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Senate Bribery Investigating Committee

Date: 02 12 1931
Description: Seated L to R: Senator Herman J. Severson, Senator Walter S. Goodland, chairman of the committee, and Oliver Knutson, clerk of the committee. Standing is E...
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Central High School Social Committee

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: Central High School social committee group portrait.
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Tree Placement

Date: 06 03 1963
Description: Members of the Brown Deer beautification committee plant trees along the boulevard.
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Congressional Committee at Lincoln Funeral

Date: 05 1865
Description: Albumen print of the Congressional Committee, in front of the Abraham Lincoln home for Lincoln's funeral. The Congressional Committee accompanied Lincoln's...
Poster

Wear It Proudly

Date: 1942
Description: Poster showing a line of factory workers with a larger image of a "production soldier" behind them. Includes the text: "The badge of the production soldier...
Poster

Beware

Date: 1942
Description: Poster showing men whispering to each other, with caricatures of Adolf Hitler and a Japanese soldier (possibly Hideki Tojo) in the background. Includes the...
Poster

Keep Well to Win!

Date: 1942
Description: Poster showing a man eating a balanced meal and getting plenty of sleep in order to help win the war. The poster was printed for the Labor-Management Produ...
Poster

Walking is a Crime in Alabama

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Description: Poster showing a priest behind bars above the text: "Walking Is A Crime In Alabama!" Other text reads: "Demand Federal Protection of Civil Rights." The pos...
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University of Wisconsin Budget Hearing

Date: 02 05 1953
Description: Joint Finance Committee of the 1952 Wisconsin Legislature listening to arguments for and against the $5,000,000 cut Governor Walter Kohler proposed in the ...
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League of Women Voters Dinner Committee

Date: 03 28 1944
Description: League of Women Voters dinner ticket committee. Standing at left is Mary Rennebohm, and seated left to right are: Harriet J. Morris, Caryl A. Regan, Lucill...

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