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Antique Ford Car

Date: 08 09 1948
Description: Tom Reese and Raleigh Williams, juniors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with their 1913 Ford car which they plan to drive to Milwaukee for the Stat...
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University of Wisconsin Indoor Track Meet

Date: 02 26 1949
Description: Jim Urquhart crossing the finish line as he sets the annex record for the two-mile indoor run at the University of Wisconsin Athletic Annex, 702 Langdon St...
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University of Wisconsin-Gonzaga University Boxing Match

Date: 02 16 1951
Description: Two boxers, Gonzaga University's Gordon Simanton (left) and University of Wisconsin's Gene Diamond, both miss punches in the first bout of the Gonzaga-Wisc...
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Wisconsin-Iowa Basketball Game

Date: 02 17 1951
Description: A University of Wisconsin player (#41) attempts a basket during the basketball game against the University of Iowa. Wisconsin lost to Iowa 73-60.
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: Group portrait of four University of Wisconsin women in formal dress, finalists in a contest for prom queen. Left to right: Phyllis Berg, Nancy Wetzel, Nan...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: Seated at right is Phyllis Berg, a finalist in the University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest. As part of her campaign theme, "The King and I," four of he...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: Shelia O'Neil (left), a finalist in the University of Wisconsin Prom Queen contest, holds up a fish (yellow perch) as part of her "Fishing for Votes" campa...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: Nancy Wetzel, a finalist in the University of Wisconsin Prom Queen contest, is shown putting pretzels in the mail boxes at Elizabeth Waters Hall, as part o...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: At extreme right is Lois Hunter, a finalist in the University of Wisconsin Prom Queen contest, with three Chi Omega sisters dressed in hunter's caps and ca...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: Sally Riblett, a finalist in the University of Wisconsin Prom Queen contest, is shown in a beauty salon getting her hair sprayed blue as part of her "The G...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: University of Wisconsin Prom Queen contest finalist Nancy Smith is shown wearing a bathing suit, and transparent rain coat, and holding an umbrella to port...
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New York University Track Meet at Ohio Field

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Description: A New York University hurdle race takes place on the track at Ohio Field. Spectators watch from a grandstand to the right and buildings are visible in the...
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University of Wisconsin Track Meet

Date: 05 23 1953
Description: The finish of the 100-yard dash in a quadrangular track meet at Camp Randall stadium. At left is the winner, Harry Nash of Minnesota, followed by Wynn Good...
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Big 10 Golf Tournament

Date: 05 29 1953
Description: Top individual scorers in the Big 10 golf tournament. Shown left to right are: Doug Koepcke of Wisconsin, Don Albert of Purdue, and Lowell LeClair of Michi...
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Memorial Union Open House

Date: 09 15 1953
Description: One of the activities during the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union open house student orientation was a tattoo contest. Paul Schnucker of Lancaster tr...
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University of Wisconsin vs. Idaho State Boxing Match

Date: 03 06 1955
Description: University of Wisconsins boxer Bobby Hinds, right, trades left jabs with Mike McMurty of Idaho State during the heavyweight bout of the University of Idaho...
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University of Wisconsin Boxing Tournament

Date: 01 17 1957
Description: Group portrait of eight Tournament of Contenders boxing champions posed in the boxing ring following the event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field...
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University of Wisconsin Boxing Tournament

Date: 01 17 1957
Description: Action shot during the University of Wisconsin boxing tournament in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. At left, Charlie Mohr, from Long Islan...
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All-University Boxing Finals

Date: 01 17 1958
Description: At left, Rollie Nesbit of Edgerton ducks a punch thrown by Brown McGhee of Memphis, Tennessee during the All-University Boxing finals. McGhee, a former Gol...
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All-University Boxing Finals

Date: 01 17 1958
Description: Action shot during the All-University boxing final at the University of Wisconsin. Ellis Gasser, Portage, lands a punch on Ed Sanborn of Madison. The match...

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