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Presentation of Portrait of Edward Kremers

Date: 1932
Description: View of a ceremony in which an oil portrait of University of Wisconsin pharmacist Edward Kremers was unveiled. Pictured are (right to left): Nellie Wakeman...
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Pi Lambda Phi Party Group

Date: 01 05 1946
Description: Group portrait of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity party group at the Park Hotel.
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Matinee Dance

Date: 10 13 1933
Description: Couples dance to a small band at a matinee dance in the Madison East High School gymnasium.
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Marriage at Highlander Folk School

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Description: Tom Ludwig and Vida Cox [Ludwig], a neighbor of Highlander Folk School, sitting in a Jeep together after having been married. The couple met while at the s...
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Square Dance at Highlander

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Description: Early thirties square dancing at Highlander Folk School, led by Ralph Tefferteller. Henry Thomas is the caller featured in the center of the yard.
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Uncle Bill Thomas with His Wife

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Description: Uncle Bill Thomas with his wife. Accompanying caption reads, "Billy was local patriarch, who made all furniture at Highlander, was a lay minister and staun...
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University of Wisconsin Junior Prom

Date: 02 04 1949
Description: King Clayton Hahn, Milwaukee, and Queen Violet Norrman, Williams Bay, at the Junior Prom at the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.
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Prom Court

Date: 07 1965
Description: Curtis and his friend Pete Sandberg escort Queen of the prom, Marcy Smith and her friend (? Cole), alternate queen.
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Prom King and Queen

Date: 05 17 1950
Description: Don Noel and Jeannine Radke, king and queen of Central High School's senior dance, pose against a wallpapered wall.
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Madison Vocational School Furniture Upholstering Class

Date: 04 25 1951
Description: Barbara and Howard Vindedahl tack upholstery onto their renovated chair in an upholstery class at Madison Vocational School.
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Central High Homecoming King and Queen

Date: 09 26 1951
Description: Central High School homecoming king Gilbert Pond places a crown on the homecoming queen, Marilyn Krask. In the background are two members of the queen's co...
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Edgewood High School Prom Queen and King

Date: 01 16 1952
Description: Portrait of Patrick Lynch and Shirley Baines, selected as king and queen of the Edgewood High School prom.
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Edgewood College Freshman Prom

Date: 05 09 1952
Description: Group portrait of two prom couples. On the left, seated, is Margie Lynch with Terry Dwyer, standing. On the right, seated, is Jeanne Tierney with Skip Beri...
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Edgewood College Freshman Prom

Date: 05 09 1952
Description: Two couples, in formal dress, are posed by a canopy. They are Marilyn Libert and Jim Bergenske (left), and Pat Mulrooney with Bill O'Brien (right).
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Edgewood College Freshman Prom

Date: 05 09 1952
Description: Two couples in formal dress are seated between two large prop anchors. They are Norbert Esser and Susan Hunt (left), and Marcia Pilon with Jim Corcoran (ri...
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Wisconsin High Royalty

Date: 05 12 1953
Description: Portrait of Jack Barnard and Martha Hinrichs, king and queen of the Junior Prom of Wisconsin High School.
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Madison High School Party Code

Date: 11 09 1954
Description: Point 5 of the "Madison High School Party Code" is illustrated by Robert and Charlotte J. Burns, parents, with daughter Charlotte Ann Burns and her date Bi...
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University of WIsconsin Student Wives Who Work

Date: 02 07 1956
Description: Beverly Dillon is a teacher at West High School. Ted Dillon studies for his doctorate in wildlife management at the University of Wisconsin.
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Nakoma Twelfth Night Party

Date: 01 11 1958
Description: Sitting at the table for the Nakoma Twelfth Night party at the Nakoma School are the co-chairmen Dr. Richard and Pauline Wixson and Dr. Gordon and Marjorie...
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Business College Prom

Date: 04 26 1957
Description: Janice Reed and Bill Kellesvig reigned as queen and king of the annual Prom of Madison Business College students. The party was held at the East Side Busin...

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