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Governor Julius P. Heil Campaigning to Teenagers

Date: 10 1942
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil (1876-1949) speaks to Shawano High School students and others during his gubernatorial re-election campaign. He arrived during the ...
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College Teacher Protest

Date: 12 04 1970
Description: Elevated view of college teachers, non-tenured, at UW-Parkside protesting the decision to not renew their contracts.
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Fans at Sporting Event

Date: 03 15 1957
Description: High school fans in the bleachers cheer on their team during a night game.
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Birthplace of Republican Party

Date: 1929
Description: 75th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Republican Party at Ripon. Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., stands on the podium in front of the Little Whi...
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Baraboo High School

Date: 02 09 1906
Description: Baraboo High School during the fire.
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Frances Willard School House

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Description: Group of people outdoors at an event at Frances Willard School.
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First Attempt to Enter Central High School by the Little Rock Nine

Date: 09 04 1957
Description: First attempt of the Little Rock Nine to enter Central High School. They were denied entrance by the Arkansas National Guard who had been called up by Gove...
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Unveiling of Abraham Lincoln Statue

Date: 05 26 1909
Description: The unveiling of the Abraham Lincoln Statue in front of the Gilbert Simmons Memorial Library.
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Civil Disobedience Event in Washington, D.C.

Date: 09 1971
Description: Poster calling for University of Wisconsin students to visit Washington, D.C., in the fall of 1971 as part of a civil disobedience demonstration. Features ...
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Spring Valley Cooking School

Date: 02 12 1915
Description: Room filled with women, some with children, attending a Farmers' Institute Cooking School class at Spring Valley, Wisconsin. There is a table with ingredie...
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Agricultural Fair at Union High School

Date: 1913
Description: Fair goers gather in front of Union High School.
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Agricultural Fair at Union High School

Date: 1913
Description: Large group of people gathered on the lawn in front of Union High School.
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Agricultural Fair at Union High School

Date: 1913
Description: View from the road of fairgoers on front lawn of Union High School. Two automobiles are parked in the foreground.
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Second Annual Union High School Fair

Date: 10 04 1913
Description: View from across the road of a large group of people on the front lawn of the Union High School during the second annual fair.
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Second Annual Livingston High School Fair

Date: 10 04 1913
Description: View from road of fairgoers and cattle on the front lawn of Union High School.
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School Segregation Protest March

Date: 1964
Description: A group of protesters march down a street, led by a car. They are protesting school segregation.
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Dairy Calf Demonstration

Date: 06 28 1932
Description: J.C. Nisbet (center), an editor of Hoard's Dairyman magazine, addresses a crowd of men, women and children at the Walworth County 4-H Club Picnic at...
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Hoof Care Demonstration

Date: 06 28 1932
Description: J.C. Nisbet, an editor at Hoard's Dairyman magazine, uses a rasp to trim a calf's hoof as part of his demonstration at the Walworth County 4-H Club ...
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Farmer's Course

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd of women, men and children gathered outside in the snow in front of the Winnebago County School of Agriculture and Domestic ...
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Farmer's Course

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Description: Four men pose on and around a crude wooden platform set up in front of the Winnebago County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy. There is a barrel o...

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