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Edward A. Birge

Date: 1917
Description: Edward A. Birge and Chancey Juday with plankton trap in Lake Mendota. From album of photographs relating to the research in limnology conducted at Trout La...
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Ballplayer at Bat

Date: 06 07 1900
Description: The faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater play a game of baseball.
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Charles E. Brown Among Burial Mounds on the Edgewood Campus

Date: 05 05 1939
Description: Charles E. Brown poses near a historic tablet marking one of a row of conical burial mounds on the Park and Pleasure drive on the north shore of Lake Wingr...
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Charles E. Brown with Ho-Chunk Chiefs

Date: 1933
Description: Charles E. Brown and Ho-Chunk chiefs at the Blackhawk Centennial celebration.
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John R. Commons

Date: 1919
Description: Studio portrait of Professor John R. Commons.
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Bascom Hall President's Office

Date: 1947
Description: President's office with fireplace and large table in Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Eagle Heights

Date: 1949
Description: Elevated view of faculty housing project, under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 1911
Description: A posed group portrait of the Pythian Orphans' Home faculty. The group poses in front of a brick wall with a window, and a staircase on the left. Caption r...
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Richard Ely and Staff in "Chicago Tribune"

Date: 11 08 1925
Description: A newspaper article in the "Chicago Sunday" tribune titled "Largest Staff of Its Kind in the World — At N.W.U." featuring a photograph of Richard Ely and h...
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Article Featuring Richard Ely

Date: 02 1930
Description: An article titled "Institute for Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities to Establish Outpost in China" features Professor Richard Ely.
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"Sun Trade Journal" Article Featuring Richard Ely

Date: 03 01 1903
Description: An article in Tokyo publication the "Sun Trade Journal" featuring Richard Ely, along with images of the main buildings of the University of Wisconsin-Madis...
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William Best Hesseltine

Date: 1960
Description: Informal portrait of William Hesseltine, University of Wisconsin History Professor (1932-1963) and President of the Wisconsin State Historical Society (19...
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Staff of Institute For Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities

Date: 1925
Description: Staff members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute For Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities sit together in a room in Sterling Hall....
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Dr. Joseph Carpenter

Date: 1973
Description: Waist-up portrait of Dr. Joseph Carpenter, assistant professor of Afro-American Education & Philosophy, posing wearing a suit. This image accompanied publi...
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Dr. Joseph Carpenter and Family

Date: 1973
Description: Dr. Joseph Carpenter, assistant professor of Afro-American Education & Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is seated with his family. His ...
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Pam Johnson

Date: 1982
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Pam Johnson, who in 1981 became the publisher for the "Ithaca Journal." This made her the first black woman to become publis...
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Howells, Jenkins, and Baerreis

Date: 1950
Description: Group portrait of, from left to right: Professor Howells, John W. Jenkins (chief curator of the Wisconsin Historical Museum), and Professor Dave Baerreis.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Latke Power

Date: 12 1967
Description: A portion of an article titled: "Latke Power" in the Daily Cardinal newspaper. Accompanying the article is a photograph of Professor Anatole Beck sp...
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Dr. Birge at Trout Lake

Date: 1930
Description: Dr. Birge sitting in a boat, probably at Trout Lake. The outboard motor on the boat has been tilted out of the water. A wooded shoreline is in the distance...
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Rasmus B. Anderson

Date: 1935
Description: Portrait of Rasmus B. Anderson as an old man. He is seated and looking to his side. Behind him, a table is stacked with books. Another collection of books ...

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