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Aldo Leopold

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Description: Aldo Leopold, UW Professor of Wildlife Management, posing with binoculars around his neck. He is about to embark on an inspection and bird-watching tour of...
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Thornton N. Wilder

Date: 1949
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Thornton Wilder wearing eyeglasses.
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William Ellery Leonard

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Description: William Ellery Leonard, who was a poet and professor of English at the University of Wisconsin from 1906-44.
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William F. Vilas

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Description: Among his prominent occupations, William F. Vilas was a lawyer, professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Postmaster General, and United States...
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John R. Commons

Date: 1920
Description: John R. Commons, a University of Wisconsin professor, is shown standing outside Sterling Hall with his hat on the ground at his feet.
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Female Pharmacy Students

Date: 1915
Description: A professor checks the progress of several female students in a pharmaceutical laboratory course.
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Dr. E.A. Birge Reading Sun Machine in Car

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge reading a sun machine inside a car. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remai...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Library School - Student Group

Date: 04 15 1946
Description: Group portrait of students, University of Wisconsin-Madison Library School, 811 State Street.
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Library School Students and Staff

Date: 04 16 1945
Description: Group portrait of University of Wisconsin-Madison Library School students and staff taken in front of their classroom building, 811 State Street. The man o...
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University Club Women's Group

Date: 01 18 1935
Description: Women's Affairs committee at the University Club, 803 State Street. Left to right: Mrs. A.T. (Cornelia) Weaver, Prof. Helen White, Prof. Blanche Trilling, ...
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Charles Fluke and Insect Specimens

Date: 06 21 1934
Description: Charles Fluke, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, examines a tray of insect specimens.
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Prof. C. Morse Huffer with Telescope

Date: 08 14 1931
Description: Prof. C. Morse Huffer is standing with the 20 foot telescope in the Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Henry C. Taylor

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Description: Noted agriculture economist Henry C. Taylor standing with paper in hand, with seated unidentified man.
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Professor Flint Residence

Date: 1922
Description: The residence of Professor A.S. Flint at 122 Bascom Place, under construction. A woman (Mrs. Flint?) is in the front yard.
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Stephen Gilman with Briefcase

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Description: Professor Stephen Gilman stands on steps holding his hat and briefcase.
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Professor Selig Perlman

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Description: Portrait of Professor Selig Perlman, a student of University of Wisconsin economics professor John R. Commons.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduation

Date: 06 16 1955
Description: Elevated view of officials' platform and speakers' stand at the University of Wisconsin-Madison graduation in Camp Randall Stadium.
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Dr. W.E.B. DuBois

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Description: Dr. DuBois seated at his desk at Atlanta University where he initiated and edited the Atlanta University Studies on Negro Americans.
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University League Dance Reception

Date: 01 20 1944
Description: Frances Kivlin and Fanny Steve seated with their husbands Vincent Kivlin, Professor of Agricultural Education, and William F. Steve, Emeritus Professor of ...
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University League Dance Reception

Date: 01 20 1944
Description: Margaret Garnett, who sang a group of selections, talking to Professor Harland W. Mossman and his wife, Ruth, at the University of Wisconsin University Lea...

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