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Mayor Schmedeman Greeting Indian Chief

Date: 07 09 1930
Description: Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman greeting Chief Shunatuna, who is on horseback and who is in Madison with the Official United States Indian band at the RKO Orphe...
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Treaty Drawing

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Description: A drawing representing the first treaty between the Indians and the original 13 states.
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Two Men Shaking Hands

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Description: Studio portrait of two standing men shaking hands posing in front of a painted backdrop, probably Ho-Chunk Indians. Both men are wearing hats, and the man ...
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Dreyfus Campaigning

Date: 11 02 1978
Description: Campaigning for governor on the back of his "Red Vest Whistle-Stop Special" bus, Lee Sherman Dreyfus shakes hands with a supporter.
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Dreyfus Campaigning for Governor

Date: 09 05 1978
Description: Campaigning for Governor in Madison, Lee Sherman Dreyfus shakes hands with a few passersby.
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Two Ho-Chunk Men and a Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop with their right hands clasped. Both men are wearing suit coats, and the ...
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Woman with Two Men

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Description: A woman who appears to be Aunt Helen shakes hands with a man in a room while another man looks on. The room appears to be a studio as it has a large painte...
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Martin Shenk and Ryndert Van Loon

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Martin Shenk, holding a flag, and Ryndert Van Loon, holding a musket with bayonet attached. They are posed shaking hands in ...
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Two Ojibwa Men Shaking Hands

Date: 1935
Description: Two Ojibwa men standing outdoors on a blanket while shaking hands. The man on the left is dressed in a suit and wearing a hat while holding a blind walking...
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U.W. Class of 1902 Reunion

Date: 06 20 1952
Description: Fred Leiser (left) is shown presenting a $12,000 scholarships check to University Vice-President Ira Baldwin (right) at the Half Century club luncheon in t...
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Cosmos Dance Club 30th Anniversary

Date: 05 20 1953
Description: Louis Busse, one of the new members of the Cosmos Dance Club, is greeted by Victor and Stella Johnson at the club's 30th anniversary dinner dance held at t...
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Emil Jannings and Captain Paul Wiehr

Date: 10 18 1926
Description: Original caption attached to the print: "Emil Jannings German actor arrived today. Emil Jannings, German actor who was born in Brooklyn in 1886 returned to...
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Film Still from "The Bride of Hate"

Date: 1917
Description: Film still of two women, one extending her hand to a man, another man is standing by; a female servant in blackface is in the background.
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John Gilbert and Jim Tully

Date: 1930
Description: Actor John Gilbert and boxer/author Jim Tully shake hands. Each is smiling and wearing a boxing glove on one hand. This publicity still may be a reference ...
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John Gilbert and Greta Garbo

Date: 08 12 1933
Description: Actor John Gilbert and Greta Garbo shake hands and smile at one another their first day on the set of the movie "Queen Christina." She is wearing a fur coa...
Postcard

Two Men Shaking Hands

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ollie Bordson, wearing a suit, shaking hands with an unidentified man, who is wearing pants a...
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Sigma Alpha Iota Benefit Musicale

Date: 02 05 1959
Description: Guests Mrs. Alfred Stamm (left) and Barbara Bennett are welcomed by faculty patronesses Mary Justice and Fern Kirkpatrick during the Rho chapter of Sigma A...
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George M. Cohan

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Description: George M. Cohan is seen with two younger men. He is shaking the hand of one and holding onto the hand of the other.
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Gridiron Club 60th Anniversary Menu

Date: 12 15 1945
Description: Menu from the sixtieth anniversary dinner of the Gridiron Club, with a half-length cartoon view (by Clifford K. Berryman?) of club president Lyle C. Wilson...
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Walter J. Kohler Sr. with the Kohler Junior Band

Date: 07 02 1930
Description: Governor Walter Kohler Sr. shakes the hand of a young boy, Henry Stoehr. They stand next to Henry Winsauer, and are surrounded by members of the Kohler Jun...

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