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Syttende Mai

Date: 1875
Description: Large group at Syttende Mai celebration. Group posing with what may be the national and merchant flag of Norway flag. A number of people are holding croque...
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Church on Easter Sunday

Date: 04 06 1969
Description: Children walking out of church after the Easter Sunday service at St. James United Methodist Church at 1114 West Brown Street.
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Groundbreaking at Preschool

Date: 11 20 1963
Description: A three-year-old poses with a man-sized shovel of soil during a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a new preschool. Behind him is a large steam shovel.
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Hailing the 5,000,000th International Harvester Tractor

Date: 02 01 1974
Description: Press release photograph of female model, Valerie Robb, posing on the 5,000,000th International Harvester tractor to roll off the assembly line on Feb. 1, ...
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A White Glove Event

Date: 11 04 1956
Description: Sophomores at Alverno College greet incoming freshmen with an annual tea party.
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Mayor Law and Chic Sale

Date: 07 20 1933
Description: Mayor James R. Law presenting the keys of the city to Chic Sale, former Dane County land owner and character impersonator performing at the Orpheum Theater...
Postcard

A Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: A holiday postcard depicting the traditional image of St. Nicholas walking on foot garbed in a long green robe and carrying a bunch of switches for naughty...
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Jane and Janet Brandenburg in Easter Outfits

Date: 03 27 1945
Description: Jane and Janet Brandenburg, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. (Marian) Harold Brandenburg, 4134 Hiawatha Drive, posing in their identical Easter outfits.
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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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New Year's Trip to Ashland

Date: 1920
Description: Group of people standing on board a passenger ferry bound for a New Year's trip to Ashland.
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Alpha Phi Sorority Garden Tea

Date: 05 16 1948
Description: Alpha Phi sorority, 28 Langdon Street, was the site of a garden party for all sorority women on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Left to right: ...
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Man Wearing Medal

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Description: A man wearing a medal stands for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He rests his one hand on a chair while the other holds an umbrella, and ...
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Studio Portrait of Man Riding Bicycle

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Description: A man poses on a bicycle for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The man is well-dressed in a hat, suit jacket, and trousers. He wears two un...
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First Costume Ball

Date: 02 18 1949
Description: Members of Ethlyn Jefferds' dancing class, fifth and sixth grade students from Shorewood, Randall, and Lakewood schools, attending their first costume ball...
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Studio Portrait of Sharpteeth Little Sam and Wife

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and woman, Sharpteeth Little Sam (he pa he ga se ba sik) and his wife, posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He ...
Poster

Holiday Art Sale

Date: 12 02 1970
Description: Poster advertising the Union Gallery and Crafts Committee Holiday Art Sale, held in the Main Lounge of the Memorial Union. A caricatured Santa is illustrat...
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Woman and Boy in Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Side view of a woman pulling a little boy in a decorated coaster wagon in a Fourth of July parade. The boy is holding a bottle of milk with white streamers...
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Tom Roddy and Others Posing with Ho-Chunk Artifacts

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Description: Two European American men are posing sitting on the floor cross-legged and kneeling on the right, and two European American women and a Ho-Chunk woman posi...
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European American Woman and Children Dressed in Ho-Chunk Regalia

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Description: A European American woman and two boys posing sitting and a European American girl posing standing, all dressed in Ho-Chunk regalia. They are in a room dec...
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European American Woman and Children Dressed in Ho-Chunk Regalia

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Description: A European American woman and boy posing sitting, and a European American girl and boy posing standing. They are all dressed in Ho-Chunk regalia. They are ...

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