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May Pole Dance

Date: 05 22 1935
Description: West Junior High School girls rehearsing May Pole Dance.
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Madison West High School Relay Carnival

Date: 04 10 1948
Description: Charles Starr, Richland Center, winner of the 60-yard low hurdles, is being given his award by Queen Mary Lou Sorenson, while Gloria Sutcliffe and Nancy La...
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Washington School First Graders

Date: 04 28 1948
Description: First grade students at Madison's Washington School used special activities to help build their vocabularies. In this photograph five students in Mrs. Hele...
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Edgewood Junior College Spring Prom

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Portrait of Dorothy Yaeger and Leo J. Ford, Jr. who ruled as queen and king of the Edgewood Junior college spring prom. Miss Yaeger is the daughter of Mr. ...
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Edgewood Junior College Spring Prom

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Group portrait of the six young women who served as a "court of honor" for the queen at the Edgewood Junior College spring prom. Pictured left to right: Ru...
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Edgewood Junior College Spring Prom

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Group portrait of two couples who attended the Edgewood Junior College prom. Pictured left to right: Mary Ellen Parsons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.P. Pars...
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Delta Delta Delta Sorority Event

Date: 05 16 1948
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison sorority Delta Delta Delta (Tri-Delt) honor engaged sorority students with a "Pansy Breakfast". Stepping through the pansy ...
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Centennial Ball Court of Honor

Date: 10 09 1948
Description: Portrait of seven University of Wisconsin co-eds dressed in formals. They composed the court of honor for the Wisconsin State Centennial Ball held at the M...
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Christmas Ball Committee

Date: 12 07 1947
Description: Six committee members planning a Christmas Ball for university students and the "young married." Left to right: Margot Schmidt; Toby Sherry; Kathleen Kello...
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Phi Delta Theta "Dream Girl" of the Year

Date: 12 17 1948
Description: The Phi Delta Theta "Dream Girl" of the year, with her court at the fraternity's Christmas formal at the Park Hotel. The "Dream Girl" is Betty Burt of Dall...
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University Subscription Dance

Date: 12 06 1949
Description: Robert O'Brien, general chairman, and Sheila Kivlin, chair of the buffet supper, prepare for the annual Christmas Subscription Dance for university student...
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Edgewood High School Football Banquet

Date: 12 19 1949
Description: Annual banquet for the Edgewood High School football team held in the school cafeteria. Left to right: Earl Wilke, head coach; Dean Corcoran, voted most v...
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Matrix Banquet; 20th Annual

Date: 03 21 1950
Description: Five women chatting informally before the annual Matrix Banquet at Memorial Union. They are, left to right: Mrs. Lyman Dunn, Chicago, national president of...
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 03 20 1950
Description: Joan Ellis, Delta Gamma, of Madison, Wisconsin is standing near a wall for a portrait while wearing a formal gown. Ellis was a member of the Court of Honor...
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Educational Exhibit at the Big Badger Fair

Date: 1913
Description: Exhibit featuring pressed flowers, maps, drawings, and written compositions.
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Young Students at Lincoln School

Date: 1939
Description: A view of young students at Lincoln School clustered around a long table and drinking milk out of glass bottles. In the background two art easels and plant...
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Art Room

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Description: Interior of an art room. Female students are sitting at tables and easels, painting or doing craft projects. Large windows open to a garden outside.
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New Teachers

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: New home economics teachers at West High School Jeane Schwartz and Patricia Weege (center) are shown with pupils Pamla Wobig (left) and Carla Tande; they a...
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West High School Christmas Tree

Date: 12 17 1953
Description: West High School students Janis Tande, Phyllis Waddell, and Dick Stephen decorate a Christmas tree for a school party.
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University of Wisconsin Summer Session Pre-Prom Dinner

Date: 08 1958
Description: Five guests, posed at the Memorial Union, are: Frances Kerrigan, Nancy Roberts, Arlene Burr, Mimi Griffin, and Susan Smykla.

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