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| Date: | 06 21 1934 |
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| Description: | Charles Fluke, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, examines a tray of insect specimens. |
| Date: | 03 20 1977 |
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| Description: | A mural painted on the side of the Red Caboose Day Care Center at 654 Williamson Street. Images in the mural include children playing, grasshoppers, a turt... |
| Date: | 07 26 1945 |
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| Description: | Pfc. Glen Lindsey displays the fly traps he invented to trap thousands of flies in the Truax Field area. |
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| Description: | Myles Horton doodling for doodle bugs outside the Highlander Library. |
| Date: | 04 27 1949 |
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| Description: | At left, Billy Powers of 306 Norris Court shows his butterfly collection to classmate Dennis Rose, 1028 Clymer Place. The butterfly collection won first p... |
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| Description: | A man seated in front of specimen drawers examines several varieties of moths and butterflies. On top of the cases are several taxidermy mounts including o... |
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| Description: | Two men operating a hose to spray DDT into tall grass near water. |
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| Description: | Men pumping DDT from a tank on the back of a truck to be sprayed into a field. |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat sprays liquid from a canister hanging from his shoulder designed to kill mosquitoes. He is in a field and trees are in the background. |
| Date: | 10 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Bob West has discovered that life in the underground ant colony consists of building homes, storing food and caring for babies. The ant colony has been a p... |
| Date: | 05 1925 |
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| Description: | Man showing pest damage to a tree. Original caption reads: "Showing where tree had been girdled by pitch moth larvae, and later grew larger above and below... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Bulletin urging farmers to kill grasshoppers with poisoned bran bait, featuring an illustration of a hand spreading bait for grasshoppers to eat. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Illustration made for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to demonstrate the danger of pests, including diseases carried by insects... |
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| Description: | A view toward the back wall of a classroom at Our Lady of Wisdom Academy. A large case containing taxidermied birds and mounted butterflies takes up most o... |
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| Description: | The Meuer Photoart House "Shutterbug," their mascot and/or logo. The Meuer Photoart House opened in 1916 on State Street in Madison. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A cecropia moth, Hylophora Cecropia, on a potted geranium. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A profile view of a cecropia moth, Hylophora Cecropia, on a potted geranium. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A student is using a pointer to direct the attention of seated students toward a poster labeled "Life Cycle of a Fly" during a lesson on the dangers of hou... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | A wooden fly trap standing at the back entrance to the farmhouse of Professor Perry Holden. |
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| Description: | Cover art featuring Milwaukee from promotional booklet of views of the Schlitz Brewery. |
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