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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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Harry Dyer and Robert Draves

Date: 08 06 1941
Description: Singer Harry Dyer (b.1864), right, and sound engineer Robert Draves.
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Badger Kennel Club Dog Show

Date: 06 19 1950
Description: Forrest Gillett, Chair of the Grounds Committee for Badger Kennel Club Dog Show, is shown with his Irish Setter, Mr. Chips of the Terrace.
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Twelve Girls

Date: 08 03 1954
Description: Group portrait of 12 girls taken outdoors. Taken for Carol F. Findorff, 25 Cambridge Court, Maple Bluff.
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Frank Lloyd Wright on the Grounds of the Unitarian Meeting House

Date: 08 28 1955
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright on the grounds of the First Unitarian Society meeting house. Wright was being filmed for the Omnibus television program. The woman with...
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Group of Men on Bascom Hill

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Description: A group of men poses on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Left to right: UW President Charles R. Van Hise, UW President Thomas Chr...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Garden Club

Date: 1938
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with members of the Garden Club posing in their yards or next to their plants. Started in 1931 as part of...
Photograph

Country Club Women Leaders

Date: 06 17 1958
Description: Portrait of Hella Johnson sitting in front of the Nakoma Country Club clubhouse. She serves as president of the Woman's Organization of the Nakoma Country ...
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We Saw You at the Rose Show

Date: 06 06 1959
Description: Dr. Ralph Campbell, president of the Madison Rose Society, admires a rose at the public rose show held at the Woman's Building, 240 E. Gilman Street. Dr. C...
Photograph

Family Gathering at Rufus Gillett's

Date: 1919
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the extended Gillett family taken at the home of Sherwin's brother, Rufus.
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Ladies in the Park

Date: 1925
Description: Group of eight women, probably members of a club, in Vilas Park.
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Windows Washed at the Madison Inn

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Madison Inn employee Allen Wheeler uses a window-washing brush attached to 60-foot long handle with a thin hose which carries soap and water threaded throu...
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Solidarity

Date: 08 2013
Description: A group of men and women gathered outdoors to protest the restriction of civil rights at the Wisconsin State Capitol at noontime. Three people are playing ...
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Sid Boyum on his Toonerville Trolley

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Description: View across the backyard of 237 Waubesa St. looking at Sid Boyum standing on the back of his wooden trolley, "Toonerville". Sid has a corncob pipe in his m...
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Pagoda Installation in Sid's Backyard

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Description: Sid and some friends carrying the roof for his pagoda, ready to be installed. On the right with hand on hip is Sid's friend Russell Pratt Metcalf.
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Sid Sitting on of "Toonerville"

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Description: View of Sid sitting in his backyard on the back of his trolley car, "Toonerville," holding a stick in his hand and pretending to fish. Sid is wearing a lar...
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World Food Exposition

Date: 09 1967
Description: Men and women standing or walking the grounds outside of the Alliant Energy Center during the World Food Expo. A large globe of the Earth is just outside t...
Photograph

"Smiling Mushroom" Relocation Project

Date: 04 2000
Description: Successful relocation of Sid Boyum's sculpture, "Smiling Mushroom," to the public green space on the bike path at Atwood Avenue and Dunning Street. Lou Hos...
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Sweeney Family Baseball Team

Date: 06 10 1958
Description: Raymond E. Sweeney with his nine sons.
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Children Playing in a Hammock

Date: 07 20 1958
Description: Laurie Stein, 5 year old daughter of photographer Edwin Stein, playing in a double hammock with her friend Sara.

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