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Map of Northern Africa

Date: 1925
Description: Map of northern Africa with the border between Algeria and Tunisia drawn in red. Caption reads: "199A — (L61208) Map Series 2 The Eastern Barbary States."
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SHSW Administration Horseplay

Date: 1954
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin staff enjoying a fun moment and posing with a map of Wisconsin and a gnome statue. Left to right: John Jacques, Cliff...
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Progressive Magazine Editor

Date: 03 25 1955
Description: Morris Rubin, editor of The Progressive, sitting at his desk decked with a glass ashtray with cigarette, matchbook, and papers. In 1940, Rubin (b.19...
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Brumder Properties

Date: 1929
Description: An unsigned, hand-drawn map of properties owned by members of the Brumder family on the northwest shore of Pine Lake in 1929. Named Villa Henrietta, the pr...
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Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Managing Editor of the Wisconsin State Journal

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Managing Editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, sitting at his new desk speaking with someone. A woman and two men are at desk...
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Proposed U.W. Building in Bascom Woods

Date: 01 16 1959
Description: Several people looking at a topographical model of Bascom Woods and Muir Knoll by the surrounding buildings between Elizabeth Waters Hall, the Carillon Tow...
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Fred Hatch, U.S. Weather Bureau Technician

Date: 02 07 1958
Description: Fred Hatch (32), U.S. Weather Bureau technician, will be returning to a small island near the North Pole to conduct experiments on solar energy, insulation...
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"Sahara" Trucks

Date: 10 31 1928
Description: Rear view of the "Sahara" truck, with the back heavily loaded with sandbags, driving through deep sand at an exhibition. There is a map on a signboard in t...
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"Sahara" Trucks

Date: 10 31 1928
Description: Left side view of the "Sahara" truck, with the back heavily loaded with sandbags, sitting in deep sand at an exhibition. There is a map on a signboard in t...
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Dane County Association for Mental Health Fund Drive

Date: 04 04 1958
Description: Association president, Howard Hershleder, and campaign chairman, H. Kelley Meyer, look over a chart in preparation for the annual fund drive of the Dane Co...
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Sahara Truck on Display

Date: 02 07 1929
Description: The Sahara truck on display with information panels. Other vehicles are on display in the large room.
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Antarctic Explorers Dr. Edward Thiel and John Behrendt

Date: 06 12 1958
Description: Antarctic explorers Dr. Edward Thiel (left) and John Behrendt (right) recently returned from a year long stay in Antarctica. Dr. Thiel was the co-leader of...
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The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: "The Truck that Crossed the Sahara" on display in a showroom.
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United Givers' Fund Drive

Date: 06 18 1958
Description: Discussing plans for the Women's division of the United Givers' Fund are, left to right: Constance Helmquist, Elizabeth Schlotthauer, and Helen Quisling.
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Newest City Map Shown by Chamber

Date: 06 20 1958
Description: Two Madison Chamber of Commerce employees are shown holding the newest map of the city printed by the chamber. The maps sold for ten cents. The two women ...
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Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce Dinner

Date: 06 12 1958
Description: Members of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce prompt their charcoal broiled chicken dinner held at the West Side Business Men's Club, Gilbert Road. Sho...
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Hostesses for the Wisconsin Capitol Information Booth

Date: 07 01 1958
Description: Governor Vernon W. Thomson looks over a Wisconsin road map with three college student hostesses at the information booth in the Capitol rotunda. The studen...
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"Truck That Crossed The Sahara"

Date: 03 26 1929
Description: "Truck That Crossed The Sahara" is on display in a dealership. In the foreground is a map on an easel.
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"Truck That Crossed The Sahara"

Date: 04 06 1929
Description: View through a show window of a display of the truck that crossed the Sahara. There is a map on an easel on the left. A poster on an easel on the right has...
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The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 04 05 1929
Description: View of a display of the truck that crossed the Sahara. Banners and flags are hanging around the room. A sign above the trucks reads: "Here It Is! The Truc...

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