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Sedgwick County 4-H Band

Date: 1929
Description: 4-H band from Sedgewick County, Kansas. The band attended the International Harvester livestock show and Boys & Girls Club conclave.
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School Boys Tying Knots

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Description: School boys of various ages stand at the front of a classroom tying knots, while female students look on from their desks.
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Franklin School Eighth Grade Banquet

Date: 06 11 1936
Description: Children are sitting at the eighth banquet tables at the Franklin School, 305 W. Lakeside Street. There are a few adults sitting at the head table in the b...
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Mr. Schleck Talking on Radio

Date: 10 01 1931
Description: Emerson school principal Leo P. Schleck, director of radio education for the city, talking on the radio at Emerson School.
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Four East High School Students

Date: 10 17 1930
Description: Group portrait of four East High School boys.
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East High School John Muir Club

Date: 03 26 1929
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the East High School John Muir club.
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East High School Boy's Glee Club

Date: 03 29 1929
Description: Indoor group portrait of the Madison East High School boy's glee club posing on a stage.
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Pima Agency Classroom

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Description: A man in a classroom at the Pima Agency, near Phoenix.
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Night Session Art Class

Date: 1949
Description: A night session art class, for University of Wisconsin Extension Center in Milwaukee.
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Graduating Class

Date: 1894
Description: Group portrait of the graduating class. The four men and four women are seated in the front yard of the photographer holding their diplomas.
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 20 1949
Description: Wrenn O'Connell and his wife Margaret practice for the Badger State Spelling Bee with their daughter, Margaret, while sitting on a living room couch. Marga...
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Man Sitting at Desk

Date: 1936
Description: A man at the Number 1 Motor Truck Station sits at a unorganized desk. Possibly a photograph from an instructional film about proper International Harvester...
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Two Salesmen in an Office

Date: 1936
Description: Two men, one talking on the telephone with his feet on the desk and another reading paperwork, work at a disorganized desk. Possibly a photograph from an i...
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WIBA Interview of Exchange Students

Date: 01 10 1950
Description: WIBA provides a radio workshop program featuring foreign exchange students at Wisconsin High School. From left to right are: Jeanne Tierney, interviewer, A...
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Musician Elmer Ziegler

Date: 09 25 1952
Description: Elmer Ziegler was a musical arranger, conductor, composer, publisher, multi-instrumentalist, instrument repairman, teacher and music store operator. He is ...
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Men Consulting on Automobile Design

Date: 1966
Description: IH engineer Ted Ornas consults with a student in International Harvester's first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor truck engineering department. Anot...
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Obey and Lucey

Date: 1965
Description: Assemblyman David R. Obey and Patrick J. Lucey meeting with a group of students and their teacher, a nun, in the Wisconsin Assembly Parlor. Although undat...
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Education Press Conference

Date: 1978
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (center) holding a press conference about federal funding for education with students at Ellis School. A few journal...
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Computer Assisted Learning

Date: 05 1998
Description: As part of his support for education, Congressman David Obey visited many schools within his district. Here he observed elementary school students in Wisco...
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West High School Football Players

Date: 07 22 1956
Description: Dr. L . Riley McCormick examines the teeth of West High School football player Ray Denson. Football player Jim Horney and Dr. William Evans are on the righ...

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