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Paul Bunyan Effigy

Date: 11 05 1935
Description: A Paul Bunyan figure used to celebrate University of Wisconsin Homecoming, was placed on the lawn in front of Bascom Hall. Two athletes are standing beside...
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Mary Wright Bain

Date: 06 17 1932
Description: Portrait of Mary Wright (Mrs. H. Foster) Bain, who flew her own airplane from her home in Newark, N.J. to her University of Wisconsin reunion. She is posin...
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Association of Collegiate Alumnae, 36th General Meeting

Date: 03 30 1921
Description: Panoramic view of the 36th annual general meeting of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae reception at the White House. There is a crowd of women, most we...
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Peggy Algren and Henry Lawrence Ahlgren

Date: 1966
Description: Peggy Algren (b. 1943) and her father Henry Lawrence Ahlgren at her graduation from the University of Wisconsin in 1966. At the time Henry Ahlgren was a Un...
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East High Class Reunion

Date: 06 26 1954
Description: Alumni socialize at the East High Class Reunion held at Maple Bluff Country Club. Shown left to right are: Willis Hart from Poynette, Wisconsin, class of 1...
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East High School Class Reunion

Date: 06 26 1954
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mapes (left) and Mr. and Mrs. Jalmer Raltson socialize at the East High School Reunion held at Maple Bluff Country Club. Both couples ar...
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Sigma Alpha Iota Music Sorority Alumnae

Date: 06 07 1956
Description: Maxine E. Toynton and Mrs. Roger Iverson (Iverson is from Minneapolis, Minnesota) attend an alumnae group of Sigma Alpha Iota.
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UW Varsity vs. Alumni Football Game

Date: 05 18 1957
Description: Alumni football player Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch catches a pass during the University of Wisconsin's Varsity vs. Alumni football game. Bill Hobbs is on the ...
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Panhellenic Alumnae Benefit

Date: 04 14 1959
Description: Members attending the Panhellenic Alumnae dessert, style show and bridge benefit at Nakoma Country Club. Attendees include, from left to right: Marylu Raus...
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Alumni-Varsity Football Game

Date: 05 07 1959
Description: Group portrait of three coaches for the Alumni team for the annual University of Wisconsin Alumni-Varsity football game at Camp Randall Stadium. Left to ri...
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Alumni-Varsity Football Game

Date: 05 07 1959
Description: Varsity team offensive lineup for the annual University of Wisconsin Alumni-Varsity football game at Camp Randall Stadium. In front, left to right, are: Da...
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Alumni-Varsity Football Game

Date: 05 09 1959
Description: Action shot during the annual University of Wisconsin Alumni-Varsity football game at Camp Randall Stadium. Madison West's Jim Bakken (28) sweeps right end...
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Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Association Scholarships

Date: 06 18 1959
Description: Mrs. Mary Jane Stark and Mrs. Margaret Stehr, officers of the Madison Alumnar Panhellenic Association, are shown with three 1959 high school graduates that...
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Peonies Aid Good Cause

Date: 06 14 1953
Description: Group of three women selling peonies. They are (L-R): Jean Monroe; Mrs. J.A. Ragone, chaperone at the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house; and Alice Aten. The...
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Wisconsin High School 50th Anniversary

Date: 05 25 1961
Description: Two early graduates of Wisconsin High school admiring the 1961 school yearbook at a reception marking the school's 50th anniversary. They are Ruth Noland, ...
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Officers of the Wisconsin Alumni Association

Date: 06 06 1964
Description: Officers of the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association are shown standing at the site of the future Alumni House, 650 N. Lake Street. Show clockwise f...
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University of Wisconsin Class of 1914

Date: 06 1964
Description: Louise Schoenleber, Milwaukee, attending her University of Wisconsin Class of 1914 50th Reunion. She is wearing a ribbon and smock which she wore 40 years...
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Posing with "Mother and Child"

Date: 11 22 1978
Description: Members of UW-Madison class of 1927 and Constance Elvehjem posing with William Zorach's statue "Mother and Child." From left to right: Lowell Frautschi, Ha...
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University of Wisconsin Class Reunions

Date: 06 10 1958
Description: Members of the University of Wisconsin classes of 1923 and 1933 have challenged each other for an "attendance challenge" at their respective reunions. In t...
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 06 1959
Description: The University of Wisconsin class of 1909 poses for its golden anniversary reunion picture as photographer William Black prepares to snap the shutter of a ...

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