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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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Jackie Hoo-Ray

Date: 01 12 1928
Description: Jackie Hoo-Ray eating Purity Bread.
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Elmer the Bull

Date: 1951
Description: Elmer, "husband" of Elsie the Cow, advertising mascot of the Borden Company, is shown with a young woman as he was being readied for participation as one o...
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Pfc. Charles F. Moore and Cat Mascot

Date: 08 17 1946
Description: Pfc. Charles F. Moore with cat "Kwajie" who was the mascot of the B-29 airplane "Dave's Dream" and who made the trip over Bikini when the plane dropped the...
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Badger Fan

Date: 2007
Description: Female Badger fan with a temporary tattoo of Bucky Badger on her cheek. She is seen in profile at a University of Wisconsin-Madison football game.
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Ahgamahwegezhig (Chief Sky)

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Description: Ahgamahwegezhig (Chief Sky), a Lac du Flambeau Chippewa and the original captor of "Old Abe," mascot of Wisconsin's 8th Volunteer Regiment and Wisconsin's ...
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National Sales Executives of Madison Party

Date: 01 12 1957
Description: Chairmen of the party Warren and Louise Kreunen admire a full sized snowman decoration at the National Sales Executives of Madison party.
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Admiring the GOP Mascot

Date: 1960
Description: Ralph H. Bonnell, delegate from the Republican Party of Massachusetts, admires the GOP mascot, an elephant, with another unidentified man at the Republican...
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"Windy City Kitty"

Date: 11 17 1943
Description: Mechanic Sergeant Raymond Smith of Ontario, Wisconsin, stands next to the nose art, "Windy City Kitty," depicting a naked woman in the "pin-up style" on th...
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Pluto and Soldier

Date: 10 18 1943
Description: Mechanic Staff Sergeant Raymond Wagner of Boscobel, Wisconsin, poses shirtless while holding a cigarette and standing next to the nose art on his Consolida...
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GOP Elephant Naming Contest

Date: 11 04 1958
Description: Mrs. Charles Carthright of Oregon was named the winner of "Parade Magazine's" election year contest to name the Republican elephant. Her winning entry was ...
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The Mascot Pup

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: A young boy, standing in front of an ambulance, posing for a portrait with mascot puppy in his arms. Captioned: "'The Petit goss' with our pup mascot. He w...
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Smokey the Bear and Thomas Smagalski

Date: 11 1958
Description: A boy is smiling and looking at the mascot, Smokey the Bear. Caption reads: "Nov. 1958. Smokey the Bear (James Coleman, U.S. Forester) and Thomas Smagalski...
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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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