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Acacia Fraternity Bowery Party

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: Acacia fraternity "Bowery" party, with couples in costume. There are many commercial posters and advertising on the wall in the background.
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Acacia Fraternity "Nut House" Party

Date: 03 21 1931
Description: Group portrait of the Acacia fraternity "Nut House" party. Students are wearing costumes, and the room is decorated with posters.
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Advertisement for Movie "Africa Speaks"

Date: 10 10 1930
Description: Man dressed as an African standing beside poster advertising the movie, "Africa Speaks," in front of the Capitol Theatre, 209 State Street.
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National Book Week at Marquette School

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Marquette school children posing for a group portrait while dressed up to represent their favorite literary characters. Some of the children are holding si...
Poster

Messala and Ben Hur Quarreling in a Poster for "Ben Hur"

Date: 1899
Description: Color lithograph. Across the top banner in caps is "Klaw and Erlanger's stupendous production," underneath is "Gen'l Lew Wallace's Ben Hur." This is follow...
Poster

Chariot Race Poster for "Ben Hur"

Date: 1899
Description: Color lithograph on paper. The top caption reads in caps: "Klaw and Erlanger's stupendous production." Beneath this is the title against a red filed, and o...
Photograph

School Children Celebrating Thanksgiving

Date: 11 1953
Description: Pupils in Clara Boyle's third grade class at Marquette School wear Puritan costumes while examining a small early American-style log cabin as part of their...
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Dance Week

Date: 04 27 1958
Description: Members of the Madison Civic Dance Guild are shown rehearsing "En Bateau" from Debussy's "Petite Suite", which is a part of the Young People's matinee conc...
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Woman's Club of Madison Vaudeville Show

Date: 11 26 1958
Description: Two participants in the vaudeville show at a meeting of the Woman's Club of Madison admire a poster for one of the acts. They are Marie Oakey and Grace Liv...

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