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Madison Public Library Scenes

Date: 03 11 1961
Description: Men and women crowd around two library tables while reading. The photograph is one of a series showing the crowded conditions at the Madison Public Library...
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Ernst Schmidt, Reading

Date: 02 02 1975
Description: Ernst Schmidt, at age 81, sits reading the "Wisconsin Magazine of History" at a table at Black Point. A telephone and lamp with a stained glass shade stand...
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Two Sisters Wed Two Brothers and Share House

Date: 08 04 1961
Description: David Saalsaa, age 9, studies while his Uncle Oscar, left, and father, Edward relax and read in their shared living room. The room has a Mid Century curvin...
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Lowell Hall, New U.W. Women's Residence

Date: 09 05 1961
Description: Joy Feinberg, a University of Wisconsin freshman from Mansfield, Ohio, reading in the living room of the newly opened Lowell Hall, a private women's reside...
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Blessed Sacrament Parish School

Date: 09 12 1961
Description: Third graders read in Blessed Sacrament school library. Left to right: Mary Jo Sweeney, Kathy Gorman and Bill Morgan.
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Ernst Schmidt at Home

Date: 12 25 1942
Description: Elevated view of Ernst Conrad Schmidt (1893-1977), grandson of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, sitting in an easy chair reading in his high ceilinged, wood pa...
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YWCA Girls Camp Indoors

Date: 11 02 1961
Description: Patty McCutchin is shown attentively listening to a story while resting on a bedroll in the gym of the YWCA. Other pajama-clad girls are nearby reading or ...
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Petersen

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen poses, seated in a chair, and his wife stands next to him on the left. They appear to be reading papers which Edward is holding. Behind the...
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The Big Job of Baby Sitting

Date: 03 16 1965
Description: David Humphrey, 12, a trained baby sitter, is shown reading to Ann Marie Upham, 3; her brother, Tommy, 4 1/2; and Rusty Sherlock, 3 1/2 at the Upham home i...
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Double Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Double portrait, probably in a studio, of two men, in two different poses, one on the left and one on the right. Both men are wearing hats and suits. In th...
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Orchard Ridge Sixth Graders Read and Discuss "A Christmas Carol"

Date: 12 09 1965
Description: Susan Jakel, Orchard Ridge School sixth grader, discusses "A Christmas Carol" with her classmates after they read the Charles Dickens classic as part of th...
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Orchard Ridge Sixth Graders Read and Discuss "A Christmas Carol"

Date: 12 09 1965
Description: Greg Gessert, Orchard Ridge School sixth grader, discusses "A Christmas Carol" with his classmates after they read the Charles Dickens classic as part of t...
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Orchard Ridge Sixth Graders Read and Discuss "A Christmas Carol"

Date: 12 09 1965
Description: Ellen Nicholson, Orchard Ridge School sixth grader, discusses "A Christmas Carol" with her classmates after they read the Charles Dickens classic as part o...
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Orchard Ridge Sixth Graders Read and Discuss "A Christmas Carol"

Date: 12 09 1965
Description: Jacklynn Dulek, Orchard Ridge School sixth grader, discusses "A Christmas Carol" with her classmates after they read the Charles Dickens classic as part of...
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Steve Hopkins Reading in His Cabin

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Description: Steve Hopkins, the outdoor writer for the Wisconsin State Journal, sits in an armchair reading a manuscript next to a fireplace in his cabin. There ...
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Joel Gersmann

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Description: Overhead view of playwright Joel Gersmann lying on his back covered in a pile of books reading "Lost Highway."
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Felipe Quirós-Pérez

Date: 12 31 1979
Description: Felipe Quirós-Pérez reading yesterday's paper in a booth at Rennebohm's on State Street.
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Study Break at Elvehjem Library

Date: 12 18 1979
Description: A student, with a book on his lap, is taking a rest from studying on a couch at the Elvehjem Library at UW-Madison.
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Sid Sitting in Chair

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Sid sitting in an office at a desk or table. He has a cigar in his mouth. Behind him are standing file cabinet and boxes of supplies.
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Steve Boyum with Book

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Description: Steve sitting on a couch and reviewing the illustrations in a drawing book.

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