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Smokey Bear with School Children

Date: 1954
Description: A man dressed in a Smokey Bear costume is standing with two Milwaukee school children. A young girl is sitting at a desk, and a boy is standing and holding...
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Professor Philip G. Fox and Slot Machine

Date: 03 03 1945
Description: Philip G. Fox, 513 Virginia Terrace, professor of business administration at the University of Wisconsin, with a slot machine. Professor Fox is a well-kno...
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Emerson Elementary School Science Room

Date: 05 13 1948
Description: Fourth graders at Emerson Elementary School, 2421 East Johnson Street, shown using microscopes in the school's science room. Left to right: David Meng, Tom...
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John Muir Clock

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Description: Detail of clock design by John Muir, showing a book resting on a holder in the shape of a gear.
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Forest's Room

Date: 1905
Description: A small microscope sits on a table near a lace-curtained window in Forest Middleton's room. There is also a chair, bookcase and commode with china commode ...
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Two Women Examining a Starfish

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Description: Cabinet card of two women sitting at a table examining a starfish and other underwater specimens using magnifiers. Open books appear on the table, probably...
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John Muir's Tracks

Date: 04 2014
Description: View of the display case of John Muir's mechanical clock desk, which is on the ground floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society.

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