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Governor Julius P. Heil Campaigning to Teenagers

Date: 10 1942
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil (1876-1949) speaks to Shawano High School students and others during his gubernatorial re-election campaign. He arrived during the ...
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Library School Students and Staff

Date: 04 16 1945
Description: Group portrait of University of Wisconsin-Madison Library School students and staff taken in front of their classroom building, 811 State Street. The man o...
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Middleton High School Female Cheerleaders

Date: 01 13 1931
Description: Two Middleton High School female cheerleaders in uniform. On the floor in front of them are two megaphones with the letters: "MHS." A screen has been pulle...
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East High School Reading Contest Winners

Date: 04 10 1929
Description: East High School reading contest, with six girl winners standing on a stage.
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East High School Newspaper Staff

Date: 03 22 1928
Description: East High School student newspaper "Tower Times" staff.
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United States Armed Forces Institute

Date: 12 30 1947
Description: Assembling educational materials for servicemen-students all over the world are the employees of the United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI), headquar...
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Hosiery Workers Skit at Highlander

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Description: Three men are dressed as women, wearing brasseries, and skirts made from newspaper. Part of a hosiery workers workshop skit at Highlander Folk School.
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West High School Relays

Date: 04 08 1950
Description: Terry Stracka of Hartford receives one of his Class B first place medals at the West High School Relays. From left to right, the individuals are: Misses Ga...
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Winners of Annual Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest

Date: 03 26 1954
Description: Group portrait of the winners of the annual Madison Woman's club Helen Farnsworth Mears art contest. Pictured left to right: Margaret N. Evans, 2317 Sommer...
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Clarion State Normal School

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Description: Interior of a library at Clarion State Normal School, established in 1873. Men and women read at tables and choose books from shelves.
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"Milwaukee Journal" Tour Group

Date: 12 08 1931
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of Oconomowoc High School students on a tour at the "Milwaukee Journal." They are viewing the newspaper's presses in oper...
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Wisconsin High School Y-Teens

Date: 02 03 1954
Description: Group portrait of the Y-Teens of Wisconsin High School who will serve as hostesses when parents pay their annual visit to the school. In front, left to rig...
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Edgewood College Leadership School

Date: 09 10 1954
Description: Reverend Jerome Mersberger (left) and Sister Mary Nona, O.P. (right) meet with Edgewood College students during a three-day leadership school for class off...
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Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers Convention

Date: 04 10 1956
Description: In charge of arrangements for the annual convention of the Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers are Miriam Leifer (left), president of the Madison PT...
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Madison Downtown Rotary Club Scholarshop Awards

Date: 06 03 1959
Description: Walter Renk (right), president of the Madison Downtown Rotary Club presents scholarship awards to five Madison high school seniors. Left to right are: Lee ...
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Class at Agricultural School

Date: 1907
Description: Students read attentively in one of the Winnebago County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy's classrooms. The male students are dressed in dark sui...
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"Parlons Francais" Conversation French Program

Date: 10 05 1961
Description: A conversation French class, "Parlons Francais," is shown on TV for 15 minutes twice a week to numerous Madison junior high school and grade school student...
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Hula Lesson with Children at Madison Public Library

Date: 07 28 1964
Description: Joan Nagamatsu, 2110 University Avenue, a native of Hawaii, illustrating hula movements to a group of young children at the Madison Public Library, 206 Nor...
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A Day 'With a County Home Agent"

Date: 04 24 1958
Description: Kathleen Russell, Iowa County home agent, leading a training session for a large group of women, who are 4-H leaders.
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Practice Job Interview

Date: 03 13 1968
Description: A woman and a man are sitting at a table. The woman is speaking into a microphone. A tape deck in the foreground is connected to a television. Caption read...

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