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Myles Horton

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Description: Seated group observes Myles Horton making notes.
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Lincoln Terrace

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of Bascom Hall Terrace at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Lincoln Monument is near the front entrance.
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May Pole Dance

Date: 05 22 1935
Description: West Junior High School girls rehearsing May Pole Dance.
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Boys Form a Pyramid

Date: 05 22 1935
Description: Thirteen boys form a pyramid on the grounds at Nakoma School, 3872 Nakoma Road.
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Marquette School Playground Group in Costumes

Date: 07 18 1932
Description: Marquette School children, with their drama teacher Ethel Kaump, in costumes for their play "The Fairy Woods," presented on the banks of the Yahara River.
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Menomonie High School Class Breakfast

Date: 1905
Description: Group portrait of the senior class at Menomonie High School from 1905, having a group breakfast at Riverside Park. Part of a yearbook created by classmate ...
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Menomonie High School Class Breakfast

Date: 1905
Description: Group portrait of the senior class at Menomonie High School from 1905, having a group breakfast at Riverside Park. A crate with food on it appears in the f...
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West High School Hockey Team

Date: 02 05 1949
Description: Group portrait of the undefeated West High School hockey team in uniform with hockey sticks posing on the ice at a rink outdoors.
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Paper Boy Delivering Newspapers

Date: 1918
Description: A boy wearing a coat and hat standing on a sidewalk while delivering newspapers to nearby homes. Attached to his newspaper bag is a sign reading: "Cook Cou...
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Art Room

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Description: Interior of an art room. Female students are sitting at tables and easels, painting or doing craft projects. Large windows open to a garden outside.
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May Day at Hampton Institute

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Description: View of children swinging around maypoles on May Day at Hampton Institute, established 1868. Campus buildings are in the background.
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Korean Student Uprising

Date: 04 1960
Description: The student uprising, in which 112 students were killed by the South Korean police in one day, led to the downfall of President Syngman Rhee. This event wa...
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Escalation of the Korean Crisis

Date: 04 1960
Description: In April 1960 a student uprising created a crisis within the South Korean government and the army was called out to keep the peace. Ultimately President Sy...
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Cook County School Festival

Date: 06 1916
Description: A group of children and adults, some holding American flags and Cook County banners, standing in a field to watch events at the Cook County School Festival...
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Flag Drill at Illinois School Festival

Date: 06 1916
Description: A group of girls performing a flag drill during a School Festival as a crowd of adults and children look on. Three boys are standing on the left playing mu...
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State Normal School Girls' Tennis Courts

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Description: Elevated view of girls playing tennis on the lawn at the State Normal School.
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Kiski School Tennis Courts

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Description: Male students play tennis on grass tennis courts surrounded by trees in front of buildings at the Kiski School.
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Children Working in School Garden

Date: 1913
Description: Group of children in a large school garden working on their crops.
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Girls Winding the Maypole

Date: 1913
Description: Large group of students and teachers gathered in a circle to watch young girls winding the maypole at an annual school festival in Belwood Park.
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Girls' Relay Race

Date: 1913
Description: Students and teachers gathered in a field for the girls' relay race at an annual school festival in Belwood Park.

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