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Women Astronomers

Date: 1880
Description: Maria Mitchell, first woman astronomer in the United States at Vassar College.
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University Club Women's Group

Date: 01 18 1935
Description: Women's Affairs committee at the University Club, 803 State Street. Left to right: Mrs. A.T. (Cornelia) Weaver, Prof. Helen White, Prof. Blanche Trilling, ...
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John R. Commons

Date: 1937
Description: Portrait of University of Wisconsin-Madison economist John R. Commons.
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Queen of Apostles Pallottine Seminary Interior

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Interior view of the new Queen of Apostles Pallottine Seminary, 5810 Cottage Grove Road, showing a classroom that is being used as a chapel.
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Sorority Marionette Show and Tea Party

Date: 06 26 1950
Description: Professor Henry L. Ewbank of the University of Wisconsin speech department admires the marionette "Casper Cadaver" being manipulated by Ethel Miller at the...
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The Browning Room at College Hall

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Description: Interior of College Hall, the first building at Wellesley College, founded in 1870. The view includes statues and ornate decor in the Browning Room. Captio...
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Library at Saint Joseph's Academy of Maine

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of a small library at Saint Joseph's Academy of Maine, opened in 1912. Chairs are gathered around a table near bookcases. In the room are religiou...
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Wellesley College Library

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Description: Interior of Wellesley College Library, founded in 1870. The view includes long study tables, and paintings and busts are displayed throughout the room. Boo...
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Reading Room at the College of Mount Saint Vincent

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Description: Interior of the reading room at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, founded by the Sisters of Charity of New York in 1847. Bookshelves line the walls and a...
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Library Reading Room at New York University

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Description: Elevated view of New York University's library reading room taken from the upper level balcony. Founded in 1831, the university's reading room features lar...
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Reading Room at Adelphi College

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Description: Interior of the reading room at Adelphi College, founded in 1863. Rows of bookshelves fill the room, and two portraits hang on the walls.
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Brady Memorial Library at College of the Sacred Heart

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Description: Interior of Brady Memorial Library at College of the Sacred Heart, founded in 1841. Long tables and chairs are surrounded by bookshelves standing against t...
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Brady Memorial Library at College of the Sacred Heart

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Description: Interior of Brady Memorial Library at College of the Sacred Heart, founded in 1841. The view is from behind the reference desk and includes chairs, tables ...
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Library at Saint Joseph Hall

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Description: Interior of a library in Saint Joseph Hall, opened in 1903. Located on the campus of Mount Saint Joseph Collegiate Institute, founded in 1900, the library ...
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Slocum Hall at Ohio Wesleyan University

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Description: Interior of the library at Slocum Hall, built in 1898. Located on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, founded in 1842, the hall features an arcade and ...
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Art Studio at Saint Anselm's College

Date: 1915
Description: Interior of the art studio at Saint Anselm's College, founded in 1889 by the Benedictines. The studio contains paintings and sculptures, and a student is s...
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Art Studio at WIlson College

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Description: Interior of an art studio at Wilson College, established 1869. The room is filled with sculptures, paintings, tables and easels. Caption reads: "Art Room -...
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Art Room at Holy Rosary Academy

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Description: Interior of the art room at the Holy Rosary Academy, founded in 1886. The room is filled with paintings and sculptures.
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Rockford College Jane Adams Room

Date: 1914
Description: Unidentified woman seated in a wicker chair reading in the Jane Adams room at Rockford College. A walled-over fireplace is on the wall behind her, and an H...
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Bertha Tainter Hall

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Description: View of Bertha Tainter Hall, a building at the Stout Institute (now the University of Wisconsin-Stout). The Victorian-style building features a front porch...

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