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Aldo Leopold

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Description: Aldo Leopold, UW Professor of Wildlife Management, posing with binoculars around his neck. He is about to embark on an inspection and bird-watching tour of...
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St. Mary's Institute

Date: 1872
Description: Alleged to be the earliest known view of St. Mary's Institute, which later became St. Mary's College. One-half of a stereograph.
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John R. Commons

Date: 1920
Description: John R. Commons, a University of Wisconsin professor, is shown standing outside Sterling Hall with his hat on the ground at his feet.
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Reunion of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Date: 1880
Description: Outdoor elevated view of a reunion of the Norwegian American men of the 15th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at Luther College. They are posin...
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University Avenue and Lake Street Intersection

Date: 11 28 1927
Description: View of the 3 F Laundry on the corner of University Avenue and Lake Street, with Holmes Tire, 614 University Avenue, and the Wheeler Conservatory of Music,...
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Texaco Service Station

Date: 08 07 1929
Description: A Texaco service station located on the corner of University Avenue and Lake Street. The station replaced a home laundry service pictured in a 1927 McVicar...
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College Teacher Protest

Date: 12 04 1970
Description: Elevated view of college teachers, non-tenured, at UW-Parkside protesting the decision to not renew their contracts.
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Farmall F-20 Tractor and Combine on Rural Highway

Date: 07 03 1934
Description: Farmer driving a McCormick-Deering Farmall F-20 tractor and combine (harvester-thresher) on a rural highway. The tractor and combine were equipped with Fir...
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Milwaukee Flying School

Date: 1912
Description: An unidentified student among a group of men getting a lesson in a Curtiss plane at Rudolph Silverston's Milwaukee School and College of Aviation. Caption ...
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Flying School

Date: 05 1917
Description: A ground school conducted by Princeton University for students who wished to enlist in the Army Air Service. During World War I most American aviators were...
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Dr. E.A. Birge Reading Sun Machine in Car

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge reading a sun machine inside a car. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remai...
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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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Marshall Hall, Edgewood College

Date: 05 16 1942
Description: Marshall Hall at Edgewood College, Sacred Heart Academy, 1000 Edgewood Avenue.
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Entrance to Madison Vocational School

Date: 02 18 1930
Description: View across sidewalk towards the entrance to the Madison Vocational school (downtown Madison Area Technical College), at 211-213 N. Carroll Street.
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Albion Academy, Men's Dormitory

Date: 1925
Description: Men's dormitory at Albion Academy. Caption reads: "Albion".
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Albion Academy, Women's Dormitory

Date: 1925
Description: Women's dormitory at Albion Academy.
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Albion Academy Campus

Date: 1900
Description: Albion Academy campus. Caption reads: "Camus Albion - Wis".
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Albion College Campus

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn and trees towards college buildings. Caption reads: "Campus, Albion, Wis."
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Albion Academy and Normal Institute

Date: 1920
Description: Albion Academy and Normal Institute. The school was founded in 1853 by Seventh Day Baptists from Vermont and New York. In 1901, it was taken over by Norweg...
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Albion Academy and Normal Institute

Date: 1920
Description: Albion Academy and Normal Institute. It was founded in 1853 by Seventh Day Baptists from Vermont and New York. In 1901, it was taken over by Norwegian Dist...

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