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Students Picketing on Library Mall

Date: 1976
Description: Students protesting the Kuomintang's authoritarian control of Taiwan on Library Mall at the Calvary Lutheran Chapel. In the foreground a man is leaning aga...
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Woman on Bascom Hill

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Description: Woman walking up Bascom Hill in winter.
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The Winning Shot

Date: 03 03 1979
Description: Wes Matthews heaves a game-winning, half-court shot to beat Magic Johnson's Michigan State Spartans at the University of Wisconsin fieldhouse.
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Memorial Union in Winter

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Description: Two students sharing a bottle of wine at a table on the snowy terrace of the Memorial Union.
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Joe Chrnelich Hangs from the Rim

Date: 03 03 1979
Description: Joe Chrnelich is being hoisted to the rim, with Wesley Matthews Sr. close behind in preparation to take the net down after Wisconsin's last-second win agai...
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The Statue of Liberty

Date: 1979
Description: View of the sunken Statue of Liberty created by legendary University of Wisconsin student Leon Varjian.
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Karla Zhe

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Description: Karla Zhe during a dance routine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Wesley Matthews Sr. Shoots a Layup

Date: 12 11 1979
Description: Wesley Matthews Sr. takes the ball to the rim for a layup while an Alabama player tries to defend the basket. Joe Chrnelich positions for the rebound in th...
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Wesley Matthews Sr. on the Dribble

Date: 12 01 1979
Description: Wesley Matthews Sr. drives around East Tennessee State guard Rusty Poole during a game of the Wisconsin Invitational as a crowd of spectators watches. Matt...
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Claude Gregory Shoots a Layup

Date: 12 01 1979
Description: Claude Gregory showing good body control as he leaps off-balance for a layup over East Tennessee State guard Rusty Poole. Larry Petty is positioning himsel...
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Memorial Union

Date: 05 1979
Description: View across Langdon Street towards the arched colonnade entrance to the Memorial Union through the branches of a flowering crabapple tree.
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Boy Walking at the Memorial Union Terrace

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Description: Silhouette against the setting sun of a young boy walking along the Memorial Union Terrace between two chairs.
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Posing with "Mother and Child"

Date: 11 22 1978
Description: Members of UW-Madison class of 1927 and Constance Elvehjem posing with William Zorach's statue "Mother and Child." From left to right: Lowell Frautschi, Ha...
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The Winning Shot

Date: 03 03 1979
Description: Wes Matthews Sr. game-winning, half-court shot to beat Magic Johnson's Michigan State Spartans at the University of Wisconsin Field House.
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Alwin Nikolais Dance Company

Date: 12 1978
Description: The Alwin Nikolais Dance Company performs a routine with tensile materials at the Union Theater. Nikolais was awarded a Mayoral Citation for Alwin Nikolais...
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Alwin Nikolais Dance Company

Date: 12 1978
Description: The Alwin Nikolais Dance Company performs a balancing routine at the Union Theater. Nikolais was awarded a Mayoral Citation for Alwin Nikolais Dance Week i...
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Jessica Sayre and Alwin Nikolais

Date: 12 1978
Description: Alwin Nikolais watches as Jessica Sayre rehearses a new dance. The Nikolais Dance Company later performed at the Union Theater. Nikolais was awarded a Mayo...
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Baby Making a Splash

Date: 07 27 1978
Description: Mother's hand is too late as a baby is slipping and falling into the water in the Hagenah Fountain on Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison c...
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Couple Kissing at the Fountain

Date: 08 31 1979
Description: A young couple enjoys each other's company among others on a beautiful day at Library Mall on the campus of UW-Madison.
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Study Break at Elvehjem Library

Date: 12 18 1979
Description: A student, with a book on his lap, is taking a rest from studying on a couch at the Elvehjem Library at UW-Madison.

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