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University of Wisconsin Crew Rowing

Date: 02 23 1953
Description: University of Wisconsin varsity crew in a practice boat on the Yahara River. View looking south with Westinghouse Electric Supply Company, 110 North Thorn...
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Alph Phi Sorority

Date: 04 29 1944
Description: Three sorority girls attending the Alpha Phi Sorority garden party on the University of Wisconsin campus.
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Four Students Sledding on Bascom Hill

Date: 11 30 1944
Description: Four students sledding on Bascom Hill using a sled from 1838 which they borrowed from the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum. Seated from left: Joan Hamme...
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Picnic Point Work Day

Date: 04 28 1945
Description: The annual University of Wisconsin-Madison student work day project located at Picnic Point. Shown munching sandwiches and cookies are four of the organize...
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Picnic Point Work Day

Date: 04 28 1945
Description: Annual University of Wisconsin-Madison student work day project located at Picnic Point. Uprooting a tree stump, left to right are: Ronald Giblin, Leatrice...
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Picnic Point Work Day Lunch Break

Date: 04 27 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison annual student work day at Picnic Point. Shown are four students at lunch break. Left to right: Dominic Cefalu, John E. Had...
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University of Wisconsin Coeds Sawing Trees

Date: 04 29 1946
Description: Four University of Wisconsin coeds sawing tree branches during a university student workday.
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University of Wisconsin Tent Colony

Date: 07 18 1946
Description: A woman and child cooking on a small gas stove in a tent at the University of Wisconsin tent colony, also known as Camp Gallistella on the south shore of L...
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Boy Scouts Honor Lincoln

Date: 02 11 1947
Description: Madison Boy Scouts and their leader pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln on his birthday by placing a wreath at the foot of the statue on Bascom Hill. Dick Feldt...
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Arboretum Duck Pond

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: Duck pond at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, a favorite spot for Madison children where mallard ducks live year around.
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Arboretum Council Circle

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: The stone council circle in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. It was built by noted landscape architect and bereaved father, Jens Jensen, as a...
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Wisconsin Orthopedic Hospital

Date: 11 06 1947
Description: Exterior view of Wisconsin Orthopedic Hospital, 1415 Linden Drive.
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University of Wisconsin Home Economics

Date: 12 09 1947
Description: Exterior view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Home Management house at 1430 Linden Drive. Seniors majoring in home economics were required to live f...
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University Club's Assemby Ball

Date: 12 20 1947
Description: Couple holding a candy cane decoration at the University Club's annual Assembly Ball. Pictured are Donald Easum, son of Prof. and Mrs. Chester V. Easum, 11...
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Aerial Photograph of West Side

Date: 02 06 1948
Description: Aerial photograph of Madison's west side looking northeast along Speedway Road. Visible are Forest Hill and Resurrection Cemeteries, West High School, Hoyt...
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Aerial View of West Side

Date: 02 06 1948
Description: Aerial view of west side, looking south along Glenway Street. Visible are the reservoir, Lake Wingra, Forest Hill and Resurrection Cemetery, Hoyt Park. Maj...
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Aerial Photograph of West Side

Date: 02 06 1948
Description: Looking north along Glenway Street. Visible are the reservoir, Hoyt and Quarry Parks, Resurrection and Forest Hill Cemeteries, Rentschler Greenhouses, Fore...
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Aerial View of West Side

Date: 02 06 1948
Description: Looking southeast across Speedway Road. Visible are the reservoir on Glenway Street, Hoyt Park, Resurrection and Forest Hill cemeteries, Glenway Golf cours...
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Aerial View of West Side

Date: 02 06 1948
Description: Looking east along Regent Street with snow on the ground. Visible are Lake Wingra, Monona Bay, railroad causeway across Monona, Lake Mendota, Hoyt Park, We...
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Trailer Camp Flood

Date: 02 27 1948
Description: Flood at the University of Wisconsin-Madison East Hill Trailer Camp, located at 451 North Midvale Boulevard, south of University Avenue. Shown are several ...

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