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Women's Physical Education Class

Date: 1911
Description: A group of female students wearing sports uniforms, participating in exercises as part of their physical education curriculum. Lathrop Hall, University of ...
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Women Playing Basketball

Date: 1900
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman women's basketball team in the gymnasium of Ladies Hall (now Chadbourne Hall). A man stands in the center holding ...
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Toledo Scale

Date: 07 30 1929
Description: A man reads a Toledo scale at the University of Wisconsin engineering building.
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Delta Upsilon Fraternity

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior front view from Lake Mendota of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity House, located at 640 North Francis Street, erected in 1906. A group of people are o...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1901
Description: Library Reading Room as completed in 1901, showing skylights and ceiling fixtures, library tables and lights, and many University of Wisconsin students at ...
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Historical Society Reading Room

Date: 1904
Description: University of Wisconsin students (primarily women) studying in the Historical Society Library Reading Room. On the left is the Visitors Gallery.
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Nehru Visit to Madison

Date: 11 04 1949
Description: Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India speaking to a crowd gathered at the U.W. Union Terrace from a Union Theater outdoor balcony.
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Bertha Tainter Annex

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Description: View of the Bertha Tainter Annex, a former women's dormitory at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The building features a three stories with a porch or ba...
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Lynwood Hall

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Description: View of Lynwood Hall (?) at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The brick building features an enclosed porch, balcony, and stairs leading up to the front ...
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University of Wisconsin Graduation In Field House

Date: 06 19 1953
Description: Right hand view showing dignitaries, graduates, and crowd gathered for the U.W. graduation ceremony in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. It ...
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Historical Library, University of Wisconsin

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Description: Colorized postcard of an exterior view of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Text at top read...
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University of Wisconsin Graduation Ceremony

Date: 06 16 1958
Description: View of the University of Wisconsin's graduation ceremonies as seen from the balcony overlooking the side of the stage. Special guests are seated on the st...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Ladies' Hall

Date: 1900
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Ladies' Hall from the northeast. A fence runs in the foreground, and with trees are on the lawn surrounding the building.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Ladies' Hall

Date: 1900
Description: A southeast view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Ladies' Hall. In the foreground two men are working in the road among piles of dirt and rock.
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Prom Queen Candidates

Date: 07 18 1958
Description: Seven U.W. co-eds, candidates for queen of the summer prom, lined up on the railing of the Memorial Union terrace. Left to right: Mimi Graham, Moline, IL; ...

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