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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1940
Description: Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back...
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Young Boys Boxing

Date: 01 15 1934
Description: Young boys, Alex and Bobby McCormick, posing as boxers in front of John Walsh, University of Wisconsin boxing coach.
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David Barr

Date: 06 29 1933
Description: Portrait of David Barr, son of University of Wisconsin Tent Colony Mayor Glenn Barr, at age 10 months, standing beside a chair. Family from Miami Universit...
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"Doc" Spears and Family

Date: 04 09 1932
Description: Dr. Clarence W. "Doc" Spears, the new University of Wisconsin football coach, with his wife and their three children being greeted by a crowd.
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Girls Sitting on a Snowman

Date: 02 02 1947
Description: Winter scene with two young girls, Jo Ann Simon and Barbara Gatanowicz, sitting on a reclining snowman in front of the Camp Randall married student trailer...
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"Little Boxers" Boxing Lesson

Date: 12 13 1952
Description: Vern Woodward, University of Wisconsin assistant boxing coach, helps young students during a "Little Boxers" class at the Eagles Club, 23 West Doty Street....
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John Walsh with Sons

Date: 01 18 1945
Description: Lieut. John Walsh, University of Wisconsin boxing coach who was in the marine corps in Okinawa, teaching his two sons Johnny and David to box.
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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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University of Wisconsin Tent Colony

Date: 07 18 1946
Description: Seven children playing in the sandbox with one adult at the University of Wisconsin Tent Colony, also known as Camp Gallistella on the south shore of Lake ...
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Boxing Class for Children

Date: 01 31 1948
Description: Group portrait of the 28 boys enrolled in the 9 o'clock "Little Badgers" boxing class held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison boxing quarters on Saturd...
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Boxing Class for Children

Date: 01 30 1948
Description: Group portrait of 29 boys enrolled in the 10 o'clock boxing class held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison boxing quarters on Saturday mornings. The boy...
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Sites of Madison — Collage

Date: 1960
Description: Views of popular sites in Madison. Numerous different types of recreation are depicted, along with popular sites such as the Wisconsin State Capitol buildi...
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University of Wisconsin Summer Speech Clinic

Date: 08 11 1948
Description: Five children outdoors blowing bubbles in front of their teacher, Betty Suliver, at the summer speech clinic at the Orthopedic Hospital, 1415 Linden Drive....
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Eagle Heights Kids on Swings

Date: 09 24 1948
Description: Five children with one adult are shown playing on swings at Eagle Heights, a University of Wisconsin-Madison housing development built for faculty families...
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Little Badger Boxing Classes

Date: 03 19 1949
Description: Bobby Johnston, left, and Johnny Parisi sparring during the Little Badger Boxing Classes at the University of Wisconsin fieldhouse.
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Little Badgers Boxing Classes

Date: 03 19 1949
Description: Two brothers, Dick and Bobby Johnston, posing with Don Dickinson during the Little Badgers boxing classes at the University of Wisconsin fieldhouse.
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Little Badger Boxing Classes

Date: 03 19 1949
Description: David Walsh lands a punch to the face of Bobby Theel during the Little Badger boxing classes at the University of Wisconsin fieldhouse. The referee is Vern...
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Two Boys Watch University of Wisconsin Football Practice

Date: 08 31 1949
Description: Two boys are lying on the ground to look under a canvas wall at the first practice of the University of Wisconsin 1949 football team outside Camp Randall S...
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University of Wisconisn "Football Wife"

Date: 11 07 1949
Description: Doris Elliott poses with her 14-month-old son, Bobby. They are the wife and son of Bruce K. Elliott, tackle on the University of Wisconsin football team.
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University of Wisconsin Football Wife

Date: 11 07 1949
Description: Mrs. Robert C. Petruska poses for a portrait with her 13-month-old daughter, Wendy. They are the wife and daughter of Robert Petruska, quarterback on the ...

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