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Ken Ernest Sketching University of Wisconsin Co-eds

Date: 02 05 1947
Description: Cartoonist Ken Ernst and five University of Wisconsin Badger Beauties, one of whom he will select to be cast as one of the characters in his "Mary Worth" ...
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Ken Ernst Sketching Ruth Schmitt

Date: 02 05 1947
Description: Cartoonist Ken Ernst sketching Badger Beauty Ruth Schmitt whom he selected to represent a new character in his comic strip "Mary Worth".
Postcard

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...
Poster

Samuel Beckett's "Endgame" Poster

Date: 04 1972
Description: Poster advertising for a performance of Samuel Beckett's play "Endgame" at University of Wisconsin Madison's-Union South theater. Features a crude drawing ...
Poster

"Poetry Reading"

Date: 11 1970
Description: A poster advertising a poetry reading in the Old Madison room in the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The poet is Cid Corman, ...
Poster

Green Lantern Eating Cooperative

Date: 11 27 1970
Description: Poster advertising the Green Lantern Eating Cooperative on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In addition to being an eating cooperative, The Gree...
Poster

School of Music Public Events

Date: 11 30 1970
Description: Poster advertising the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Music public events. The poster features images of outer space and fantasy creatures. A ...
Poster

"Hey Man Huey's Coming"

Date: 02 05 1971
Description: Poster featuring a drawing of Huey Newton to advertise his appearance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. Newton helped found the Black Pan...
Poster

Concert Poster

Date: 08 10 1971
Description: Poster advertising "Evolution, a concert presented by AABAC." The concert was held at the University Catholic Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
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Memorial Union Open House

Date: 09 15 1953
Description: One of the activities during the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union open house student orientation was a tattoo contest. Paul Schnucker of Lancaster tr...
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John H. Wilde with Student

Date: 1956
Description: John Wilde, Associate Professor in the School of Education's Department of Art Education, instructing a student in perspective sketching during a class mee...
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Art Students

Date: 1956
Description: Two students in the Art Education Department's perspective sketching class held in the museum of the State Historical Society.
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People's Poster Collector

Date: 10 23 1973
Description: J. Wesley Miller posing with some of the campus street posters and handouts he collected. Mayor Soglin, Toby Emmer, Richard Nixon, Melvin Laird and Angela ...
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Wisconsin Alumni Club Annual Meeting

Date: 03 15 1960
Description: Working on plans for the annual dinner meeting of the Wisconsin Alumni Club of Madison are Anya Castle, Dorothy Curreri, Mary Mohs, and Jean Johnson. The s...
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Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Reception

Date: 04 30 1954
Description: Mrs. Harriet Larson and Mrs. Albert Phillips are looking over drawings of birds at the reception of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology at the Memorial U...
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Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Reception

Date: 04 30 1954
Description: A.L. Throne of Milwaukee and Karl E. Bartel of Blue Island studying bird songs at the reception of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology at the Memorial Un...

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