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Aldo Leopold

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Description: Aldo Leopold, UW Professor of Wildlife Management, posing with binoculars around his neck. He is about to embark on an inspection and bird-watching tour of...
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Ezra Carr

Date: 1860
Description: Ezra S. Carr (1819-1894), one of the first members of the University of Wisconsin faculty as well as a member of the board of regents.
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Robert B.L. Murphy

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Robert B.L. Murphy. Robert Brady Lawrence Murphy was born on December 5, 1901 at 711 Langdon Street in Madison, Wisconsin. H...
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Chancellor John H. Lathrop

Date: 1859
Description: Full-length, carte-de-visite portrait of John H. Lathrop (1799-1866), first chancellor of the University of Wisconsin. Lathrop's tenure was marked by contr...
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John R. Commons

Date: 1919
Description: Studio portrait of Professor John R. Commons.
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Professor Alexander Kerr, Classicist

Date: 1865
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Alexander Kerr (1828-1919), Scottish-born Professor of Greek at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Appointed to his...
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Lee Sherman Dreyfus

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Description: Portrait of Wisconsin Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus, probably dating from the period when he was a member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madi...
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Belle Case Graduation Portrait

Date: 1885
Description: Head and shoulders semi-profile portrait of Belle Case La Follette upon her graduation from the University of Wisconsin.
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Fred Harvey Harrington

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Description: Seated studio portrait of Fred H. Harrington, who was the University of Wisconsin-Madison President beginning in 1962. During his nine-year tenure, Mr. Har...
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W.H. Morrisson

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Description: Portrait of William H. Morrison, Superintendent, Department of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin.
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Off to the University

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Description: Sigurd Olson, posing proudly, as he leaves his Ashland home for study at the University of Wisconsin. A woman is standing in the doorway of a house behind ...
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Richard Ely and Henry Taylor

Date: 1919
Description: Richard T. Ely and Henry C. Taylor stand together on the front steps of Agriculture Hall at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
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Article Featuring Richard Ely

Date: 02 1930
Description: An article titled "Institute for Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities to Establish Outpost in China" features Professor Richard Ely.
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Professor Richard Ely

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Professor Richard Ely, head professor of political economy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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"Sun Trade Journal" Article Featuring Richard Ely

Date: 03 01 1903
Description: An article in Tokyo publication the "Sun Trade Journal" featuring Richard Ely, along with images of the main buildings of the University of Wisconsin-Madis...
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Japanese Article Featuring Richard Ely

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Description: An article featuring Richard Ely in the Japanese publication "The Financial World."
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William Best Hesseltine

Date: 1960
Description: Informal portrait of William Hesseltine, University of Wisconsin History Professor (1932-1963) and President of the Wisconsin State Historical Society (19...
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Carson Gulley

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Description: Carson Gulley stands in front of the Van Hise building on the UW-Madison campus, holding his hat in one hand, with his other hand in his jacket pocket.
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Borden Delivery Truck and Driver

Date: 10 01 1982
Description: Elwin "Al" Smith stands in front of his Borden's delivery truck on his last day before retirement. A University of Wisconsin dormitory and a parking lot ar...
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Helen C. White

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Description: Outdoor photograph of Helen C. White, the first woman to hold a full-time professorship in the College of Letters and Sciences at the University of Wiscons...

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