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Capitol Interior (Third) — Turner Seminar in Historical Society Alcove

Date: 1893
Description: Frederick Jackson Turner with his History Seminar in an alcove of the Historical Society rooms in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, about 1893-1894. Back ...
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Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, the President of UW Madison 1887-1892.
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Award Presentation to WHA Radio

Date: 05 10 1945
Description: Lieut. Governor Oscar Rennebohm (on right), presenting a citation for twenty-six years of on-air service for radio station WHA to University of Wisconsin P...
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Gimbel Brothers Art Competition

Date: 07 21 1949
Description: Madison and University of Wisconsin artists carried off the major share of the prizes and awards in the 1949 Gimbel Brothers art competition. Seated, left...
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Edward Asahel Birge

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Edward Asahel Birge, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.
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Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
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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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"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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Group of Men on Bascom Hill

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Description: A group of men poses on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Left to right: UW President Charles R. Van Hise, UW President Thomas Chr...
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Survey Group

Date: 1895
Description: Group of surveyors from the Agricultural Department at the University of Wisconsin posing on the back platform of their railroad car 404, "the Palace Car."...
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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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Henry, Chamberlin and Babcock with Butterfat Tester

Date: 1917
Description: Dean W.A. Henry, University President Thomas C. Chamberlin, and Stephen M. Babcock with Babcock's butterfat testing device.
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Forest Products Lab

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of men from the Forest Products Lab posed along with wooden propellers. They are posed on a hill, with trees in the background.
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Mathematics Professor Donald W. Crowe Directs Mathematics Talent Hunt

Date: 11 24 1965
Description: University of Wisconsin Mathematics Professor Donald W. Crowe explaining a math problem on how to cut up a rectangular cake into equal size acute triangles...
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Mayor Paul Soglin in Group Portrait

Date: 01 1994
Description: Mayor Paul Soglin in a group portrait at a UW Campus event featuring U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley. Names (l to r) are: UW Chancellor David War...
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: Portrait of a bearded man wearing a bow tie. The original caption states: "Ralph E. Blount, 94, Chicago, Ill., of the class of 1887, was the oldest alumnus...
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Charles Kendall Adams

Date: 1892
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Kendall Adams, president of Cornell University (1885-1892), and of the University of Wisconsin (1892-1901).
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Edward Alsworth Ross

Date: 1923
Description: UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross poses in the doorway of a building.
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Edward Alsworth Ross in Caracas

Date: 10 13 1924
Description: UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross poses on horseback on an unpaved road. A building is in the distance. Caption reads: "This is for Mrs. ...
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Edward Alsworth Ross Aboard Conte Verde

Date: 01 1925
Description: UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross poses on the deck of the SS Conte Verde.

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