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Alfred C. Clas

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Alfred C. Clas (1859-1942), Milwaukee architect whose firm designed the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters building. The architectural f...
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Orpheum Theatre Ticket Girls

Date: 02 25 1939
Description: Group portrait of seven ticket girls in matching uniform tops at Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street.
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Reri Trying Cinderella Cosmetics

Date: 07 25 1932
Description: Reri (Anne Chevalier), Tahitian star of the Fanchon and Marco "Tahiti" show at the Orpheum theater trying Cinderella cosmetics in her dressing room with Mr...
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Mrs. Glenn M. Wise, Wisconsin Secretary of State

Date: 08 1955
Description: Glenn M. Wise (Mrs. John Wise), Wisconsin's first woman Secretary of State, at her desk in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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P&H 5-Ton Auxiliary Type "M" Hoist

Date: 02 10 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton type "M" auxiliary hoist at the Belmont Iron Works. A man wearing a hat is in the cab. The monorail hoist crane, used in stee...
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Baby Huey from the Audience

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B act Baby Huey mid-performance viewed from the audience. The band was made up of a three man horn section, electric guitar, drums, congas, elect...
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National League of American Pen Women

Date: 07 09 1951
Description: Dr. Eloise Gerry at her desk at the United States Forest Products Laboratory where she is a distinguished wood technologist. Dr. Gerry, whose research arti...
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Reporter at Inauguration Ceremony

Date: 01 1985
Description: "This is a Milwaukee TV reporter who covered the inauguration in Madison."
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Man Sitting on a Cart in a Factory

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker is sitting on a cart on at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Behind him are stacked pieces of lumber. Hooks hang from the ceiling. ...
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Cardinal Francis Spellman

Date: 1946
Description: Cardinal Spellman stands with hat in hand looking off to his right. His full body and Cardinal robes are visible. In the left third of the image, a photogr...
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Woman Working in Insurance Office

Date: 11 19 1927
Description: Young woman sitting at a typewriter, presumably a staff employee, in the office of the Indiana Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
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Women's Architecural League of Madison

Date: 09 17 1960
Description: Eleanor Nerdrum (left), is hostess for a tea, the first invitational social event sponsored by the Women's Architectural League of Madison. She is shown wi...
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David Obey and Scott Lilly

Date: 1994
Description: Congressman and Chairperson of the House Appropriations Committee David Obey and Scott Lilly stand on either side of the double doors leading into the offi...
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Phillips Law Office

Date: 1951
Description: Vel Phillips standing in front of the door to her and her husband's law office. The sign on the glass door reads: "W. Dale Phillips, Vel Phillips Lawyers."...
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Dane County Library Service Bookmobile

Date: 08 16 1966
Description: Dane County Library Service Director, Donald Lamb and Bookmobile Librarian, Barbara Larson standing in front of the Dane County Library Service. The Bookmo...
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Panther Vision at the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Sarah Thomas, a young reporter for UW-Milwaukee "Panther Vision," is interviewing a young UW-Milwaukee student, Matt Sama, as they are being filmed by a ca...
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Interviewing Carly Fiorina

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Carly Fiorina sitting on a stage as she is being interviewed by a reporter.
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Hillary Clinton Greeting the Moderators

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: Hillary Clinton greeting Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff, two anchors of the PBS NewsHour and the moderators for the Democratic presidential debate, held in t...
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Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: From the observation window, G.M. Femrite is fixing his binocular field glasses on an incoming plane at the Truax Field control tower.
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Dickey Chapelle at Matrix Dinner

Date: 03 30 1965
Description: Dickey Chapelle sitting and talking and smoking a cigarette prior to speaking at the Theta Sigma Pi Matrix Dinner in Memorial Union's Great Hall.

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