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| Date: | 03 18 1931 |
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| Description: | Norman Clapp, Appleton High School student, sitting in the governor's chair, represents Wisconsin in the around-the-world telephone conversation held in co... |
| Date: | 03 13 1930 |
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| Description: | Franklin School, 305 West Lakeside Street, showing installation of novoid corkboard on the roof. |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Frederick Horn (1815-1893), a Democrat. He was a lawyer and editor of the Cedarburg Weekly News. His years of public service began in 1842 and ... |
| Date: | 03 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated group portrait of Governor Goodland signing a scrapbook prepared by the Little Friends of America, Baraboo children's organization, for t... |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Ezra S. Carr, geologist and California State Superintendent. He held chemistry professorships at various institution... |
| Date: | 03 01 1948 |
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| Description: | Harry M. Hanson, Dane County superintendent of schools, eastern district (left), is shown as he turned over $1,075.50 to Mayor James R. Law, Dane County Ma... |
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| Description: | Meeting in Tennessee during CIO period, on a street. |
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| Description: | Three men smoking cigarettes around a table, as part of a CIO meeting at Highlander Folk School. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Eleanor Roosevelt, Myles Horton, and May Justus at the 25th anniversary of Highlander Folk School. |
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| Description: | Zilphia Horton leading songs at Highlander during an early union CIO session. Charlie Wilson, board member, extreme right, next to him is his wife Frankie.... |
| Date: | 06 19 1948 |
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| Description: | Max Mason, left, UW Class of 1898, Chairman of the council of Palomar Observatory in California, shown being welcomed by UW President E.B. Fred at the Univ... |
| Date: | 03 02 1949 |
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| Description: | A crowd estimated at 1,000 jammed the state assembly chambers to take part in a hearing on a bill by the state education commission to set up new laws for ... |
| Date: | 04 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Second place spelling bee champion Dale Sorenson, left, receiving a $25 dollar check from Roy L. Matson, State Journal editor. Looking on are Dale's mother... |
| Date: | 05 08 1950 |
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| Description: | The cornerstone for the million-dollar four-story addition to the Madison Vocational School was laid at the corner of North Carroll and West Dayton Streets... |
| Date: | 03 12 1951 |
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| Description: | Four youth make plans for the banquet and dance to be held at the Memorial Union as part of the Senior Girl Scout Conference of Southern Wisconsin and Nort... |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the side of the Cottage and its corner tower. Part of the covered walkway is on the right. Women, men, and children are walking the... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | A group of men and women sit in chairs inside what appears to be a classroom or gymnasium while practicing knot-tying. They follow an instructor's example... |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (center) holding a press conference about federal funding for education with students at Ellis School. A few journal... |
| Date: | 03 04 1957 |
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| Description: | There is a special curfew hour of 11:30 p.m. for the three days of the State Basketball Tournament. Inspector of Police Richard Gruber points to his watch ... |
| Date: | 03 27 1957 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of five Madison public school students, winners of the 1957 Helen Farnsworth Mears art contest. Left to right: Dave Olson, East High; Allen ... |
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