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Regina Groves at Her Desk

Date: 02 17 1938
Description: Regina Groves (Mrs. Earl Barnhart), sitting at her desk, operating an interdepartment communication system at the Groves School for Secretaries. Behind her...
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Regina E. Groves

Date: 11 08 1937
Description: Regina E. Groves (Mrs. Earl Barnhart) talking to a man sitting across the table/desk from her at the Groves School for Secretaries, located at 502 State St...
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Classroom in Groves School for Secretaries

Date: 11 08 1937
Description: Classroom in Groves School for Secretaries, on the first floor at 502 State Street, in the former Branch Bank of Wisconsin building.
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Advertisement for Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute

Date: 06 28 1945
Description: Advertisement, which originally appeared in "The New Masses," June 26, 1945, and was reproduced in the "Wisconsin State Journal," for the Abraham Lincoln S...
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Farmers Protesting Rural School Reorganization Plan

Date: 03 02 1949
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 ...
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Madison Community Chest Budget Committee

Date: 04 05 1949
Description: A.F. Ketterer, principal of Franklin elementary school is at his desk looking over Wisconsin State Journal Badger Spelling Bee material with two of h...
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Randall School Children Mail a Package

Date: 06 15 1948
Description: Four Randall School third grade students mail a package containing a scrapbook of stories, poems, art work and photos. It will go to a third grade class in...
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U.W. Houses Nursery and Play School

Date: 07 30 1951
Description: Six children are sitting on a canvas with Mrs. Ralph Huitt while listening to a record at U.W. Houses Outdoor Nursery and Play School. Children include Cyn...
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Boys Making Fly Traps

Date: 1920
Description: A group of boys at the Burton School construct wooden fly traps in a classroom.
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Knot-Tying Lesson

Date: 1919
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...
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Cotton Presentation

Date: 1915
Description: View from back of classroom of Dr. W.B. Hinds pointing at a graph as he delivers an agricultural lecture on cotton to students seated at North Alabama Bapt...
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Madison Baseball League Season Opener

Date: 05 16 1954
Description: Dentist Dr. Ray Huegel poses as catcher, and attorney Glenn Stephens poses as umpire for the ceremonial first pitch during the opening game of the Madison ...
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Sunnyside School

Date: 09 01 1954
Description: Cook Mrs. Clara Lehr and her assistant Mrs. Betty Hungate preparing lunch at Sunnyside School at 3902 East Washington Avenue.
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Marian W. Engelke

Date: 12 19 1957
Description: Marian Engelke looks forward to a new career as a professional social worker. As part of the course work for her master's degree, she spends 20 hours a wee...
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We Saw You at Library Breakfast

Date: 05 05 1958
Description: The annual breakfast of the University of Wisconsin Library School was held in Tripp Commons of the Memorial Union. Seated, left to right, are Mrs. Oscar M...
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We Saw You at Library Breakfast

Date: 05 03 1958
Description: Mrs. Rozana Belodedich, Chicago, former director of the University of Belgrade Library School, spoke on "Libraries and Librarianship in Yugoslavia" at the ...
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Gwen Burgess, Hair Stylist

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: As one of the country's leading hair stylists, Gwen Burgess spent two days at the Accredited School of Beauty Culture demonstrating his techniques to styli...

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