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Examining the Wisconsin Meteorite

Date: 1868
Description: Stereograph of Increase Lapham examining a fragment of a meteorite.
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Increase Lapham

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Description: Oval head and shoulders vignetted portrait of Increase A. Lapham.
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Dr. Robert Riseborough and Victor J. Yannacone at DDT Hearings

Date: 12 09 1968
Description: University of California molecular biologist, Dr. Robert Riseborough, left, confers during a break in the DDT hearings with Victor J. Yannacone, the attorn...
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Edward Singleton Holden

Date: 1881
Description: Cabinet card portrait of Edward Holden seated with his legs crossed.
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S.M. Babcock

Date: 1888
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of group of nine men, identified on the reverse as associates of the Geneva, New York Experiment Station. St...
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Dr. Karfft A. Ehricke, Space Scientist

Date: 08 22 1961
Description: Portrait of Dr. Krafft A. Ehricke, program director of the astronautics division of General Dynamics Corporation. He spoke at the Wisconsin Union Theater t...
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Stream Gauging Station at Yahara River

Date: 03 1965
Description: Keith Brigham is shown checking the U.S. Geological Survey stream gauging station located at the Yahara river locks on Lake Waubesa near McFarland.
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Hugh Iltis

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Description: Hugh Iltis seated at his desk with botanical specimens.
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Karl Paul Gerhardt Link

Date: 03 18 1958
Description: Formal quarter-length studio portrait of Karl Paul Gerhardt Link with his pipe. He was a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin and helpe...
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Taking Oxygen Samples

Date: 02 1977
Description: A man is kneeling on the ice and snow at Potter's Lake. He is running a machine that is testing the oxygen levels in the water, while recording the results...
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Paper Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1922
Description: Interior view of two unidentified male scientists working with various paper testing apparatus in the corner of a chemical laboratory.
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Kimberly Clark Paper Testing Station

Date: 1922
Description: View of an unidentified male scientist looking into boxed paper apparatus, surrounded by other measuring tools and scales, in the corner of a Kimberly Clar...
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Air Monitoring

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Description: A man is examining air monitoring machines.
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Biologist at Work

Date: 1938
Description: Superintendent of Biology Edward "Doc" Schneberger, who is wearing a long white coat, is sitting on a stool and looking through a microscope at a small tab...
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Oscar Mayer Meat Scientist

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Description: A male employee wearing a lab coat and hat is standing in front of an open oven, checking the temperature of a meatloaf with a thermometer.
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Chemistry Lab at Oscar Mayer

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Description: Elevated view of two men in a chemistry lab with glass block walls. The men are standing in front of two different wet bench lab tables, and are working on...
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U.W. Madison Earth Satellite Project

Date: 12 08 1957
Description: Image shows seven men in a U.W. research lab posing with a life-sized model of a satellite. Professor Verner Suomi of the meteorology department led a team...
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Antarctic Explorers Dr. Edward Thiel and John Behrendt

Date: 06 12 1958
Description: Antarctic explorers Dr. Edward Thiel (left) and John Behrendt (right) recently returned from a year long stay in Antarctica. Dr. Thiel was the co-leader of...
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Air Quality Monitoring

Date: 01 15 1959
Description: Robert Butler, a public health technologist with the city health department, is examining a used filter. He is atop the second floor of the City-County bui...
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Women Scientists Inspire High School Girls

Date: 05 25 1959
Description: Working with two West High students in a chemical research laboratory of the U. W. Medical School, is Dr. Anna Maria Williams, center. At left, Mary Sedgwi...

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