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Babe Ruth

Date: 10 15 1934
Description: Babe Ruth, wearing a dressing gown, signing autographs from a train car during a stopover in Madison.
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Young Arthur Altmeyer and Friends

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of Arthur Altmeyer as a young man posing in Wingra Park with five other young people identified as Selma, Russell, Lloyd, May Wescot...
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Hollister's Pharmacy

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of A.H. Hollister's Pharmacy, which was located at 3 North Pinckney Street. The man with the long beard (far left), is Albert H. Hollister (1...
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Edgewood High School May Crowning

Date: 05 29 1942
Description: Students gathering in front of Edgewood High School, 1000 Edgewood Avenue, waiting for Mass to begin, with May Crowning procession in the foreground.
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Girl Scouts at Camp Indianola

Date: 10 10 1941
Description: Eight Girl Scouts are standing on and near a tree at the edge of Lake Mendota, with the Madison skyline in the background at Camp Indianola.
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3-F Laundry Boys Baseball Team

Date: 05 14 1938
Description: Outdoor group portrait of 3-F Laundry boys' baseball team, with 12 boys in uniform, and two men dressed in suits, in front of the 3-F Laundry plant, 731-74...
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Central High Football Team

Date: 11 06 1936
Description: Group portrait of Central High School football team in uniform, sitting on bleachers.
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Boys Ice Skating on University Avenue

Date: 01 16 1935
Description: Winter scene with boys ice skating on University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, after an ice storm. From left to right: G. Halamka, J.A. Zimmerman, A.J. Jark.
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Orpheum Theatre Softball-Baseball Team

Date: 08 27 1934
Description: Group portrait of members of the Orpheum Theatre softball team. They are wearing t-shirts that read "Cool Orpheum."
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Boy Scouts with Christmas Seal Posters

Date: 11 25 1933
Description: A group portrait of Boy Scouts and adult leaders armed with tacks, hammers and posters to promote the sale of Christmas Seals.
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President Frank Presenting Scholarship

Date: 05 20 1933
Description: University of Wisconsin President Glenn Frank presenting $4,500 Emily Jane Culver Scholarship to Charles Pfeiffer of Racine. They are standing next to the ...
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Champion Wisconsin Cattle Judging Team

Date: 10 17 1931
Description: Group portrait of four boys that make up the Champion Wisconsin Cattle Judging Team.
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Baseball Team

Date: 08 29 1931
Description: Group portrait of young men that play on a night baseball team at Breese Stevens Field.
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Ainsley Hippe and Champion Guernsey Calf

Date: 08 25 1931
Description: Portrait of Ainsley Hippe, Edgerton, and champion Guernsey heifer at the Dane County fair.
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Student Golf Match

Date: 06 01 1931
Description: View of grade school championship golf match on the 4th green, with seven men and boys on the fourth green of Glenway Municipal Golf Course, corner of Spee...
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Two Boys Sitting in a Tree

Date: 07 11 1930
Description: Paul Vilbrandt and Herbie Van Abel sitting in a tree, 1217 W Dayton Street, hoping to break the tree sitting record of Jimmie Clemons of Racine. They place...
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Tree Sitter

Date: 07 11 1930
Description: Paul Vilbrandt, age 10, standing by a tree and ladder at the 1200 block of West Dayton Street, hoping to break the tree sitting record of Jimmie Clemons of...
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Central High School Girls' Club

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: Central High School girls' club group portrait in front of the Masonic Temple, 301 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Central High School Girls' Club

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: Central High School girls' club group portrait in front of the Masonic Temple, 301 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Central High School Girls' Glee Club

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: Central High School girls' glee club group portrait.

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