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Country Dale School Classroom

Date: 11 25 1966
Description: In a view from beneath a television stand, seventh grade students are listening to a lecture in their classroom at Country Dale school.
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Teenagers Listening to WVLR at the Eagle's Nest

Date: 1965
Description: Teenagers studying and playing pool at the Eagle's Nest, a popular teen hangout in downtown Sauk-Prairie. The Eagle's Nest had a juke-box, but the WVLR (Wi...
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Watching the Monitor

Date: 04 11 1986
Description: Schoolgirl watches the monitor as she types her story on a word processor.
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Basketball Team

Date: 1908
Description: Basketball team poses for a group portrait.
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Future Drafters

Date: 10 16 1965
Description: High school boys in an industrial drafting class using drafting machines and compasses.
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Students Taking ASTP Exam

Date: 03 15 1944
Description: Senior male students taking ASTP examination in West High School Cafeteria, Ash and Regent Streets. ASTP was the Army Specialized Training Program to train...
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St. Patrick's 8th Grade Graduation

Date: 06 12 1941
Description: Group portrait of St. Patrick's eighth grade graduation class, with a priest in front of the altar, 410 East Main Street.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Peace Strikers

Date: 04 12 1935
Description: Group portrait of "one thousand" University of Wisconsin-Madison students, enlisted in the war against war at a peace mass meeting and anti-war strike, vot...
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St. John Catholic School Graduation class

Date: 05 31 1953
Description: Group portrait of eleven boys and nine girls holding their diplomas, St. John the Baptist Catholic School eighth grade graduation class, with one priest.
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St. Mary's of Pine Bluff Catholic School Graduating Class

Date: 05 28 1956
Description: Group portrait of St. Mary's of Pine Bluff Catholic school graduation class, twelve girls and four boys with Father Young.
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Holy Redeemer Graduation Class

Date: 06 09 1957
Description: Group portrait of Holy Redeemer Catholic School graduation class, eight boys and three girls, with priest and nun.
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West High School Girls' Rifle Team

Date: 02 25 1953
Description: West High School Girls' Rifle Team, front to back, Betty Newton, Rita Bisbee, and Alice Pedracine, prepare for their first competitive meet.
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Boys at Youth Club Event

Date: 03 10 1944
Description: Five boys in "stag line" at Cottage Grove Youth Club event in the Town Hall. Left to right are: Rowley Conant, Nora School; Rolly Gausmann, Cottage Grove S...
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Student in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Stacks

Date: 02 14 1945
Description: Yvonne Hauge, University of Wisconsin sophomore, in the crowded stacks at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.
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Models for The University of Wisconsin Style Show

Date: 03 22 1945
Description: Three University of Wisconsin coeds modeling clothes for a fashion show sponsored by the Women's Student Government Association. This year's show, held on ...
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Children Posing with Nun

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Description: Studio portrait of three children with flower bouquets in front of a painted backdrop. One boy is seated and two girls are standing. All of the children ar...
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Edgewood Junior College Spring Prom

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Portrait of Dorothy Yaeger and Leo J. Ford, Jr. who ruled as queen and king of the Edgewood Junior college spring prom. Miss Yaeger is the daughter of Mr. ...
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Rural Schools Eighth Grade Commencement

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Eighth grade students from Dane County rural schools attending a mass commencement ceremony at Madison West High School auditorium. The ceremony was part o...
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Madison Youth Council Officers Take Oath

Date: 07 21 1948
Description: Group portrait of officers of the Madison Youth Council taking the oath of office. Pictured left to right: James Ketchum, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Ketchum;...
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Madison Youth Council Officers

Date: 07 21 1948
Description: Group portrait of officers of the Madison Youth Council after taking the oath of office. Pictured left to right: James Ketchum, treasurer; George Steinmetz...

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