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| Date: | 12 09 1933 |
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| Description: | View of the Central High School entrance arch at 214 Wisconsin Avenue. Ivy is growing around the entrance, and is obscuring the carved letters of "High Sch... |
| Date: | 10 18 1930 |
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| Description: | Chi Phi House, 200 Langdon Street, with the facade decorated as a theater with a marquee for homecoming. "See the Badgers in 'Smashing Pennsylvania.'" 1st ... |
| Date: | 11 30 1969 |
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| Description: | Inscription in relief above the arched doorway that is the main entrance to Edgewood High School. The inscription reads "Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare," ... |
| Date: | 10 12 1944 |
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| Description: | Betty Lou Borenson and Cynthia Alexander preparing University of Wisconsin-Madison Homecoming decorations in the Memorial Union student workshop. |
| Date: | 01 05 1945 |
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| Description: | Nakoma Welfare League's traditional Twelfth Night Party at Nakoma School. Admiring the snowman table decoration are Mr. & Mrs. William F. (Marguerite) Grim... |
| Date: | 12 18 1947 |
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| Description: | Fletcher Mills doing a card trick for three children, with a clown looking on, at the Madison Shriners yule party at the Washington Orthopedic School, 545 ... |
| Date: | 03 23 1949 |
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| Description: | Nancy Fowlkes, left, and Virginia Hammen are shown as they worked on decorations for the Sophomore Shuffle at Wisconsin High School. "With the arrival of s... |
| Date: | 10 31 1950 |
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| Description: | At Lapham School, more than 800 costumed children and their parents attended one of the largest Halloween night parties held in Madison. A boy is shown bob... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A young girl posed near a window and glancing up. The window has a stained glass panel, possibly depicting the nursery rhyme character Humpty Dumpty. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A group of kindergarten students posed sitting and standing near the fireplace in their classroom. The fireplace is surrounded by tiling depicting fairy ta... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A portrait of two young students, a boy and a girl, standing next to each other and holding hands near the fireplace in their kindergarten classroom. The f... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A group of five kindergarten students sitting around a table doing work near the fireplace in their classroom. The fireplace is surrounded by tiling depict... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A group of fourteen kindergarten students posed in their classroom, standing and sitting with their arms above their heads. Behind them is a window with a ... |
| Date: | 11 14 1951 |
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| Description: | Charles Thomas of East High School, and Pat Lawrence of West High School put the finishing touches on decorations for the all-city football team banquet at... |
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| Description: | A view of the facade of Cottage T. Women and children sit on the porch. The covered walkway is on both sides of the cottage. In front of the building is a... |
| Date: | 05 09 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of two prom couples. On the left, seated, is Margie Lynch with Terry Dwyer, standing. On the right, seated, is Jeanne Tierney with Skip Beri... |
| Date: | 05 09 1952 |
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| Description: | Two couples in formal dress are seated between two large prop anchors. They are Norbert Esser and Susan Hunt (left), and Marcia Pilon with Jim Corcoran (ri... |
| Date: | 05 18 1952 |
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| Description: | A couple enacting a bride and groom during the style show at the Tri Delta "Pansy Breakfast". Portraying the bride is Marilyn Navin, Tri Delta, and the gro... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of the living room at the Switzer Foundation for Girls. Bookshelves flank the fireplace in the background, and groupings of chairs and tables fill t... |
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| Description: | A view of a two-person bedroom at the Academy of Jesus and Mary. The room is furnished with two beds, a desk, dresser, and wash stand. |
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