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Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity Christmas Party

Date: 01 08 1927
Description: Group portrait taken at Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity Christmas party.
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Old Library at Hillside Home School

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Description: A woman working in the library at Hillside Home school, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Dining room of the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Dining room at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys.
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Kehl Dancers in Mexican Costume

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Description: A group of 12 dancers pose in Mexican costume at the Kehl School of Dance. Leo Kehl, head of the school, appears second from the left.
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Group at Boarding House

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Description: Six women and a man gathered at a parlor table at a boarding house. The man is probably Amos Elliott, and the women around the table are teachers studying ...
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Myra Cary

Date: 11 26 1947
Description: Portrait of Myra (Mrs. C.F.) Cary seated in a chair holding a book in her suite at the Park Hotel on her 86th birthday. She and her husband led the way in ...
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Planning for Christmas Subscription Ball

Date: 12 16 1947
Description: Four young Madisonians working on arrangements for the second annual Christmas subscription ball. L to R: Carol Sisk, Robert Samp, Max Dunn and Virginia Ra...
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Studying at Downer College

Date: 1933
Description: Two women studying at a table at Milwaukee-Downer College. There is a tapestry on one wall and a vase of flowers and several books on the table.
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Relaxing at Downer College

Date: 1933
Description: Two women casually reading in a dorm room at Milwaukee-Downer College. A map of Milwaukee hangs on one wall.
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Classroom at Christmastime

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view, with desks in the foreground, of an elementary classroom decorated with a Christmas tree near the blackboard, and other holiday decorations,...
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Main Lounge at the Wisconsin Center

Date: 1958
Description: Interior view of the green and gold room, which was the main lounge at the Wisconsin Center for adult education at 702 Langdon Street.
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The Special Lounge

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Description: Interior view of the blue room known as the Special Lounge in the Wisconsin Center for adult education at 702 Langdon Street.
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Wisconsin Center Dining Room

Date: 1960
Description: Interior view of the dining room at the Wisconsin Center for adult education at 702 Langdon Street, showing tables and chairs, and modern light fixtures.
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Notre Dame Convent

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Description: Slightly elevated interior view from the back of a classroom in Notre Dame Convent. There are rows of desks, windows along the left wall, a lamp hanging fr...
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Academy of Jesus and Mary

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Description: Interior view from the back of a classroom in the Academy of Jesus and Mary, including desks, chalkboards, and a large statue of the Virgin Mary.
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Interior of Model School

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Description: Interior view from the back of the room of a model school, with rows of benches facing the elevated desk and bookshelf. There is a piano on the far left. T...
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Bywood School

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Description: An interior view of a classroom in Bywood School. Desks ring the room, leaving a play area littered with blocks, and chalkboards and an American flag are o...
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Washington Irving High School

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Description: View of the foyer of Washington Irving High School, featuring a large fireplace, designed by the architect C.B.J. Snyder (1860-1945) and built in 1913 Ther...
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Washington Irving High School

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Description: A view down a wide corridor of Washington Irving High School, designed by the architect C.B.J. Snyder (1860-1945) and built in 1913.
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Washington Irving High School

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Description: Elevated view of the lunch room of Washington Irving High School, designed by the architect C.B.J. Snyder (1860-1945) and built in 1913. Lights hang from t...

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