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Fans at Sporting Event

Date: 03 15 1957
Description: High school fans in the bleachers cheer on their team during a night game.
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University of Wisconsin Graduation

Date: 06 24 1935
Description: Panoramic view of University of Wisconsin graduation exercises, taken from behind the podium in the Field House. Graduates are standing on the floor, and t...
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Birthplace of Republican Party

Date: 1929
Description: 75th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Republican Party at Ripon. Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., stands on the podium in front of the Little Whi...
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Frances Willard School House

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Description: Group of people outdoors at an event at Frances Willard School.
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Wisconsin - Purdue Football Game

Date: 10 06 1945
Description: Wisconsin - Purdue Football Game at Camp Randall stadium, showing Wisconsin player, Jack Mead, number 51, being pursued by Bob DeMoss, number 50. The Unive...
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Blackbourn Receives All-Star Award

Date: 09 22 1946
Description: Lisle Blackbourn Jr., former Milwaukee Washington high school star playing for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was awarded a trophy as the most outsta...
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Crowds at High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 15 1947
Description: Cheerleaders in front of the crowds at the WIAA State Boys High School Basketball Tournament.
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Students in front of Montello School House

Date: 11 16 1896
Description: Students in front of new Montello School House on the first day school was held in the new building, November 16.
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International Harvester Exhibits at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 08 1933
Description: Slightly elevated view of the Kankakee High School band that is playing in the background as a crowd gathers around International Harvester exhibits at the...
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Reaper Replica Demonstration

Date: 1930
Description: A man, possibly Cyrus McCormick III, demonstrating a reaper replica to a group of onlooking 4-H Club members.
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Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine

Date: 08 17 1959
Description: Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine is harassed by Central High School students as he waits for transportation after the first day of school.
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First Attempt to Enter Central High School by the Little Rock Nine

Date: 09 04 1957
Description: First attempt of the Little Rock Nine to enter Central High School. They were denied entrance by the Arkansas National Guard who had been called up by Gove...
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Cornerstone Ceremony

Date: 12 11 1948
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor is laying the cornerstone for Our Lady Queen of Peace church and school. Flanking him are, left to right, the Very Rev. Edward N...
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National 4-H Farm Accounting Winner

Date: 06 27 1936
Description: Presentation of a Farmall F-12 tractor to Robert Parmele, the 4-H Farm Accounting contest winner at the Mississippi Valley Fair Grounds. Left to right: S.A...
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Freshman Welcome

Date: 1919
Description: A large crowd gathers for a freshman welcome on Bascom Hill, located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Football Game

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Description: View of men on field during football game. Possibly taken in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the background a crowd is watching on stands in front of a large bric...
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High School Band Marching Down Street

Date: 1942
Description: A high school band marches down the street during MacArthur Week, a state sponsored scrap drive effort. Crowds of children and adults line both sides of th...
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Korean Student Uprising

Date: 04 1960
Description: The student uprising, in which 112 students were killed by the South Korean police in one day, led to the downfall of President Syngman Rhee. This event wa...
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Agricultural Presentation by J.E. Hite

Date: 03 02 1915
Description: A group of men, women, and children leaving an agricultural presentation by J.E. Hite at Haile's store. Hite, dressed in a hat and overcoat, is loading a r...
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Girls Around the Maypole with Flowers

Date: 1913
Description: Group of girls holding fabricated flowers around a maypole at an annual school festival in Belwood Park. A large group of fellow students and teachers look...

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