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German Free Thinkers Society

Date: 1902
Description: Members of the German-American Freie Gemeinde ("Free Thinkers") organization, posing in front of their building at Sauk City.
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Boy Scout Band

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait of a Boy Scout band in front of a large brick building, possibly the old Baraboo High School. The bass drum head reads "Boy Scout Band" and ...
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Graduates in Caps and Gowns

Date: 06 01 1957
Description: Graduates in caps and gowns attend the graduation ceremony.
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Reunion of the Iron Brigade

Date: 09 1887
Description: A group portrait of Civil War veterans and their families pose in front of the Milwaukee armory building at the reunion of The Iron Brigade.
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The Boardroom

Date: 1951
Description: Men in suits are sitting around an oval-shaped table while another man with his back to the camera gives a presentation.
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"Moonlight Formal" at Tripp Commons

Date: 08 25 1944
Description: Couples enjoy the "Moonlight Formal" in Tripp Commons, University of Wisconsin Memorial Union. They are in formal dress with some of the men in military un...
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"Moonlight Formal" Couples

Date: 08 26 1944
Description: Young women in formal dress and naval cadets in uniform attend the "Moonlight Formal" at the Tripp Commons in the Memorial Union on the University of Wisco...
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Alpha Epsilon Phi Spring Formal

Date: 05 06 1939
Description: Group portrait of the Alpha Epsilon Phi spring formal taken in the Pompeiian Room at the Loraine Hotel.
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Phi Sigma Sigma Spring Formal

Date: 05 08 1937
Description: Group portrait of men and women at a Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority Spring formal at Nakoma Country Club.
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Dinner Party at Kennedy Manor

Date: 11 20 1936
Description: Group portrait of men and women in formal dress at a dinner party at Kennedy Manor, 1 Langdon Street.
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Zeta Beta Tau Christmas Formal

Date: 12 14 1935
Description: A group portrait of the Zeta Beta Tau Christmas formal, 216 Langdon Street, with two girls holding ZBT plaques with its crest.
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Military Ball Receiving Line

Date: 04 15 1932
Description: Attendees in formal wear are standing in a military ball receiving line, from right to left: Sam Pierce, Arnold H. Dammen, Helga Gundersen, Ralph M. Immel...
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Phi Sigma Delta Christmas Formal

Date: 12 12 1931
Description: Phi Sigma Delta Christmas formal in the Crystal Ballroom at the Loraine Hotel, 119 West Washington Avenue.
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Meeting of the Eastern District Norwegian Synod

Date: 1877
Description: A group seated around a table in the yard drinking coffee. Pastor Even Johnson Homme (1843-1903), the founder of the Wittenberg Orphan's Home, is on the le...
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Formal Group on Steamboat

Date: 1875
Description: A large group of well-dressed people are standing aboard three small steamboats on Lake Monona. The boat in the foreground is a barge with a sternwheel. Th...
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Masonic Party

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Description: A group of children and adults pose in blackface at a Masonic party.
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Young Adult Club Christmas Dance

Date: 12 17 1947
Description: Agnes Dooley, John Fahning, Joe Ann Higgins, Ben Prochaska, Mildred Leach, and Tom Maloney in formal dress standing next to a reindeer and Santa Claus deco...
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University of Wisconsin Boxing Team Championship Dinner

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin boxing team that won the national championship this year. Shown back row, left to right: Vito Parisi, Madison, heavy-weight...
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University of Wisconsin French House 30th Anniversary

Date: 04 15 1948
Description: Among those who paid tribute to the University of Wisconsin French house at its 30th anniversary banquet Thursday night were Collette Ladeveze, house direc...
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World War I Chaplains

Date: 04 15 1948
Description: Six World War I veterans at a "Red Arrow" veterans dinner honoring Bishop William P. O'Connor who was a chaplain of Wisconsin's 32nd division in World War ...

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