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Pie in the Face

Date: 12 10 1968
Description: Roland Sieg wiping pie from his face while smiling, after someone threw enough ping pong balls in a bucket to win a chance to hit him with a pie at a carni...
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Interior of University of Wisconsin Meat Market

Date: 12 21 1931
Description: University of Wisconsin Meat Market interior, showing counters with meat, and display cases and coolers in rear.
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WHA Radio Exhibit In Milwaukee

Date: 06 21 1922
Description: Exhibit of WHA and the University of Wisconsin Extension Division at a radio show in an auditorium.
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Marquette ROTC Annual Review

Date: 05 14 1967
Description: Members of Marquette University's naval ROTC line up on campus for their annual review.
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Night Session Art Class

Date: 1949
Description: A night session art class, for University of Wisconsin Extension Center in Milwaukee.
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Aerial View of University of Wisconsin

Date: 1972
Description: Aerial view of Milwaukee campus, with surrounding homes and buildings.
Print

University of Wisconsin Extension Division

Date: 1925
Description: Architectural drawing for the building with plan for expansion in lower left corner. Elevated view of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Pedestrians and ...
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Edward Asahel Birge

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Edward Asahel Birge, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.
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George C. Comstock

Date: 09 06 1914
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of George C. Comstock, University of Wisconsin-Madison astronomer.
Photograph

Charles Richard Van Hise

Date: 12 10 1914
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Charles Richard Van Hise, University of Wisconsin-Madison president.
Historical Essay

Notable Fires in Wisconsin

See a list and brief description of significant fires in Wisconsin history.
Historical Essay

Dairyland Rat Poison

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Dairyland Rat Poison container made for the Wisconsin Pharmacal Co. of Milwaukee, 1955-1965. (Museum object #1999.143.34)
Historical Essay

Schlitz 'Sunshine Vitamin D Beer Can'

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Schlitz "Sunshine Vitamin D" Beer Can featuring Continental Can Co.'s new crown top design, 1936. (Museum Object 2011.77.1)
Historical Essay

A Pictorial History of Victorian Wisconsin - Image Gallery Essay

An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900
Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900.
Photograph

F. Gerald Ham and Dr. Walter Peterson

Date: 03 1965
Description: The caption with this photograph reads: "Dr. Walter Peterson (right), professor of history at Lawrence University, Appleton, with F. Gerald Ham, Wisconsin ...
Photograph

Panther Vision at the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Sarah Thomas, a young reporter for UW-Milwaukee "Panther Vision," is interviewing a young UW-Milwaukee student, Matt Sama, as they are being filmed by a ca...
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MEChA de UW-Madison at the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A large crowd of protesters standing on the street outside the Republican presidential debate. The group are mostly college age, although a young boy is st...
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Police and News Stations Vehicles at the Democratic Presidential Debates

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: Two police officers are sitting in a police car near the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union, which is hosting the Democratic presidential debate. Seve...
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Outside the Democratic Presidential Debates

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: People waiting outside the doors to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union, which is hosting the Democratic presidential debates.
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Democratic Debate

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: View from the back of the audience of the Democratic presidential debate, held at the Helen Bader Concert Hall in the Helene Zelazo Center for Performing A...

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