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Child at Library

Date: 10 09 1961
Description: A girl enjoys a book at the library.
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Woman with Book of Madison Men and Women in Service

Date: 04 07 1945
Description: Barbara Groves searches through a book of clippings of Madison men and women in service. The stories were published in the "Wisconsin State Journal" and t...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1901
Description: Library Reading Room as completed in 1901, showing skylights and ceiling fixtures, library tables and lights, and many University of Wisconsin students at ...
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Elizabeth Waters Dormitory Library

Date: 09 24 1947
Description: Five women enjoying the library at Elizabeth Waters Dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The portrait on the wall at the far end is of ...
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Roof Garden at the Central Club for Nurses

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Description: View of the roof garden at the Central Club for Nurses, completed in 1916 by architects Parish and Schroeder. The Central Club for Nurses was built for the...
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Woman in Living Room

Date: 08 1931
Description: Mrs. L.A. Hawkins sitting on a couch while reading "The Farmer's Wife" magazine in the living room of her home. A fireplace is on the opposite wall, and ch...
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Woman in Farmhouse Living Room

Date: 1931
Description: Miss Lielle Geddis sitting in a rocking chair while reading an issue of "Country Gentleman" magazine in the living room of her home.
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Students at Work

Date: 1931
Description: Students of the Miles School, Bayfield County District No. 2, read at their desks supervised by their teacher, Mrs. Inez Lindell Bystrom. There is a parlor...
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Woman Reading

Date: 1910
Description: Woman reading, seated on a sofa.
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Studious Student

Date: 1957
Description: High school student, Judith Castine, leaning on a desk, studying at West Milwaukee High School.
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Class at Agricultural School

Date: 1907
Description: Students read attentively in one of the Winnebago County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy's classrooms. The male students are dressed in dark sui...
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Double Exposure of Florentina Krueger

Date: 1906
Description: Double exposure of Florentina Krueger sitting in a rocking chair. On one side she is reading a newspaper, while on the other she is sitting and looking off...
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Madison Public Library Scenes

Date: 03 11 1961
Description: Young people crowded around library tables laden with stacks of books. The photograph is one of a series showing the crowded conditions at the Madison Publ...
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Madison Public Library Scenes

Date: 03 11 1961
Description: Men and women crowd around two library tables while reading. The photograph is one of a series showing the crowded conditions at the Madison Public Library...
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Vocational School Speech Class

Date: 02 04 1954
Description: As preparation for speech class at the Madison Vocational School, Olga Toltzien is reading from The American Observer.

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