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Men with Chickens at the Madison Packing Company

Date: 1926
Description: Three men inspecting chickens in front of the Madison Packing Company located at 307 West Johnson Street. One of the men is identified as Norbert J. Noltne...
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Wedding Party

Date: 1927
Description: Studio group portrait of a wedding party. The bride, groom and three attendants. The women are holding bouquets. In the background is a painted backdrop.
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Men Having a Picnic

Date: 06 1927
Description: Edward J. Rickers with UW nightwatchman "Gramps," on a Lake Mendota outing. They are seated on the grass together with a picnic lunch and a campfire. There...
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Dinner Dance

Date: 09 25 1929
Description: Couples on the dance floor at The Chanticleer nightclub.
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Zor Shrine German Band

Date: 1930
Description: A maestro leads shriner musicians from the Zor Shrine German Band as they play their instruments on the steps of the Masonic Temple on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Radio Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Visitor's lounge of Radio Hall, the campus home of state stations WHA and WHA-FM, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The room is decorated in a...
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Lamb Judging at Livestock Show

Date: 1934
Description: Elevated view of lamb judging in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion.
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Sons of the American Legion

Date: 1935
Description: Sons of the American Legion in formation outside the Witt Studio. Two of them hold flags. Names are (left to right), Don Frank, Jerry Zander, Ralph Meyer, ...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Building

Date: 1936
Description: View from Langdon Street towards the front of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Vines cover the stone balustrade and trees are in the foreground.
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Amateur Baseball in the Park

Date: 1938
Description: The catcher squats as the batter gets ready to swing at a pitch while the umpire looks on. This image was taken as part of the WPA Federal Writers Project...
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Pep Up with Wisconsin Kraut

Date: 1939
Description: University of Wisconsin freshman boxing team dressed in boxing uniforms and gloves standing behind stacked cans of sauerkraut with a sign that reads "Pep U...
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Train and Automobile at Intersection

Date: 1939
Description: A train is shown at the intersection of Williamson, S. Blair, and E. Wilson Streets in front of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot.
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Red Dot Potato Chip Workers

Date: 1939
Description: A group portrait of female workers at the Red Dot Potato Chip Company. Fourth from the left in the top row is Vivian Harrison Matheson, identified by Ellis...
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Meat Market Display

Date: 1939
Description: Woman worker wearing a butcher's apron, poses holding a ham, in a meat market with Easter ham display.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Building

Date: 1940
Description: The State Street side of the Wisconsin Historical Society building and sidewalk. A large tree is in the left foreground. Bascom Hill is in the Background.
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Babcock Memorial Garden

Date: 1940
Description: View of Babcock Memorial Garden on the University of Wisconsin campus with bench.
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Main Entrance to Bascom Hall

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of entrance to Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Leaving the Family Gathering

Date: 1940
Description: Well-dressed relatives leave a house where they attended a family gathering.
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Old Man Whittling

Date: 1940
Description: Interior portrait of an elderly man sitting in a rocking chair whittling. A small boy is standing behind him on the right. Potted plants are on the window ...
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Flag Day Events

Date: 06 14 1940
Description: Boy Scouts and others recite the Pledge of Allegiance during Madison's first public Flag Day ceremony held at the UW football stadium.

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