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Fudge Party

Date: 1890
Description: College students at the University of Wisconsin having a fudge-making party around a small gas burner.
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Dancers Frolic Among the Trees

Date: 1923
Description: University of Wisconsin physical education interpretive dance students perform out of doors in a grassy meadow.
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Thanksgiving Feast

Date: 11 26 1930
Description: Students and teacher seated at a long table loaded with food and drinks for a Thanksgiving meal. There are music and English lessons behind them on the cha...
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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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Governor Julius P. Heil Campaigning to Teenagers

Date: 10 1942
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil (1876-1949) speaks to Shawano High School students and others during his gubernatorial re-election campaign. He arrived during the ...
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Lincoln Terrace

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of Bascom Hall Terrace at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Lincoln Monument is near the front entrance.
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Basketball at the Field House

Date: 1947
Description: Badger basketball game against Illinois in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. (Up to 1947) Wisconsin has won or tied for more Western Confere...
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Loan Collection Day

Date: 1947
Description: Loan collection day at the Memorial Union. Paintings were loaned to students for exhibition.
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Costumed Students "The Peoples of Wisconsin"

Date: 1948
Description: Lakewood School students, costumed for various performances under the general title "The Peoples of Wisconsin" given in connection with the Wisconsin Cente...
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Students Rally for Rose Bowl Bid

Date: 11 24 1952
Description: A crowd of University of Wisconsin students rally in front of the Memorial Union on getting a bid for the Rose Bowl. In 1952 the University football team w...
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Cheerleaders Rally the Crowd

Date: 1957
Description: Spectators at a high school basketball game are urged to support the team by jumping cheerleaders.
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Varsity

Date: 1975
Description: A crowd of students are waving their hands while singing "Varsity" at a football game.
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Acrobat School

Date: 1976
Description: A girl tries some acrobatic moves on a rope at Acrobat School, Circus World Museum, a Wisconsin Historical Society site. The silhouette of another acrobat ...
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Before the Bell

Date: 1977
Description: Children playing on monkey bars as snow falls. A dwelling or schoolhouse is in the background.
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Clinton High School Band

Date: 1979
Description: Clinton Junior High School Band playing in front of a feed mill.

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