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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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Two Young Women in Tennis Costumes

Date: 1890
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted background of two young women dressed in long, striped tennis costumes and matching striped caps. They each hold a te...
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State Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view across Langdon Street of the Wisconsin State Historical Society building under construction in winter with snow on the ground. A group of men...
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State Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 05 1898
Description: Elevated view over the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building (Wisconsin Historical Society) which is under construction. The Wisconsin State Capit...
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Ballplayer at Bat

Date: 06 07 1900
Description: The faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater play a game of baseball.
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Camp Randall Field

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of Camp Randall Field from the top of Bascom Hall, with University Heights in the background. A crowd is in the stands at the stadium, and a ...
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Freshman Welcome

Date: 1919
Description: A large crowd gathers for a freshman welcome on Bascom Hill, located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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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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University of Wisconsin Home Economics Laboratory

Date: 1923
Description: Three women mend and sew articles of clothing in the University of Wisconsin home economics laboratory.
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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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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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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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Winter Scene

Date: 1945
Description: Caption from calendar reads: "Evergreens and drifted snow form a Christmas picture on the University campus."
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South Hall

Date: 1945
Description: West side of South Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The facade is covered with vines.
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Statue of Abraham Lincoln

Date: 1945
Description: Sculpture of Lincoln in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall is in the background, and snow covers the ground. T...
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The Capitol Skyline from Bascom Hall

Date: 1945
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from balcony of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Monona is in the upper right background...
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Elizabeth Waters Hall

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view of a side entrance to the Elizabeth Waters Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota is in the background.

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