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May Day at Hampton Institute

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Description: View of children swinging around maypoles on May Day at Hampton Institute, established 1868. Campus buildings are in the background.
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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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Valentine's Day Party

Date: 02 14 1978
Description: "Valentine's Day party in Theresa Public School gymnasium."
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May Day at Wilson College

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Description: Students kneel in the grass and wave banners during a May Day ceremony at Wilson College while faculty and students gather on the lawn to watch. The colleg...
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First Day of Football Practice

Date: 1990
Description: Coach talking with team at the first day of football practice at Adams-Friendship High School.
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Picnic Point Work Day

Date: 04 28 1945
Description: Annual University of Wisconsin-Madison student work day project located at Picnic Point. Uprooting a tree stump, left to right are: Ronald Giblin, Leatrice...
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University of Wisconsin Home Economics High School Day

Date: 04 05 1952
Description: Four girls from Elroy High School are looking over an exhibit of children's clothing at the University of Wisconsin Home Economics High School Day, held in...
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Picnic Point Work Day

Date: 04 28 1945
Description: The annual University of Wisconsin-Madison student work day project located at Picnic Point. Shown munching sandwiches and cookies are four of the organize...
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Picnic Point Work Day Blue Jeans King And Queen

Date: 04 28 1945
Description: Annual University of Wisconsin-Madison student work day project located at Picnic Point. Shown posing together are the chosen "blue jeans" king and queen f...
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Picnic Point Work Day Lunch Break

Date: 04 27 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison annual student work day at Picnic Point. Shown are four students at lunch break. Left to right: Dominic Cefalu, John E. Had...
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Three "Irishmen" in the St. Patrick's Day Mood

Date: 03 08 1950
Description: Three "Irishmen" in the St. Patrick's Day mood. Left to right: Tom McManus of Central High School, Jo Gilbert of Edgewood High School, and "Rusty" Moran of...
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West High School Art Class Makes UN Day Posters

Date: 10 10 1951
Description: Students in a West High School art class make posters to commemorate United Nations Day and to be distributed to business and public places by the League o...
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Madison Suburban Elementary Track and Field Day

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: The officials at the annual Madison Suburban Elementary School League track and field day include, left to right: Rev. Jerome Mersberger, Immaculate Heart ...
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We Saw You . . . on First Day of New Term

Date: 09 14 1959
Description: Madison school children are given the task of being safety patrol boys and girls on the first day of the new school year. George Cutlip, Hoyt School, has g...
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UW Marching Band

Date: 09 26 1959
Description: The University of Wisconsin marching band plays during the Hall of Fame ceremony at halftime of the W Club Day football game. The lead drum major is Jerry ...
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We Saw You . . . at Nursery School

Date: 11 22 1960
Description: Story hour time at the Salvation Army all day nursery school, 121 West Wilson Street. Boys and girls are shown listening to a teacher reading from a book. ...
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U.W. Medical School Junior Class Skits

Date: 05 11 1954
Description: Actors present a University of Wisconsin Medical School junior class skit during Field Day for the medical students. This skit "Willie and the Dragonette,"...
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University of Wisconsin Medical School Skits

Date: 05 11 1954
Description: Actors participate in a University of Wisconsin Medical School junior class skit during Field Day for the medical students. This skit, "Mr. Magoo is Called...
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University of Wisconsin Medical School Skits

Date: 05 11 1954
Description: Actors participate in a University of Wisconsin Medical School junior class skit during Field Day for the medical students. This skit is about physical exa...
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Swear In To Vote Day

Date: 01 15 1980
Description: "New Voters — It was "Swear In to Vote Day' at Pulaski High School. Students who have reached 18 were sworn in as voters during a ceremony at the school, a...

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