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Triangular Track Meet at Wisconsin

Date: 02 16 1958
Description: Jesse Nixon of Wisconsin crosses the finish line in record time at the triangular track meet between Wisconsin, Iowa, and Northwestern universities.
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Charlie Hopkins and John Walsh, Wisconsin Boxing Coach

Date: 01 04 1951
Description: University of Wisconsin boxing coach John Walsh poses with Charlie Hopkins, former Madison Central High School athlete who now boxes for Wisconsin and is a...
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Michelle Obama at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Date: 02 18 2008
Description: Michelle Obama, wife of politician Barack Obama, greeting Wisconsin State Representative Jennifer Shilling at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
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Lauri Wynn

Date: 03 08 1974
Description: Wisconsin Education Association Council President, Lauri Wynn, speaking at an affirmative action meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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University of Wisconsin vs. Washington State Boxing Matches

Date: 03 01 1958
Description: Wisconsin boxer Brown McGhee (left) lands a jab on the jaw of Ron Rall of Washington State during a boxing match between the University of Wisconsin vs. Wa...
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University of Wisconsin Football Players

Date: 08 31 1956
Description: One of thirty five individual portraits of University of Wisconsin football players in action poses.
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Eddie Withers, University of Wisconsin Football Star

Date: 10 19 1950
Description: Eddie Withers, #11 on the University of Wisconsin football team, is shown with his 18 month old son, Eddie Withers III, after the Wisconsin team beat Iowa ...
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Lloyd Barbee at Capitol

Date: 08 1964
Description: Lloyd Barbee posing in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Benjamin "Bennie" Butts at Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1925
Description: Benjamin Butts posing outside the Wisconsin Historical Society where he worked as a messenger.
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Agnes Moorehead Visits the University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 07 1957
Description: Agnes Moorehead speaking with students on the second floor of University of Wisconsin Memorial Union.
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Bunny Hop

Date: 1978
Description: A man is walking his rabbit on a leash at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Terrace.
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University of Wisconsin Boxers

Date: 12 1958
Description: Terry Pitts, on the left at 147-pounds, is a younger brother of Orvill Pitts, NCAA light heavyweight champion from Wisconsin in 1956.
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University of Wisconsin College Track Event

Date: 1948
Description: Mal Whitfield approaches the finish line of a track race at the University of Wisconsin Stadium.
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African American Children at the Fair

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Description: A group of African American children drinking from water fountains, or bubblers as they are frequently known in Milwaukee, at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Benjamin Butts Wisconsin Legislature Assembly Portrait

Date: 1877
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Butts, which was part of a composite portrait of Officers, Clerks and Employees of the Wisconsin Assembly. He worke...
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Cranberry Pickers with Crates

Date: 1950
Description: African American cranberry harvesters, possibly migrant workers, posing with crates of cranberries.
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Triangular Track Meet at Wisconsin

Date: 02 15 1958
Description: Charles (Deacon) Jones of Iowa crosses the finish line to set a record at a triangular track meet between Wisconsin, Iowa, and Northwestern Universities.
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Lewis Arms, Jr.

Date: 1954
Description: Lewis "Lewie" Arms, Jr. poses wearing a Madison, Wisconsin t-shirt.
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Carson Gulley and Louie Shepard Cooking Out

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Description: Carson Gulley and Louie Shepard cooking out along the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac.
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Bill Smith and Mark Erenberg

Date: 1967
Description: On the left, Bill Smith, administrative assistant for Obreros Unidos (United Workers), the Wisconsin migrant farm workers' union. On the right, Mark Erenbe...

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