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Wisconsin State Capitol Holiday Tree

Date: 1954
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda during the holiday season. A man is standing on a ladder which is on top of scaffolding to decorate the tree.
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Sketch of Weston

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Description: Marginal sketch of a view of Weston from original letters written by Private Edmund F. Bennett of Newport, Wisconsin, Company E, 12th Wisconsin Volunteers.
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Wisconsin Centennial Celebration

Date: 01 05 1948
Description: Seated in the Wisconsin State Capitol during a state centennial observance are, left to right: E.B. Fred, President of the University of Wisconsin; Governo...
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Homecoming at the University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 07 1958
Description: Homecoming decoration in front of the nurses dormitory, 1402 University Avenue, for the University of Wisconsin.
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Boy Scout Hijinks

Date: 1946
Description: Elevated view during a meal at the Wisconsin State Fair, where a crowd of Boy Scouts mug for the camera.
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Christmas Tree on Bascom Hill

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view looking east from Lincoln Terrace on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in the foreground and...
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University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 03 1948
Description: Elizabeth Davies (left), Baraboo, president of the Wisconsin Home Agents' association, talking to Mary Baldwin, wife of the Dean of the University of Wisco...
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Wisconsin Alumni Association Banquet

Date: 06 14 1958
Description: Constance and Conrad Elvehjem attend a Wisconsin Alumni Association Alumni Day banquet. Constance is being honored as the Association's "Alumna of the Year...
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Sigma Kappa Fraternity House Homecoming Display

Date: 11 08 1952
Description: Sigma Kappa fraternity house decorated as a showboat for a University of Wisconsin-Madison Homecoming celebration.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Gymnasium Dedication

Date: 1894
Description: Elevated view of large crowd gathered to witness the dedication ceremony for the University of Wisconsin-Madison gymnasium.
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Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon...
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University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 03 1948
Description: Mrs. Edwin B. (Rosa) Fred, extreme left, wife of the university president, with a delegation of guests from Sun Prairie, at a tea at the Wisconsin executiv...
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Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative School Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Members of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters enjoying tea at the executive mansion following a session at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the league's l...
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Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative School Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Four Madison members of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters enjoying tea at the Executive Mansion after a session at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the l...
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Dedication of Guy S. Lowman Field

Date: 05 24 1952
Description: Ceremony dedicating the new baseball diamond to Guy S. Lowman, who was the head coach in three sports at the University of Wisconsin at one time, and was t...
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Wisconsin State Journal Retirement Party

Date: 01 19 1958
Description: A Wisconsin State Journal retirement party at the Cuba Club.
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Upper Dining Room University of Wisconsin-Madison Men's Refectory

Date: 07 17 1934
Description: Men and women eating in Upper Dining Room, University of Wisconsin-Madison Van Hise Men's Refectory, 1220 Linden Drive.
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 07 1908
Description: Unveiling ceremony, in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Two American flags and a Wisconsin pennant hang from a wire abov...
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University of Wisconsin Football Pregame Party

Date: 10 26 1954
Description: Audrey Walsh arranges an heirloom crystal candelabra in preparation for a University of Wisconsin football pregame party. She plans to serve Swedish meatba...
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University of Wisconsin Football Pregame Party

Date: 10 26 1954
Description: Marilyn Sachtjen standing in her dining room while preparing the serving table for a University of Wisconsin football pregame party. She will be serving st...

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