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Wisconsin High School Students

Date: 04 02 1945
Description: Three Wisconsin High Schoolers dressed in casual attire of rolled up blue jeans, out-size shirts (swiped from dad), and sweat shirts, are, left to right: D...
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Washington School Hearing Clinic

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Participants in a large-scale hearing clinic held at Washington School in Madison and sponsored by the University of Wisconsin departments of speech and ed...
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Bar and Tap Room at Meyer's Tavern

Date: 09 1938
Description: Interior of Meyer's Tavern, including stocked bar and jukebox.
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Democratic Election Rally

Date: 10 12 2012
Description: Vice President Joe Biden addresses the crowd at a 2012 Democratic Election rally held at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He is standing at a podium ...
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Leland Kopps

Date: 1932
Description: Leland Kopps, a student at Strawberry School, sits in a chair near a Victrola-style cabinet phonograph in his farm home. There is a large potted plant in f...
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Children at U.W. Nursery School

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Shelly Felt playing a vinyl recording on a portable record player. A holder with records is standing next to the record player.
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W. H. Glover Interviews John Callahan

Date: 02 1950
Description: Caption reads: "W. H. Glover, field representative of the Society, in an interview with John Callahan, retired long-time Wisconsin state superintendent of ...
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1010 Walker Court, Library

Date: 1918
Description: The library of the Richard Lloyd Jones residence, 1010 Walker Court (now 1010 Rutledge Court) He was editor and publisher of the Wisconsin State Journa...
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Bachelors

Date: 02 08 1956
Description: Bachelors James Fagan and Harry Kessenich, Jr. looking at one of many record albums.
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Gifts For Neurological Patients

Date: 09 29 1960
Description: Pauline Dubner, a patient at the Wisconsin Neurological Foundation, poses in her hospital bed next to a new record player in a case. Behind her stand the f...
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U.W. Houses Nursery and Play School

Date: 07 30 1951
Description: Six children are sitting on a canvas with Mrs. Ralph Huitt while listening to a record at U.W. Houses Outdoor Nursery and Play School. Children include Cyn...
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Interior View of Dining Room with Piano

Date: 1935
Description: Interior view of a room with a dining set of table and chairs. On the wall on the left is what appears to be a Victrola cabinet. On the right is a piano, r...
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Finger Painting Class at Nichols School

Date: 01 05 1955
Description: Third-grade student Amanda Enos (of 6215 Midwood Avenue) working on a finger painting project at Nichols School.
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Baby and Phonograph

Date: 1912
Description: A baby (blurred from motion) is sitting on the floor next to a phonograph, in front of a bed. An adult's hand is visible on the far right. Caption reads: "...
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Smart Studios

Date: 11 2010
Description: Interior view of Smart Studios. Smart Studios was a recording studio located on East Washington Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin. It was set up in 1983 by Butc...
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Highway Trailer Company Banquet

Date: 02 10 1948
Description: Two employees of the utility division of the Highway Trailer Company at a company banquet at Harold Halverson's Superclub. Visible in the background of the...
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Tuberculosis Association Christmas Seals

Date: 11 09 1953
Description: Three children at the Morningside Sanatorium listen to a phonograph record being played on a record player purchased with money from the sale of Christmas ...
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Rock Festival

Date: 06 27 1970
Description: Elevated view from back of stage of band playing at a rock festival at the "People's Fair." In the background is a crowd watching from a lawn. Tents are on...
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Nursery School for Slow Learners

Date: 11 18 1955
Description: Virginia Gibson (Mrs. Harley L.) and Jean M. Schilling (Mrs. William H.), members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority alumnae group which sponsors the Nursery Sc...
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Madison Summer Workshop for Deaf Children

Date: 07 26 1950
Description: Mrs. Ella Zilner plays a record of a dog barking for students at the Lapham School summer workshop for deaf children. Listening to the recording are Dianne...

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