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University of Wisconsin Men's Dolphin Club Show

Date: 03 02 1953
Description: During a scene from the University of Wisconsin Men's Dolphin Club show "Robin Hood Comes Clean," Nick Woodas of Madison portrays the king in anguish over ...
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Arrowheads

Date: 05 1995
Description: "This was a demonstration of how Indians made arrowheads."
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Children in Farmer Costumes

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Description: Studio portrait of five children posing standing together on a stage with a painted backdrop. They are wearing theatrical costumes and holding farming tool...
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Woman with a Shepherd's Crook

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young woman posing standing on fake grass and holding on to a prop gate on a fence. She is holding a Sh...
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Fifth Annual Beefeaters' Dinner at the Memorial Union

Date: 12 07 1950
Description: Nancy Berryman of Wauwatosa, (seated) is showing Clarence Bylsma, Racine; Henry Lippold, New London, and Anne Van Zandt, LaCrosse (left to right) all of wh...
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Business Women's Bowling League

Date: 11 02 1953
Description: The Business Women's Bowling League staged its first annual dress up bowling sessions at the Plaza Alleys. Ad Colvin dresses as a mophead.
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West High School Production "Our Town"

Date: 11 14 1944
Description: West High School student production of "Our Town" showing a family scene at breakfast, left to right: Mary Snee, Virginia Baldwin, Barbara Burrell, and Erw...
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West High School Production of "Our Town"

Date: 11 14 1944
Description: West High School student production of "Our Town" with two actresses and one actor on a ladder. Left to right: Virginia Baldwin, Joel Salter, and Jerry Eri...
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First Costume Ball

Date: 02 18 1949
Description: Members of Ethlyn Jefferds' dancing class, fifth and sixth grade students from Shorewood, Randall, and Lakewood schools, attending their first costume ball...
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Boy Dressed in Native American Clothing

Date: 1925
Description: A boy is standing at the entrance to a teepee. He is dressed in Native American clothing, and is holding an axe.
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Women Cooking at Pageant

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Description: Two women in hats and dresses are stirring the contents of a cooking pot hanging on a tripod. Caption reads: "Stoughton, Wis. Pageant. Women in native cost...
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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
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073 - Cast of Paul Bunyan Pageant

Date: 1941
Description: Group portrait of the cast of the Paul Bunyan pageant. All of the campers are in costume, and are arranged in a semi-circle around some of the implements u...
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Dinosaur Entrant for UW Circus

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Description: Two men are standing on either side of a large costume of a six-legged dinosaur in front of the Armory on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
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Pageant of Taking Possession

Date: 05 07 1927
Description: Actors taking part in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France at Fort St. Antoi...
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Taking Possession Pageant

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: Actors performing in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France at Fort St. Antoin...
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Actors near Indian Lodge

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: A group of actors, some in Native American clothing, are posing by an Indian lodge. They are participants in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas P...
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Sid on Ladder of Box Car

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Description: Sid posing as a hobo, standing on a ladder on the back of a box car. He is wearing a wristwatch, and is looking over his left shoulder and carrying a bindl...

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