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Peacepipe Ceremony
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Nine members of the junior and senior class at the University of Wisconsin are sitting in a semi-circle dressed as Native Americans. They are smoking the pipe of peace on the Mendota lakeshore. A tent is in the background.
June 20, 1931
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Tent at Tent Colony
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Man sawing wood in front of a tent in the woods at the University of Wisconsin Tent Colony. The tent is set up on a wood platform. Also known as Camp Gallistella on the south shore of Lake Mendota,...
Path through Tent Colony Woods
June 27, 1931
Path, "main street," through the woods at the University of Wisconsin Tent Colony. Also known as Camp Gallistella on the south shore of Lake Mendota, west of second point.
University of Wisconsin Tent Colony Officers
July 6, 1932
Officers of Camp Gallistella, formerly known as the tent colony, posing in front of a tent home. Also known as Camp Gallistella on the south shore of Lake Mendota, west of second point.
Wilford Rogers and Leslie Straus
February 5, 1931
Wilford Rogers, 20, and Leslie Straus, 21, both of Mendota, Illinois. The two are confessed murderers of Albion postmaster, Frank H. Kelling, standing on the street.
University of Wisconsin Tent Colony Officers
June 28, 1933
Group portrait of eight male University of Wisconsin tent colony officers. One man is holding a gun, and another is holding a shovel. The camp is also known as Camp Gallistella on the south shore o...
Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station
January 20, 1954
Captain Arne Lewick doubles as the fire station mechanic. Smoking a pipe, he is working at a lathe.
