University of Wisconsin Scandinavian Students with Mrs. Brittingham and the Life Magazine Article | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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University of Wisconsin Scandinavian Students with Mrs. Brittingham and the Life Magazine Article

University of Wisconsin Scandinavian Students with Mrs. Brittingham and the Life Magazine Article | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Seven students from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway and Margaret Brittingham, wife of Thomas Brittingham, Jr. posing for a portrait outdoors. The students are attending the University of Wisconsin for a year and living the life of a university fraternity man. Thomas Brittingham started the Brittingham Scholars Viking Program in 1952 to bring Scandinavian students to the University of Wisconsin. They are looking at the "Life Magazine" article of September 6, 1948, which describes the good life in Madison. Thomas Brittingham Jr. died April 16, 1960. The Brittingham Scholars program, founded in 1952 continued through 1962.
DESCRIPTION
Seven students from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway and Margaret Brittingham, wife of Thomas Brittingham, Jr. posing for a portrait outdoors. The students are attending the University of Wisconsin for a year and living the life of a university fraternity man. Thomas Brittingham started the Brittingham Scholars Viking Program in 1952 to bring Scandinavian students to the University of Wisconsin. They are looking at the "Life Magazine" article of September 6, 1948, which describes the good life in Madison. Thomas Brittingham Jr. died April 16, 1960. The Brittingham Scholars program, founded in 1952 continued through 1962.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:81720
Creation Date: 08 17 1953
Creator Name:Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, duplicate
Original Format Number:PH 6442.5086
Original Dimensions:5 x 4 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Published in t the Wisconsin State Journal on September 19, 1953.
SUBJECTS
Trees
Outdoor furniture
Outdoor photography
Portraits, Group
Men
College students
University of Wisconsin
Scandinavians
Dresses
Suits (Clothing)
Women
Fraternal organizations

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