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U.W. Engineering Students Beard Contest

Date: 03 09 1961
Description: A profile view of three bearded engineering students who are posing and admiring trophies. The students, left to right, are John Menning, Dave Ludwig, and ...
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U.W. Engineering Students Beard Contest

Date: 03 09 1961
Description: Side profile of Jack Hauber who won one of the "Smith Bros." awards for his beard's similarity to those of the famed cough drop brothers.
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U.W. Engineering Students Beard Contest

Date: 03 09 1961
Description: Badger Beauty member and beard contest judge Lynette Estes is touching the bearded chin of contest competitor Wayne Everts. Everts is wearing a derby hat, ...
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University of Wisconsin Varsity Crew Races Wayne (Michigan) State and Junior Varsity Crews

Date: 05 06 1961
Description: The U.W. varsity crew racing against the Wayne State (Michigan) and U.W. junior varsity crews on Lake Mendota.
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Fidel Castro Rally and Protest on U.W. Campus

Date: 04 21 1961
Description: U.W. students protest a rally by the Wisconsin Socialist Club, hosts of an event at the Wisconsin Union theater supporting Fidel Castro and protesting the ...
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Fidel Castro Rally and Protest on University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 04 21 1961
Description: U.W. students protest a rally by the Wisconsin Socialist Club, hosts of an event at the Wisconsin Union theater supporting Fidel Castro and protesting the ...
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U.W. Varsity Crew Workout

Date: 04 26 1961
Description: The University of Wisconsin varsity crew preparing to launch its shell on Lake Mendota for a workout. Visible (L-R) are Don Erbach and Phil Monk.
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U.W. Students Moving Out

Date: 06 02 1961
Description: A father helping his son, a University of Wisconsin student, move out of his dormitory at the end of the spring semester.
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Rotary International Fellowship Program

Date: 07 14 1961
Description: Rotary District 625's scholarship committee chairman Basil I. Peterson greets Japanese student Tomoko Arai at the Madison Municipal Airport. She will be st...
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Students Cool Off in Water Fountain at University of Wisconsin Library Mall

Date: 07 17 1961
Description: Two University of Wisconsin students cool off in the Library Mall water fountain between the University Library and the State Historical Society building. ...
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University Of Wisconsin Students Chatting on Campus Lawn

Date: 09 06 1961
Description: Curtis Wittwer, a sophomore, and Marilee Meisnest, a junior, both from Manitowoc, sitting and chatting on a campus lawn.
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Steven Anderson, Student at University of Wisconsin

Date: 09 06 1961
Description: Steven Anderson of Shelley, Idaho ponders his schedule at the University of Wisconsin in the shade of an elm tree on Bascom Hill.
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Race Bias Against U.W. Instructor

Date: 09 09 1961
Description: A group of students from the University of Wisconsin Student Council on Civil Rights picket a house on 540 West Mifflin Street and help to move out the pos...
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Air Force ROTC Parade

Date: 05 10 1962
Description: Members of the Air Force ROTC units marching into Camp Randall on a rainy day. Some 1,200 student cadets and midshipmen participated in a military review i...
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Choreographer Rehearsing U.W. Dancers

Date: 07 24 1962
Description: Visiting choreographer William Burdick, in navy blue tights, rehearsing six U.W. dancers for the play "The Servant of Two Masters." The dancers, pictured l...
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Telstar Passes Test at U.W.

Date: 07 26 1962
Description: Fred Bjorkstem, a Finnish student at U.W., made a transatlantic telephone call to Finland from Sterling Hall via the Telstar communications satellite. Tels...
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Elzie Higginbottom, U.W. Quarter-Miler Runner

Date: 05 04 1963
Description: Elzie Higginbottom, U.W. star quarter-miler, winning his event at an outdoor track meet against Iowa.
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Dr. Evert Wallenfeldt, President of Milton College

Date: 10 15 1963
Description: Thirty-one year old Dr. Evert Wallenfeldt, newly appointed president of Milton College, is shown chatting with two students in front of Main Hall. The stud...
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U.W. Crew Members Build Snowman

Date: 01 17 1964
Description: Members of the U.W. crew build a snowman prior to their departure with their coach, Norm Sonju, for a rowing event in Winter Park, Florida. Shown (L-R) are...
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University of Wisconsin Track Team Scores 93-47 Track Victory Over Minnesota

Date: 05 09 1964
Description: U.W. track athlete Jim Sternfield throwing the shot put during a dual meet with Minnesota at the U.W. track. Sternfield placed third in the discuss event. ...

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