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Isabel La Follette & Her Children

Date: 01 07 1935
Description: Mrs. Phillip (Isabel) La Follette reading to Bob and Judy, her children, at the Governor's Residence, 130 East Gilman Street.
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Pres. Glenn Frank Reading

Date: 11 20 1934
Description: University of Wisconsin Pres. Glenn Frank sitting in a swivel chair reading: "The open door at the home."
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Kate Schmedeman

Date: 09 23 1932
Description: Portrait of Kate Schmedeman, Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman's wife, sitting in a chair beside a fireplace reading a book in her home, 504 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Singers Reading "The Capital Times"

Date: 08 19 1931
Description: Three women of "The Singing Sinners," a vaudeville act at the Orpheum Theater, are reading "The Capitol Times" serial story "Guilty Lips," in their dressin...
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Shorthand at Dickinson Secretarial School

Date: 01 15 1931
Description: A women dictates to another student practicing for ABC shorthand at the Dickinson Secretarial School, 105 Monona Avenue.
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Man Reading International Harvester Advertisement

Date: 06 04 1934
Description: A man sits in an armchair reading an advertisement for the International Harvester "New 1/2-Ton Truck." A free-standing ashtray is next to the chair.
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International Trucks Advertisement

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: A man in an armchair reads a newspaper featuring an advertisement for International trucks.
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Man Reading Magazine

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: A man sits in an armchair reading the magazine "Country Gentleman."
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John Muir with a Book

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of John Muir. He is seated and is reading a book.
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Truck Drivers Relaxing in Truck Stop Lounge

Date: 1966
Description: Several truck drivers relaxing in an American Oil Company truck stop lounge. Two men in the foreground are working on paperwork.
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Lewis Milestone

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Description: Director Lewis Milestone reads the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" while sitting on a sofa. Milestone directed the 1930 film version of the novel.
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Wisconsin Farm Kitchen

Date: 1951
Description: Lawrence Sherman sitting in a chair by the window, reading the paper in his farm kitchen. On the left is a Jungers Model E stove with kettles and a teapot....

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