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Atomic Energy

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Description: Students and teacher in classroom demonstrating an experiment with atomic energy.
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Edgewood Junior Prom Decorations

Date: 05 15 1942
Description: Edgewood Junior Prom decorations, 1000 Edgewood Avenue.
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Lifebuoy Soap Dancers, Wheeler School of Dance

Date: 05 25 1933
Description: Group of seven dancers posing around an oversize cake of Lifebuoy Health Soap on a stage. The orchestra pit is in the foreground. Billie Usher, Marianne He...
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Adults Modeling International Costumes

Date: 01 22 1932
Description: Six women modeling international costumes at Franklin School.
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Holy Redeemer School Orchestra

Date: 06 06 1927
Description: Group portrait of the Holy Redeemer school orchestra, 128 W. Johnson Street. On the wall in the background is a large mural surrounding a painting.
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Little Prairie School

Date: 04 29 1955
Description: Group portrait of students, Little Prairie School, District #2, taken outside in front of school building, including teacher Miss Vera Frederickson.
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Wisconsin Institution for the Deaf and Dumb

Date: 1910
Description: View of the main building, with a lightpost in the foreground. A sign on the building reads: "Wisconsin Institution for the Deaf & Dumb." Caption reads: "...
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Kehl's School of Dance

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Description: The Kehl School of Dance Building, 309 West Johnson Street, later the Madison Labor Temple, which was built in 1898.
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Tomah Indian School

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Description: Tomah Indian School with boys standing in front of the entrance sign.
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Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: Students listening to Rev. Claude Williams teaching "Religion in Contemporary Society." The blackboard says "Gospel of the Kingdom: The Gospel to the Poor,...
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Junior Red Cross

Date: 1946
Description: Lapham School students with gift boxes prepared by Junior Red Cross members to be sent to boys and girls overseas. Shown with teacher Gladys Halvorsen are,...
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Milwaukee Commercial School

Date: 04 01 1915
Description: Northwest corner of 3rd and Wells Street, facing the Milwaukee Commercial School. A police officer directs traffic in the foreground, with pedestrians on t...
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Harry M. Hanson and James R. Law

Date: 03 01 1948
Description: Harry M. Hanson, Dane County superintendent of schools, eastern district (left), is shown as he turned over $1,075.50 to Mayor James R. Law, Dane County Ma...
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Marriage at Highlander Folk School

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Description: Tom Ludwig and Vida Cox [Ludwig], a neighbor of Highlander Folk School, sitting in a Jeep together after having been married. The couple met while at the s...
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Wipe Out Discrimination

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Description: Interior view of the entrance to the Highlander Library, with a CIO student entering the doorway. The poster on the window reads: "CIO says, 'Wipe out Disc...
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Automobile Workers Workshop

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Description: Automobile workers workshop at Highlander; the Regional Director is third from left.
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Rubber Workers Workshop

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Description: Rubber Workers during a workshop at the Highlander Folk School. Myles Horton on far left.
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Workers Session at Highlander

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Description: Five men posing at a workers session at Highlander: second from left, Southern Regional director; second from right, Myles Horton.
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Help Democracy Grow

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Description: Collaged image of the words: "Help Democracy Grow." Part of a series of Highlander photographic collages from the film center.
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The Farmers Union Bets On You!

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Description: A man is holding a baby in his lap, and the words: "The Farmers Union Bets on You" is collaged next to him. Part of a series of Highlander photomontages fr...

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