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Governor Julius P. Heil Campaigning to Teenagers

Date: 10 1942
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil (1876-1949) speaks to Shawano High School students and others during his gubernatorial re-election campaign. He arrived during the ...
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Myles Horton

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Description: Seated group observes Myles Horton making notes.
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Female Graduation

Date: 06 03 1939
Description: Elevated view of female graduation procession.
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NY College of Pharmacy, Class Portrait

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Class of 1890, NY College of Pharmacy.
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Dancers Frolic Among the Trees

Date: 1923
Description: University of Wisconsin physical education interpretive dance students perform out of doors in a grassy meadow.
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Sun Prairie Freshman Class

Date: 1914
Description: Group portrait of the 1914 Sun Prairie freshman class. Included in the group is Bill Droster, grandfather of the donor of this image.
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Students at the Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 05 23 1968
Description: The Memorial Union Terrace has long been a favorite study location. Here students study and relax during final exams.
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Koinonia Children's Campers in Lake

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Description: Children swimming in a lake as part of Highlander Folk School's Koinonia Children's Camp.
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Unitarian Work Campers Cleaning School Grounds

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Description: Two work campers at the Highlander Folk School cleaning the school grounds. The boy in front is using a scythe to clear brush.
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Ford Automobile Union Meeting

Date: 1944
Description: Group portrait of Ford automobile workers union, Local 903 delegation, at a Highlander Folk School workshop.
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Community Leadership Workshop

Date: 08 1955
Description: A community leadership workshop session, August-September, at Highlander Folk School. Elizabeth Brinkman, Germany, in background in a flower dress; obscure...
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Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman) During School Outing

Date: 1930
Description: Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman) during a school outing near Amsterdam.
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Prom Court

Date: 07 1965
Description: Curtis and his friend Pete Sandberg escort Queen of the prom, Marcy Smith and her friend (? Cole), alternate queen.
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University Student Campers

Date: 1885
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students and chaperons during a camping trip at Livesy Springs on the north shore of Lake Mendota. On the left side stands ...
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First Place Float

Date: 1938
Description: Man standing at the back of a manure spreader decorated with signs reading: "Sucky Likes," "It's Roasted," "Only the Finest Ingredients Go into Sucky Likes...
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Peggy Algren and Henry Lawrence Ahlgren

Date: 1966
Description: Peggy Algren (b. 1943) and her father Henry Lawrence Ahlgren at her graduation from the University of Wisconsin in 1966. At the time Henry Ahlgren was a Un...
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Craft Class

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Description: Young girls in school uniforms enjoying an outdoor crafting class.
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Craft Class

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Description: Girls sitting at a picnic table enjoy an outdoor craft class at Camp Alobregate. A building with a stone chimney is in the background.
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Vietnam Teach-In

Date: 05 22 1965
Description: Janes Aronson, editor of the National Guardian, a progressive weekly newspaper, speaking to a Vietnam War teach-in.
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School Group

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Description: Conservationist Sigurd Olson (front row, left) posing with his class, probably at Prentice, Wisconsin.

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