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Classroom Reading

Date: 02 04 1957
Description: Classroom reading activities at school.
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Gross Anatomy

Date: 1902
Description: Medical students dissect a cadaver at the Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of Illinois. Surnames on the students' aprons include: Cor...
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School Children Eating

Date: 1919
Description: Three girls serving cups of food and bread to children seated at their desks in a Cook County, District 137 classroom. The activity may have been part of t...
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Fourth Grade Class at Washington School

Date: 10 30 1931
Description: Rear view of a fourth grade class at Washington School, 217 N. Broom Street, at work in the classroom. Caption reads: "A Fourth Grade at Work. Madison Publ...
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Middleton High School Basketball Players

Date: 01 13 1931
Description: Middleton High School basketball players Thomas, in basketball uniform, and Amborn, wearing a suit, posing indoors.
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Washington School Library Class

Date: 10 20 1930
Description: Interior view of the Washington school library class for the 5th and 6th grade.
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Around a Desk

Date: 02 26 1963
Description: Four students sit around one flip-top desk to read and work math problems.
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Class at the State School for the Deaf

Date: 1893
Description: Male and female students read and practice math at the State School for the Deaf as a teacher looks on from the head of the class.
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Norbertine Novitiate Novices

Date: 10 08 1947
Description: Three novices studying at Norbertine Novitiate, 4123 Monona Drive. Left to right are James Mahoney, Joseph McCloskey, and James Gerrits. The Novitiate was...
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Emerson Elementary School Science Room

Date: 05 13 1948
Description: Fourth graders at Emerson Elementary School, 2421 East Johnson Street, shown using microscopes in the school's science room. Left to right: David Meng, Tom...
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Elizabeth Eckford, One of the Little Rock Nine

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Description: Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine, doing homework.
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Thelma Mothershed Reading a Book

Date: 1957
Description: Thelma Mothershed, one of the Little Rock Nine, reading a book.
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Paul H. Ryan, as an Attorney

Date: 1905
Description: Paul H. Ryan, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as an attorney, sitting at a desk with his feet up. The bottom of his shoes bear ...
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National Book Week

Date: 11 16 1948
Description: "Books Tell the Story" display at Wisconsin High School as part of the observance of National Book Week. Students looking at display are, left to right: Ph...
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Spring Fashions

Date: 02 21 1949
Description: Diana Dean, Maple Bluff, a student at Wisconsin High School, modeling a corded cotton dress perfect for a high school girl.
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Groves-Barnhart School for Secretaries

Date: 02 17 1949
Description: A teacher, probably Mrs. Regina Barnhart at Groves-Barnhart School for Secretaries, giving a shorthand test to two female students.
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National Book Week at Marquette School

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Marquette school children posing for a group portrait while dressed up to represent their favorite literary characters. Some of the children are holding si...
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National Book Week at Marquette School

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Emiline Curless, dressed as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and Lance Felly, dressed as General U.S. Grant, admire Cinderella's slipper on the foot of Beverly Hoppmann...
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National Book Week at Marquette School

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Patrick Page, dressed as Captain Kidd, peers at Geraldine Ellis' signboard representing the story of "Homer Price," a literary character who made a signboa...
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Nakoma School Spelling Contest Finalists

Date: 04 07 1950
Description: The six finalists in the recent Nakoma School contest to pick a champion for the city finals of the State Journal's Badger spelling bee look up misspelled ...

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