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Charles McCarthy in his Office

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Description: Charles McCarthy writing at his desk in his office.
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Free The Hollywood Ten

Date: 10 28 1947
Description: Several members of the screenwriters and directors known as the "Hollywood Ten," together with members of their families at a demonstration before their im...
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Radiophone

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Description: A woman takes down menus and recipes that she hears on her radiophone.
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Man Writing a Medical Prescription

Date: 01 14 1941
Description: Close-up of a man writing a medical prescription for digitalis on a pad labeled: "John J. Doe, M.D. Brovira, Wis."
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Rev. Edwin O. Kennedy

Date: 09 26 1935
Description: Rev. Edwin O. Kennedy sitting at a desk writing a letter, Christ Presbyterian Church, 124 Wisconsin Avenue. There is a telephone on the desk, and books are...
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Janette Serrec Standing Beside Pontiac Car

Date: 05 22 1933
Description: Janette Serrec, University of Wisconsin graduate, lecturer and writer on the "Fine Art of Successful Living," standing beside a Pontiac automobile she drov...
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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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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Thwaites' Office

Date: 1897
Description: Reuben Gold Thwaites, secretary of the State Historical Society, at his desk in the South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. Thwaites succeeded Lym...
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Writing a Note

Date: 1950
Description: A woman writes a note at a small writing desk in her kitchen.
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William Dempster Hoard

Date: 1912
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of William Dempster Hoard (1836-1918).
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Keller Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View down Keller Avenue towards businesses along the left. A round or octagon shaped building on the far left has a sign that reads: "Restaurant". Further ...
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Bruce Barton and Cecil B. DeMille

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Description: Bruce Barton posing with Cecil B. Demille, who is holding a copy of Bartons' book "The Man Nobody Knows".
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General Augustus Gaylord at Table

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Description: General Augustus Gaylord (seated right), the Adjutant-General of Wisconsin. Caption reads: "Quotas and Credits."
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Walt Kelly & Pogo on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Walt Kelly arriving in Madison at the Chicago & North Western depot, is met by a person dressed as Pogo, one of his cartoon characters.
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Walt Kelly & Pogo on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Walt Kelly posing with a person dressed as Pogo, his cartoon creation, and Jo Ingelfield, who was selected to be Pogo's first lady if he successfully won h...
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Walt Kelly & Pogo on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Walt Kelly, famous cartoonist, holds up two versions of his Pogo character to a Pogo impersonator.
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Walt Kelly on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Cartoonist Walt Kelly draws small sketches of Pogo and signs autographs for two fans.
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Walt Kelly on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Cartoonist Walt Kelly talks with two men at the Sertoma Club luncheon.
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Walt Kelly on Book Tour

Date: 09 26 1952
Description: Cartnoonist Walt Kelly draws one of his famous cartoon characters for an audience of veterans at the Veterans Hospital.
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Ansel Adams at Point Lobos

Date: 1968
Description: Ansel Adams takes exposure notes during a photo shoot at Point Lobos.

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