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Louis Lochner at His Desk

Date: 1939
Description: Louis Lochner is seated at a desk in his office in Berlin. There is a map on the wall in the background.
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Eleanor Blankenship

Date: 08 15 1960
Description: Eleanor Blankinship, age 66, is shown at her desk at the University hospital allergy clinic where she started working in 1943. She shares a house with her ...
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Mary Brandel

Date: 08 15 1960
Description: Outdoor portrait of grandmother Mary Brandel with her golf cart. She will be 80 on Jan. 24, 1961. She has two university-age grandchildren.
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Katharine A. Church

Date: 08 15 1960
Description: Katharine A. Church is shown seated outside in her backyard, paintbrush in hand, in front of an easel with a painting depicting flowers. A flower garden is...
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Enoch Reindahl, Bird Photographer

Date: 06 10 1960
Description: Portrait of a man wearing a cap, probably Enoch Reindahl, Stoughton. Reindahl has been photographing wild birds in the area for more than 30 years.
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: The three officers of the UW class of 1909 pose with Sam Ogle, Milwaukee, right, president of the Wisconsin Alumni Association. They are, left to right: Mr...
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: The original caption states: "Joseph Cutler, Milwaukee, left, presents University of Wisconsin President Conrad Elvehjem with a $25,000 check as the class ...
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 06 1959
Description: The University of Wisconsin class of 1909 poses for its golden anniversary reunion picture as photographer William Black prepares to snap the shutter of a ...
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: Portrait of Arthur Holmes, of La Crosse, of the class of 1909, UW Madison and former University of Wisconsin regent.
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: Portrait of a bearded man wearing a bow tie. The original caption states: "Ralph E. Blount, 94, Chicago, Ill., of the class of 1887, was the oldest alumnus...
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: Portrait of U.W. 1909 alumnae Jane Hebenstreit Tighe of Fargo, North Dakota.
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Half Century Club of U.W. Madison

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: Original portrait caption states: "Harlam (Biddie) Rogers, Portage, captain of the 1909 football team and three-sport letterman at the university."
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Septima Clark with the Freedom Bell

Date: 10 1984
Description: Septima Clark poses in front of the Freedom Bell.
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Esau Jackson, Morris Mitchell and Septima Clark

Date: 1960
Description: From left to right are Esau Jackson, Morris Mitchell and Septima Clark. They are attending a dinner at Highlander Folk School.
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"Indian Mary"

Date: 1885
Description: A cyanotype portrait of Mary Crane, a Ho-Chunk Indian woman. She has a blanket around her shoulders and is wearing a headband.
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Mile High Senior Citizens Group

Date: 1962
Description: The Mile High Senior Citizens group participates in the "Great Decisions" program created by the Foreign Policy Association.
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Granny Cowdin

Date: 11 19 1958
Description: Three generation family watching television, shot from behind the television through the 'rabbit ears' antenna. At the far right is 'Granny' Mary B. Cowden...
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Granny Cowdin

Date: 11 19 1958
Description: Mary B. Cowdin is standing by a two-burner stove, and pouring hot water into a 'one cup' coffee maker. She resides in her own apartment within her daughter...
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Granny Cowdin

Date: 11 19 1958
Description: Mary C. Metz escorts her mother, Mary B. Cowdin, to their automobile.
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Granny Cowdin

Date: 11 19 1958
Description: Mary B. Cowdin is in her apartment playing her piano and joined by her son-in-law, Ralf Metz, who is playing a violin, and her grandsons Scott, 12, and All...

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