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Family Record Book Developed by University of Wisconsin Faculty Members

Date: 12 29 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin faculty members Louise A. Young (R) and L. G. Sorden have developed a "Family Record Book" that allows for a complete listing of fa...
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Effie Alger Allen

Date: 09 1921
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Effie Alger Allen, a Medford resident and author of the poems "The Phantom Steamer" and "The First Red Man" (Poetry: A Magazi...
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Carl Ferdinand Allen

Date: 1868
Description: Carte-de-visite of Carl Ferdinand Allen, a Danish historian and professor. He was the author of De Tre Nordiske Rigers Historie, 1497-1536, Haand...
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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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Louisa May Alcott

Date: 1887
Description: Seated profile portrait of American novelist Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and its sequels.
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We Saw You . . . at Labor Day Event

Date: 09 05 1960
Description: More than 300 people attend the annual Labor Day program sponsored by the Madison Federation of Labor at the Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park Street. Hilton Hann...
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Jane Addams

Date: 1916
Description: Oval-framed, waist-up portrait of Jane Addams, a social worker, political activist, and author. She was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, as well as th...
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Jane Addams

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Description: Portrait of Jane Addams, reading a book. Addams was a social worker, political activist, and author. She was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, as well ...
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Jane Addams

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Description: Profile portrait of Jane Addams, a social worker, political activist, and author. She was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, as well as the American Civ...
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Mary Mathews Adams

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Description: Photograph of a framed painting of Mary Mathews Adams, wife of Charles Kendall Adams, 1890-1902. She was a philanthropist and poet, whose published works i...
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Mary Mathews Adams

Date: 1896
Description: Vignetted waist-up portrait of Mary Matthews Adams, wife of Charles Kendall Adams, 1890-1902. She was a philanthropist and poet, whose published works incl...
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John Stevens Cabot Abbott

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Description: Lithographic portrait of John S. C. Abbott, an American historian, and pastor. He was the author of The Mother at Home, The History of the Civil ...
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Frank Adams

Date: 1963
Description: Portrait of Frank Adams, a journalist and organizer. He is sitting at a desk and holding a pen. This was taken while he worked for The Virginian-Pilot
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Margaret Hutton Abels

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Description: Vignetted profile portrait of Margaret Hutton Abels, a Waukesha native, member of the State Board of Control 1924-1927, and author on topics related to lab...
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Rasmus B. Anderson

Date: 1935
Description: Portrait of Rasmus B. Anderson as an old man. He is seated and looking to his side. Behind him, a table is stacked with books. Another collection of books ...
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Helen Hunt Jackson

Date: 1880
Description: Studio portrait of author Helen Jackson, pen name H.H.
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Mrs. Lehman and Son John

Date: 09 28 1932
Description: Mrs. C.D. Lehman, a writer of children's books, with her son, John, a University of Wisconsin student. They are pictured in their home in the Princeton apa...
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Robert Spitzer at Booth Signing

Date: 10 17 1981
Description: Robert Spitzer holding a book with the title: "No Need For Hunger." He is standing over a table full of the books laid out for display.
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Jeff Greenfield and Ted Turner

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Description: Jeff Greenfield and Ted Turner.
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Jeff Greenfield, Bob Schieffer and Tom Brokaw

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Description: Group portrait, left to right: Jeff Greenfield, Bob Schaeffer and Tom Brokaw.

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