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| Description: | Engraved lithographic waist-up portrait of Fisher Ames posed sitting in a chair holding a book. He was a Federalist politician. He was a member of the Mass... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Satirical cartoon depicting an arm holding a bloodied knife over a book. The open book is titled Trade Union History and has blood seeping from a wound. Th... |
| Date: | 12 23 1932 |
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| Description: | Portrait of a man seated in an office. Caption reads: "HE FAVORS MORE STUDENT MARRIAGES. Prof. Edward Aylesworth [sic] Ross, widely known sociologist of th... |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | Illustrations of 5 different canoes. Caption reads: "Plate 9, opp. pg. 66. Vol. 1, Indian Tribes of the United States. ed. Francis S. Drake, 1884. A... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Professor William F. Allen seated and writing at a desk in the study of his home at 228 Langdon St. His son Will is seated in a chair and reading. A large ... |
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| Description: | A book is opened to a photograph of children working around the exterior of a building, while two men are looking on. Photograph is captioned: "Eighth grad... |
| Date: | 02 15 1961 |
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| Description: | The Dane County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Brotherhood Week display, including books, recordings and other material... |
| Date: | 12 29 1960 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Dr. Lillie Rosa Minoka Hill, a physician of Mohawk ancestry. She is sitting at a table examining a book through a magnifying glass. Dr. Minoka ... |
| Date: | 11 22 1960 |
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| Description: | Story hour time at the Salvation Army all day nursery school, 121 West Wilson Street. Boys and girls are shown listening to a teacher reading from a book. ... |
| Date: | 11 15 1960 |
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| Description: | Third grade students gather around teacher Diane Schmitt's desk before school begins. Students are Jerry Tennant, Cathy Kvalheim, Vicky Seltzner, Suzanne N... |
| Date: | 09 27 1960 |
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| Description: | Three children are amused by the incomplete sign on the new Mendota Elementary School, 4002 School Road. Shown (L-R) are Debbie Uselmann, second grade; Joh... |
| Date: | 09 05 1960 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of a seated woman. Caption reads: "Letter, July 21, 1921, N. W. Jipson to L. P. Kellogg (in office file) says: 'Knowing of your in... |
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| Description: | Stereographic image of Amos Bronson Alcott in his study. Alcott was an educator and philosopher, and a figure in the Transcendentalist movement. He created... |
| Date: | 06 17 1960 |
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| Description: | Thirteen Girl Scouts from Troop 31 from Sherman School prepare to depart on a bus to Minneapolis. The Girl Scouts will earn points for their travel badge. ... |
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| Description: | Lithographic portrait of Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus II, depicted in full armor, with his sword drawn and his left hand on a book that reads: "Pro-Relig... |
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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 ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Bank interior. On the left is a roll-top desk. There is a sign for "Cashier" on the wall in the center at the barred window. A framed certificate below it ... |
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