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Marian Dolan 4-H Champion

Date: 11 18 1931
Description: Marian Dolan, of the Maple Knoll 4-H club north of Sun Prairie, 1931 National 4-H champion, sitting at the piano.
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J.H. Ames

Date: 1937
Description: Waist-up portrait of Jesse Hazen "J.H." Ames, president of the River Falls Normal School (1917-1927), and its successor the River Falls State Teachers Coll...
Book or Pamphlet

A Choice of Routes To Efficiency

Date: 05 25 1915
Description: A chart showing pathways between education and work.
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Domestic Science Dining Room, Indian Training School

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Description: Several women in dresses are seated at a table in a formally decorated room. A woman stands holding a tray at the end of the table. The image appears in a ...
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Rachel Alsworth Ross

Date: 1875
Description: Portrait of Rachel Alsworth Ross, a schoolteacher who lived in Virden, Illinois. Rachel was the mother of UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ro...
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Gilbert Ross

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Gilbert Ross, posing with a violin. He was the son of University of Wisconsin-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross. Gilbert was an ...
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Eighth Graders Building Blacksmith Shop

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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...
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UW-Extension Professor Helen L. Allen Exhibits Textiles Collected Around the World

Date: 03 01 1961
Description: University of Wisconsin Extension Home Economics Department Professor Helen L. Allen displays textiles that she has collected in the United States and arou...
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Waunakee High School Baseketball Players LeRoy Adler, Bernie Uebersetzig and Don Keller

Date: 02 27 1961
Description: The Waunakee basketball team prepares for their first-round game of the state WIAA district basketball tournament. The team has won all twenty of their gam...
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Waunakee Basketball Team with Coach Ron Hering

Date: 02 27 1961
Description: Head Coach Ron Hering (kneeling) poses with the starting five of the Waunakee High School basketball team. Members of the team shown (L-R) are Dave Roberts...
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Mrs. Margaret C. Browne, UW Extension Home Economics

Date: 02 16 1961
Description: Mrs. Margaret C. Browne is Assistant Director of the University of Wisconsin Co-operative Extension Service and state leaders of the the home economics ext...
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Fire Drill Held at UW Bascom Hall

Date: 02 15 1961
Description: A fire drill and test of the alarm system is held at the University of Wisconsin Bascom Hall. The building was evacuated of all students and staff within f...
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Public Hearing for New Dormitory

Date: 02 06 1961
Description: U.W. Dean Kurt Wendt (standing right) answering questions from Eighth Ward Supervisor Frank Gagel, during a State Building Commission hearing in which the ...
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We Saw You . . . Touring Newspaper Plant

Date: 02 09 1961
Description: The 2nd grade class at Hawthorne School tour the Madison Newspaper, Inc. plant as part of a week-long study of newspapers in their Social Studies class. Pe...
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We Saw You . . . Touring Newspaper Plant

Date: 02 09 1961
Description: The 2nd grade class at Hawthorne School tour the Madison Newspaper, Inc. plant as part of a week-long study of newspapers in their Social Studies class. Th...
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We Saw You . . . Touring Newspaper Plant

Date: 02 09 1961
Description: The 2nd grade class at Hawthorne School tour the Madison Newspaper, Inc. plant as part of a week-long study of newspapers in their Social Studies class. Mi...
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University of Wisconsin Students Walk Down the Hallway at Bacom Hall

Date: 01 04 1961
Description: Unidentified University of Wisconsin students walk down the hallway at Bascom Hall.
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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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We Saw You . . . at Safety Patrol Yule Party

Date: 12 28 1960
Description: The 6th annual Madison school safety patrol Christmas party is held at the Strand Theater. The children are entertained by cartoons and a comedy feature fi...
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We Saw You . . . at Safety Patrol Yule Party

Date: 12 28 1960
Description: The 6th annual Madison school safety patrol Christmas party is held at the Strand Theater. The children are entertained by cartoons and a comedy feature fi...

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