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Katherine Verikios

Date: 11 21 1931
Description: Katherine Verikios, 10, 1135 E. Mifflin Street, wearing fur-trimmed coat. She won the Madison Label Saving contest and received a new Chevrolet.
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This Train For Racine

Date: 1900
Description: Several men pose on a station platform in front of a locomotive and railroad car at the end of the railroad tracks. A man standing in the center is wearing...
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Man with Fishing Rod and Scout

Date: 1961
Description: View of Scout parked on rocky shoreline. A man is walking near the Scout carrying a fishing pole and a large fish on a stringer. A fishing pole is sticking...
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Beaded Reebok Baby Shoes

Date: 1990
Description: A pair of Reebok baby shoes, beaded by Ho-Chunk artist Linda Lucero. The beads are glass and the shoes were probably never worn.
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Dr. Charles Delancey Alton

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length portrait of Dr. Charles Delancey Alton, standing outdoors and holding a cane. Dr. Alton was first a civil engineer, then completed his medical ...
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He Favors More Student Marriages

Date: 12 23 1932
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...
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Tshusick, an Ojibwa Woman

Date: 1842
Description: Portrait of a woman, who is sitting with her left arm resting on a desk or table. She is wearing a jacket, hat, skirt, and pants. According to History o...
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Fishing Group

Date: 1918
Description: Six men posing sitting in front of a lean-to. They are holding fishing poles and fish.
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Mrs. Peter Berntsen Enjoys Tanning with Assistance from Alumnium Foil

Date: 02 28 1961
Description: Mrs. Peter Berntsen, 926 LeRoy Road, enjoys an outdoor tanning session aided by a wall of aluminum foil. Her son Erik (3) plays in front of her bundled up ...
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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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Fashion Show Models

Date: 02 07 1961
Description: Dorthea Keefe, left, and Mary Strapp wearing the clothes they will be modeling for an upcoming fashion show presented by the Rosary Altar Society of Blesse...
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Grace Episcopal Church Rector's Guild Dance

Date: 01 31 1961
Description: Two members of Grace Episcopal Church model for the style show that will precede the annual Rector's Guild dance. Patricia Hefty is on the left and Jacquel...
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Wisconsin vs. Air Force Basketball Game

Date: 12 03 1960
Description: Wisconsin's Siebel and Air Force's Vicellio battle for a rebound during their game in the University of Wisconsin Field House.
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New Third Grade Teacher in Sun Prairie

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: Third grade teacher Diane Schmitt in front of her Sun Prairie class where Eddie Savering is showing the class how to polish scuffed-up shoes.
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Volleyball Clinic at the Madison YMCA

Date: 10 17 1960
Description: Ed Volker (left), Tom Geppert (center), and Jim McIntosh reaching for the ball at the net during a volleyball clinic at the Madison YMCA.
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Two Children Outside Broken Building

Date: 1955
Description: Two children in winter coats and boots posing outside a building. Bricks are scattered on the ground behind them, and the building has cracked windows.
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State School for Girls

Date: 1956
Description: A teenage girl is sitting in a chair in the right foreground in front of a desk. A woman is sitting behind the desk facing her. Caption reads: "Oregon, Wis...
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Wallace Wicoff, Man of the Year

Date: 1951
Description: A man sits at a small table with his three children in a living room. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. 1951-1952. Wallace Wicoff, chosen Man of the Year, with...
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Gas Blast Demolishes the Kellor's Store and Garage near Oregon

Date: 09 19 1960
Description: A gas explosion demolishes the Kellor's Store and Garage near Oregon. Oregon firemen and neighbors are shown trying to salvage shoes that were part of the ...
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What to Wear on UW Campus

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: Bonnie Isabella, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin and a graduate of Madison West high school, wearing black cotton knit capri pants and a white "s...

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