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Herbert Hoover

Date: 06 20 1920
Description: Herbert Hoover, during his tenure as head of the U.S. Food Administration, receiving an honorary degree from Brown University.
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Laird and Hussein

Date: 04 09 1969
Description: Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and King Hussein of Jordan at a diplomatic reception in Washington, D.C. Hussein was on a personal mission to attempt to ...
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Matrix Banquet; 20th Annual

Date: 03 21 1950
Description: Five women chatting informally before the annual Matrix Banquet at Memorial Union. They are, left to right: Mrs. Lyman Dunn, Chicago, national president of...
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Root Commission Members Seated for Meal

Date: 06 1917
Description: Root Commission members seated at a long table in a dining car of the Imperial train of the Ex-Czar Nicholas.
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Lessing Rosenwald and John Foster Dulles

Date: 06 04 1963
Description: Lessing Rosenwald, of the American Council for Judaism, shakes hands with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles during a conference on United States foreig...
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Clarence Beebe and Otto Kral

Date: 05 24 1953
Description: Clarence Beebe, director of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps of Madison, left, shakes hands with his "adopted Austrian son", Otto Kral. Kral has been l...
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Gorbachev and Obey

Date: 1992
Description: Congressman David R. Obey (standing) of Wisconsin shakes hands with former Soviet President Mikhal Gorbachev at a diplomatic luncheon in Washington. Also w...
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Rotary Club International Dinner

Date: 02 17 1960
Description: People from all over the world, many wearing native dress, attend the Rotary International Dinner. Left to right are: Leo Barker, Wisconsin Rapids; Rohini ...
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Rotary Club International Dinner

Date: 02 17 1960
Description: The Rotary Club International Dinner honors international students in Madison. Many other guests from foreign countries were also invited. From left are: D...
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Arthur J. Altmeyer as President of the Permanent Inter-American Committee on Social Security

Date: 1951
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer, President of the Permanent Inter-American Committee on Social Security, greeting Eva Peron, President of the Inter-American Conference ...
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Shopping for Christmas

Date: 12 08 1961
Description: A woman is holding a doll while standing in front of a display of dolls and stuffed animals.

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