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Frederic March on Fraternity House Steps

Date: 1920
Description: Frederic March as Freddy Bickel, photographed on the steps of his fraternity house when he was president of the 1920 senior class.
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U.W. Mechanical Engineering Building Construction

Date: 10 02 1930
Description: University of Wisconsin Mechanical Engineering Building, under construction, looking northeast, showing scaffolding around building and Findorff Builders s...
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World Food Fair

Date: 09 18 1967
Description: Ferris wheels and agricultural machinery are some of the things that attract fair-goers at the World Food Fair.
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Meshed Foil Handicrafts

Date: 12 17 1948
Description: Horizontal view of angels and clouds made from meshed foil, created by East Side High School student. The materials were provided by Research Products mate...
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Moving the Gates of Heaven Synagogue Building

Date: 07 17 1971
Description: The moving of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue building from West Washington Avenue to James Madison Park.
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Veterans' Administration Hospital

Date: 1951
Description: An exterior view of the Veterans' Administration Hospital, which was completed in 1951 and located at 2500 Overlook Terrace.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 05 30 1973
Description: Memorial Union in the rain. Lake Mendota is visible on the left. In the foreground is the terrace area with trees and brightly colored chairs and tables. P...
Poster

Fleetwood Mac at Dewey's

Date: 02 21 1971
Description: Poster advertising a performance by Fleetwood Mac at Dewey's. Features an outdoor photograph of the band.
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Reverend Wayne Dillabaugh and Jack McManus

Date: 06 27 1978
Description: Wayne Dillabaugh, left, poses with Jack McManus.
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Hmong Vegetable Sellers

Date: 1997
Description: Hmong farm family selling vegetables on Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square at Madison's Farmer's Market.
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Throwing Rice After the Ceremony

Date: 09 30 1978
Description: As a bride and groom leave the First Unitarian Society Meeting House, they are showered with rice.
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Arthur J. Altmeyer Awarded an Honorary LL.D Degree

Date: 06 02 1939
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer was awarded an honorary LL.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin.

Men who received degrees from the University of Wisconsin are, ...

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Fans at a Badgers Game

Date: 1965
Description: Section of an active crowd of University of Wisconsin students yelling and cheering at a campus rally to work up spirit before a football game. Annotated: ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Crowd on Bascom Hill at Lincoln Monument

Date: 11 26 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Even the statue of Abraham Lincoln on the University of Wisconsin campus seemed more somber 11/25 than...
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Emergency Mass Feeding Demonstration

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Mildred Ryerson, left, and Melvin Dykman mixing mortar for brick stoves and ovens as part of an emergency mass feeding demonstration and course of instruct...
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Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 07 1974
Description: Paul Vanderbilt sitting in a painted metal chair in George Talbot's (Vanderbilt's successor) backyard on Jenifer Street. He is wearing a plaid jacket, trou...
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Governor Tommy Thompson and Alice in Dairyland

Date: 08 23 1997
Description: Alice in Dairyland, Courtney Ott, wearing a crown and a sash, is sitting on the back of a motorcycle driven by Governor Tommy Thompson at the start of the ...
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James "John" Adams Riley aka Snowball

Date: 1974
Description: Quarter-length portrait of James "John" Adams Riley aka Snowball.
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Deer Park Buddhist Center Kalachakra Temple

Date: 1989
Description: View of the Kalachakra Temple from the front of the pavilion, that originally faced toward Madison and the audience, during the ceremony performed in 1981.
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His Holiness, the Dalai Lama and Geshe L Sopa

Date: 1989
Description: His Holiness, the Dalai Lama and Geshe L Sopa walking in the woods at the Deer Park Buddhist Center.

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