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Women's Physical Education Class

Date: 1911
Description: A group of female students wearing sports uniforms, participating in exercises as part of their physical education curriculum. Lathrop Hall, University of ...
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Children at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building.
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Graduates in Caps and Gowns

Date: 06 01 1957
Description: Graduates in caps and gowns attend the graduation ceremony.
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Acacia Fraternity 25th Anniversary Banquet

Date: 04 25 1931
Description: Elevated view from balcony of the Acacia Fraternity 25th anniversary banquet.
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Central High School Auditorium "Mass Meeting"

Date: 12 08 1928
Description: Students assemble for the first annual homecoming rally of Central High School students in the Central High School auditorium, photographed for the school ...
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Birthplace of Republican Party

Date: 1929
Description: 75th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Republican Party at Ripon. Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., stands on the podium in front of the Little Whi...
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Students by Brick High School

Date: 1875
Description: View across wooden platform of a brick high school on a hill surrounded by a fence. The school has a mansard roof and what appears to be a bell tower above...
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Dill Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Dill Hall, a women's dormitory at Northland College. A clapboard building with wooden shingles, it caught fire in 1926 and was totally destroyed within a h...
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Delta Upsilon Fraternity

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior front view from Lake Mendota of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity House, located at 640 North Francis Street, erected in 1906. A group of people are o...
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Miss Mahan's School

Date: 1920
Description: "Miss Mahan's School" with a tree in front and a farmhouse next door.
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Indian Students at Government School

Date: 1896
Description: Indian boys and girls pose for a group portrait outdoors in front of the government school.
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Studying in the Historical Society Library

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Description: University students studying in the wisconsin Historical Society's library reading room. This view is undated, but the presence of the microfilm viewing ro...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View across lawn toward the side of the Cottage and its corner tower. Part of the covered walkway is on the right. Women, men, and children are walking the...
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May Day at Wilson College

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Description: A woman on horseback leads a group of women carrying banners down a road at Wilson College as a crowd follows. A school building is in the background.
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State Normal School Gymnasium

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Description: Composite image including children performing exercises inside a gymnasium and an inset drawing of the exterior of the State Normal School. Text at bottom...
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State Normal School

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Description: Exterior of "Old Main" at the State Normal School, founded in 1868. The view features a main entrance flanked by columns. A statue and a sundial stand on ...
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State Normal School

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Description: Exterior of "Old Main" at the State Normal School, founded in 1868. A dirt road leads to the main entrance, flanked by columns. A central tower is above th...
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Public School

Date: 1921
Description: View up hill of two men standing at the entrance of the public school. There is a hand-pump near the entrance, and a bell tower on the roof of the school.
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High School

Date: 1925
Description: View of the front of the high school. The grounds feature a hand-pump water well and a flag post.
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The Common at New Salem Academy

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Description: Children play outside New Salem Academy, incorporated in 1795.The steeple of North Congregational Church, built in 1807, is visible beyond the school. Publ...

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