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Sedgwick County 4-H Band

Date: 1929
Description: 4-H band from Sedgewick County, Kansas. The band attended the International Harvester livestock show and Boys & Girls Club conclave.
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Out of Action

Date: 01 13 1967
Description: Dejected skier at home with cast and crutches, after breaking her leg practicing for competition.
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May I Use the Phone?

Date: 1950
Description: Two teenage girls are both interested in talking on the telephone.
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Women and Young Girls Posing in Dresses and Hats

Date: 1907
Description: Outdoor group portrait of women and young girls posing in dresses and flowered hats in an urban area, perhaps near the McCormick Works Club House. There ap...
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East Junior High School Play Cast

Date: 11 28 1934
Description: Group portrait of East Junior High School play cast, in costume on stage for the play "Plymouth Rock."
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East Side High School Play Cast & Scenery

Date: 11 23 1934
Description: Cast of eight actors on the stage set with living room including piano, sofa, chairs, French windows, fireplace.
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Middleton High School Annual Staff

Date: 11 17 1930
Description: Group portrait of the Middleton High School annual staff taken in a classroom.
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Scene from Play "Sun up"

Date: 01 18 1929
Description: Madison Central High School students performing a scene from act I of the play "Sun Up."
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Ice Cream Eating Contest

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Description: Actor Jack Carson and two boys competing in an ice cream eating contest at the State Fair. The boys are identified as John Schroeder of West Bend and Jacki...
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 1944
Description: George Miller is reporting a problem to Lifeguard Lois Gardner. She is standing on a platform near a chair, and is wearing a whistle on a chain around her ...
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Three Children

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Group portrait of a teenage girl and two young children, a boy and a girl (possibly the children of Joe D.).
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Madison Symphony Youth Concert

Date: 11 19 1949
Description: Stan Stitgen, Norma Malmanger and Don Liebenberg, standing left to right, and Beth Mitchell, sitting, prepare for the special youth concert to be given by ...
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Emmett Till Trial Witness

Date: 09 22 1955
Description: Willie Reed, an 18-year-old "surprise" witness who bravely testified during the murder trial of 14-year-old Emmett Till, correctly identifying the white de...
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Edgewood High School Committee

Date: 01 10 1952
Description: Group portrait of five Edgewood High School students on a committee to plan the school's Senior Ball. Sitting are Virginia Ripp, left and Peggy Cafferty. S...
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Badger Spelling Bee Champion with Family

Date: 05 03 1952
Description: Badger Spelling Champion Beth Knope with her family. Her parents Pearl S. and Sidney E. Knope, are shown seated on either side of Beth, while her 6-year-o...
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Portrait of Hugh Claiborne Adams

Date: 1894
Description: Carte-de-visite of a three-quarter length portrait of Hugh Claiborne Adams, age 18, dressed in coattails with his arm on the back of an elaborately carved ...
Print

My Heart is Shaking Only For You

Date: 1945
Description: Valentine's Day card of a soda fountain with two girls seated on stools in front of the counter and a soda jerk behind. Two puppies are on the floor near t...
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Jeffrey Family

Date: 04 17 1954
Description: Group portrait of Mrs. John Jefferey seated with her two children, Jill, age 11 and John, age 18.
Postcard

Young Woman with Diploma

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of a Young woman in front of a painted backdrop. She is standing posed next to a chair with a scroll...
Postcard

Young Man Seated at Table

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Hugo Faust sitting at a table in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit and cap and has one hand on the chair arm...

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