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The Answer Machine

Date: 11 13 1963
Description: A question is fed into a "computer" created by the mathematics club at John Marshall Junior High School. This was a project in observance of American Educa...
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Central High School German Puppeteers

Date: 03 13 1929
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Central High School German Club puppeteers.
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Thelma Mothershed Reading a Book

Date: 1957
Description: Thelma Mothershed, one of the Little Rock Nine, reading a book.
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Blessings At Christmas

Date: 1972
Description: Photographic holiday greeting card of the Brynteson family. Three photographs show Mom, Dad and daughter. A bow and pine branches decorate the card. The te...
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Middleton Family and Dog

Date: 1905
Description: William and Clara Case Middleton sit on a settee; their son Forest leans in between them from behind. A small dog is nestled between William and Clara.
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Edgewood High School Crusader Staff

Date: 05 18 1955
Description: Edgewood High School's "Crusader" annual co-editors and business managers celebrate the finish of their work on the annual. They include, from left: Mike D...
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Griggs Album: Mothers Day at Camp Anna Vilas

Date: 05 1924
Description: Mothers and small children standing and posing in Vilas Park, with other mothers and older children lying prone, propping themselves up with their elbows, ...
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Madison Youth Summer Theater

Date: 08 06 1957
Description: Kathy McCloskey, at the piano, and Andy Rothblatt, with a guitar, rehearse a Civil War ballad for the tenth anniversary celebration of the Madison Youth Su...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Album: Kiwalan Christmas

Date: 12 1935
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with Kiwalan Camp Fire girls with preschoolers, posing at a Christmas celebration near a tree decorated w...
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Father Groppi with Young Protesters

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Description: Father James Groppi marches with African American teenage girls who are carrying signs that read, "Stop Bussing For Segregation" and "Stop School Segregati...
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We Saw You at Drama Institute

Date: 11 12 1959
Description: Alice Peet, assistant technical director of the Wisconsin Union Theater, talks with Madison West High School pupils attending the Drama Institute. They are...
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Fire Department Queen

Date: 06 1988
Description: Tammy Nickel poses as the newly crowned Theresa Fire Department Queen.
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Van Hill Stand on Highway 13

Date: 1925
Description: Vending stand on Highway 13 near Van Hill Cabins. A man stands near an automobile parked in the road in front, and three girls are gathered on benches unde...
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William L. Mitchell after Being Sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security

Date: 1959
Description: Caption: "William L Mitchell after being sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. From left to right: his son, George Bigge, Ellen Woodward, Mitchell, ...
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WIAA State Girls Basketball Champions with Governor

Date: 03 1978
Description: Winners of the WIAA Girls Basketball State Championship, the Lomira High School Girls Basketball team meet Wisconsin Governor, Martin Schreiber.
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LeAnn Wenger, 1976 Buffalo County Honey Queen

Date: 1976
Description: LeAnn Wenger, the Buffalo County Honey Queen. Wenger's hometown is Fountain City, Wisconsin. She is standing in front of a honey display, wearing a Buffalo...
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August Laechelt and Minnesota Honey Queen

Date: 1971
Description: August Laechelt (La Valle, Wisconsin) and the Minnesota State Honey Queen at the Minnesota State Fair. The Honey Queen is wearing a sash and tiara. Behind ...
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Portrait of Three Girls and a Nun

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a nun seated in a chair and three girls posed behind her. The nun is wearing a habit, wimple ...
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Kruegers and Hables

Date: 1912
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Krueger and Hable families in front of the Krueger's barn.
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Spelling Bee Championship in Iowa County

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: The last five spellers left in the Iowa county championship spelling bee all look a bit worried as they wait for the final rounds of the bee, held in the D...

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