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Young Men and Women Posing with Nun

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of a nun, one young man and five young women in front of a painted backdrop. The children are all ho...
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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...
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Summer Driver Education Program

Date: 04 18 1955
Description: East High School student John Ochalla learns to drive from instructor H. W. Mueller in the Board of Education's Summer Driver Education program.
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 14 1956
Description: LaCrosse Central High School graduates were on hand at the field house to make the Lucky Bucky Badger figurine presentations to each member of the LaCrosse...
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Education Press Conference

Date: 1978
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (center) holding a press conference about federal funding for education with students at Ellis School. A few journal...
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 26 1956
Description: Portrait of Madison West High School athlete Dan Lanphear, who won two events at the state high school track meet at Camp Randall Stadium. He set a record ...
Photograph

The Bauer's Risley Act

Date: 05 22 1956
Description: Portrait of George and Peter Bauer, a father and son risley act. Risley is a form of tumbling by one individual while being juggled on the feet of another....
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The Bauer's Risley Act

Date: 05 22 1956
Description: Portrait of George and Peter Bauer, a father and son performing their risley act. Risley is a form of tumbling by one individual while being juggled on the...
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Going Away to School

Date: 08 21 1956
Description: Five West High School graduates sitting in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus. They will be attending colleges away from Madison. L...
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Bethel Lutheran Church College Scholarship Winners

Date: 06 15 1957
Description: Group portrait of seven high school seniors who won $100 scholarships from Bethel Lutheran Church. Students are, left to right, front row: Nancy Frailing, ...
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Chi Delta Sorority

Date: 12 16 1957
Description: Betsy Crane, Judy Herbert, and Mary Ann Webster, high school students, were invited to attend the holiday party of Chi Delta sorority.
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Walworth County Girl Wins State Spelling Bee

Date: 05 03 1958
Description: Carol Fellows, a 14-year-old girl from Genoa City, is shown at the moment she was declared Badger State Spelling Bee champion. She outspelled 62 other city...
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Eight Top Spellers in the State

Date: 05 03 1958
Description: Group portrait of the eight finalists in the 1958 Badger State Spelling Bee. All of them received prizes. Shown, left to right, are: Eddie Thompson, Elroy,...
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High School Girls at Lathrop Hall

Date: 05 17 1958
Description: Almost 200 girls from 20 Wisconsin high schools took part in a strenuous day of recreation planned by the Women's Physical Education Club at Lathrop Hall a...
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Madison West Relays

Date: 04 11 1959
Description: Runners clear hurdles in the Class B 70-yard low hurdles during the Madison West Relays at the Camp Randall Memorial building. The winner was Karl Hecker o...
Photograph

Madison West Relays

Date: 04 11 1959
Description: Group portrait of the Prairie du Chien 880-yard relay team whose victory helped the school win the Class B team title during the Madison West Relays at the...
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Madison West Relays

Date: 04 11 1959
Description: Group portrait of the Hartford High School sprint medley relay team who broke the record in the Class B division during the Madison West Relays at the Camp...
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Wisconsin High School Play Cast

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: Ann Henley, Tom Wilkie, and Beverly Mickelson are cast members in the play "Playboy of the Western World", to be presented by Wisconsin High School pupils ...
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Roundy's Fun Fund Thanks Girl for Help

Date: 06 16 1959
Description: Roundy Coughlin and the Roundy's Fun Fund committee thanks Suzy Peterson, past president of the ninth grade "Y" Teen Club at West High School. The group of...
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European Freshmen Football Players

Date: 09 21 1959
Description: Fred Jacoby, University of Wisconsin football coaching staff, left, talks to Wisconsin freshmen football recruits. Neither had never seen a football game u...

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