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Teacher and Students participating in World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Eight North Bright School pupils and teacher filling International truck and trailer with scrap metal collected for salvage drive during Governor Julius P....
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International D-15-M Station Wagon at Riding Academy

Date: 1940
Description: Female students and a horse next to, and inside of, an International D-15-M station wagon ("woody") used for transportation at the Clearbrook Riding Academ...
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Curtiss Aviation School Students

Date: 05 1912
Description: The 1912 class at the Glenn Curtiss Aviation School on North Island, near San Diego. Milwaukee's John Kaminski (in white shirt and tie) is second from the ...
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Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
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First School House in DeForest Wis.

Date: 1875
Description: The first school house in DeForest is a frame, one-story building with shutters. The group posed in front consists of the woman teacher and her students. B...
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Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute

Date: 07 24 1945
Description: Group portrait of students seated on the front lawn next to the street. The Abraham Lincoln School for Social Science, Chicago, Illinois, sponsored a Summe...
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Parade of Women Wearing Mortarboards

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Description: Parade of women passing the Freeman House, wearing mortarboards and carrying a Union High School flag with the date 1897.
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Train of Tomorrow

Date: 05 03 1948
Description: Youngsters from the Lakewood and Waunakee grade schools shown with the "Train of Tomorrow" at the North Western depot. The train was built for General Moto...
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Verona School Children and Train Engine

Date: 05 06 1949
Description: Thirty-six Verona first and second grade pupils rode the Chicago and North Western train from Verona to Madison, for twenty-two it was a first train ride. ...
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Stockholm Village School

Date: 1905
Description: Students and teachers standing outside two-story brick Public School building.
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New Hope School Renovation

Date: 02 09 1915
Description: A group of students and teachers stands behind teams of oxen pulling a wagon through a wooded area in front of New Hope School during its renovation after ...
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Group Working in Garden

Date: 1920
Description: Children and two women, possibly a school group, work with hand tools in an urban garden. An elevated railroad is in the background, along with the Acme St...
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Excelsior Public School

Date: 1909
Description: View across road of school children and a man and a woman standing in front of the two-story public school. There is a bell tower above the entrance. A num...
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Students in Snow in front of School

Date: 1920
Description: Students in winter attire pose on the snowy lawn of the school. A few of the children have sleds. A woman stands near the arched entrance of the school bui...
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Freedom School Adult Classes

Date: 1964
Description: Group of people sitting in chairs while attending out-of-doors classes during Freedom Summer at the Freedom School, Priest Creek Baptist Church.
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Class Group Portrait

Date: 1902
Description: Group portrait of a school class outdoors in front of their one-room schoolhouse.
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Lapham School Children at Bowman Farm Dairy

Date: 11 1953
Description: A group of Lapham School third grade children are lining up to begin a tour of the Bowman Farm Dairy on Fish Hatchery Road. At the head of the line are Geo...
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Class at Fredonia School

Date: 1914
Description: A class of students ranging in age from 7 to 17 (?) and their teacher posing for a group portrait at the side of their school building. Three children are ...
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New Third Grade Teacher in Sun Prairie

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: Members of Diane Schmitt's Sun Prairie school's third grade are greeted by Volunteer Fire Department chief Ben Blaschka during a tour of the fire station. ...

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