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Group on Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1970
Description: A group of people sitting at brightly colored tables and chairs on the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Terrace. Lake Mendota is visible in the backg...
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University Club Christmas Dance

Date: 12 22 1950
Description: Marita Schumpert and Toby Reynolds, two of the people who helped make arrangements for the University Club Christmas Dance, sit in a sleigh at the party.
Postcard

Scene at Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 1915
Description: Early souvenir postcard showing people viewing the bird cages at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). Caption reads: "Interesting Scenes at the Vilas Park...
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Shore of Lake Mendota

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Description: Wooden piers extend into Lake Mendota while canoes rest along the shoreline on the left. People are sitting and standing on some of the piers. U.W. buildin...
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WKOW Television Studio

Date: 1960
Description: People mill about the WKOW television studio. A television camera and boom microphone are visible to the right, and there is a clock in the background surr...
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Rai-Molay Dance Organizers

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: Portrait of twelve young people who are making arrangements for the summer Rai-Molay dance to be held at the Masonic Temple.
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 13 1956
Description: Karen Olson (left), and Kaylee Person, former Osseo High School students, sitting on outdoor bleachers at a basketball tournament.
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Unveiling a Marker at Eagle Effigy Mound

Date: 06 30 1910
Description: People gathered for a ceremony at the unveiling of a marker at an eagle effigy mound on the State Hospital Grounds.
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Woman at Pinckney Street Bus Stop

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Description: A woman sitting in a bus shelter while waiting for the bus at the Pinckney Street bus stop. Across the street people are walking along the sidewalk on Capi...
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Deep Snow on Lakeland Avenue

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Description: A car on Lakeland Avenue is buried in snow during a blizzard. A bumper sticker on the car reads: "Nature Bats Last." In the background a person is shovelin...
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Ferris Wheel at La Fête de Marquette

Date: 07 11 2015
Description: View looking up towards people riding the yellow, red, and blue painted Ferris wheel. A sign on the right reads: "The Big Eli Ferris Wheel."
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Air Has Too Much Nip for a Dip

Date: 06 27 1957
Description: Lifeguard Sherwin Straus sits watching one fully-clothed person standing near the water on the lake shore beach on a day too cold to swim.
Postcard

Wisconsin Union Terrace Overlooking Lake Mendota

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Description: View of the Terrace at Memorial Union with students and other people sitting around tables in colorful Terrace chairs. Sailboats are out on the lake.
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Man Heckling Ted Kennedy

Date: 10 27 1966
Description: View across crowd of people towards a man standing. The crowd is assembled to hear Ted Kennedy speak at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion.
Postcard

View in Tenney Park

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Description: View along shoreline towards a man sitting in the grass near the Yahara River at Tenney Park. In the distance, people are on a footbridge crossing the rive...
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Landing at Esther Beach

Date: 1916
Description: View of the dock at Esther Beach, Lake Monona. People are sitting in boats moored along the pier near the shoreline. Caption reads: "Landing at Esther Beac...
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Freedom Train "Spirit of 1776"

Date: 06 24 1948
Description: Elevated view of the Freedom Train. A line of people are behind the locomotive. In the background are the storage tanks for Fiore Coal & Oil Co.
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Christmas Day on the Capitol Square

Date: 12 25 1958
Description: No people in sight along the Main Street side of Madison's Capitol square on a balmy Christmas afternoon.
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Hillel Bombshell Ball

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Description: Six people posing behind a handmade poster for the Hillel Bombshell Ball. They are identified on the poster as Ralph Mirman, Hal Rosenthal, Edith Cohodas, ...
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Razing Old House on Milwaukee Street

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Description: View across intersection towards several people standing outside a building that is partially demolished. A nearby sign advertises the Union House. Caption...

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