The focus of the historical collection includes the following areas:
- Rural education in Iowa (1850 – 1955)
- UNI campus (1886 – present)
- Costumes, Midwest (clothing 1850 – present)
- Currency, international
History
Displaying 8001 - 8100 of 10426
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| 8001 | 2010.6.0019 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Warren J. Schaefer, pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed in blue ink Color: WH |
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| 8002 | 2010.6.0020 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Warren J. Schaefer, pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed with black and blue ink Color: WH |
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| 8003 | 2010.6.0021 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Kenneth D. Kaupf, pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed with black and blue ink Color: WH |
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| 8004 | 2010.6.0022 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Kenneth D. Kaupf, pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed in black ink Color: WH |
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| 8005 | 2010.6.0023 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Kenneth D. Kaupf, Pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed in black ink Color: WH |
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| 8006 | 2010.6.0024 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Tom Jura, Pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed with black ink Color: WH |
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| 8007 | 2010.6.0025 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Tom Jura, pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed with black ink Color: WH |
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| 8008 | 2010.6.0026 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Tom Jura, pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed with black ink Color: WH |
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| 8009 | 2010.6.0027 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Donald Showalter, pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed with black ink Color: WH |
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| 8010 | 2010.6.0028 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Donald Showalter, pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed with black ink Color: WH |
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| 8011 | 2010.6.0029 | Contract | Agreement to Modify Teacher's Continuing Contract, Helen Marine, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, Donald Showalter, Pre-printed contract form, blanks filled in with black type, signed in black ink Color: WH |
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| 8012 | 2010.6.0034 | Observation, Classroom | Preprinted Classroom Observation form, Mid-Prairie Elementary Schools, Principal T.L. Fordyce, Reading-Writing Class, Helen Marine, blanks filled in with black type, continues on back Color: WH |
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| 8013 | 2010.6.0035 | Observation, Classroom | Preprinted Classroom Observation form, Mid-Prairie Elementary Schools, Principal T.L. Fordyce, Reading Class, Helen Marine, blanks filled in with black type Color: WH |
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| 8014 | 2010.6.0036 | Photograph | 1 page of 4 copied black and white photographs of Helen Marine with students, Mid-Prairie Comm School District Color: WH, BK |
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| 8015 | 2010.6.0037 | Speech | Farewell speech written and delivered by Helen Marine to the students at Wellman School, Mid-Prairie Comm School District, handwritten in black ink, revisions made in red and black ink, 5 handwritten pages Color: WH |
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| 8016 | 2010.7.25.0005 | Book | "The International Cyclopaedia Vol VI Firala, Grand Cape". "B.F. Bailey" and "279" on inside front cover. 868 pages with a few b/w pictures. Color: RD, BK |
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| 8017 | 2010.8.0004 | Program | Single sheet folded in center width wise. 59th Annual Promotion Exercises. 1957 Johnson County Rural Schools. F.J. Snider, County Supt. MacBride Auditorium, Monday May 27th 8pm. List of school with students names inside right and back. Program on inside left side. Color: WH, BK |
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| 8018 | 2010.8.0006 | Instructions | Information concerning teaching certificate including legal provisions. Color: WH, BK |
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| 8019 | 2010.8.0010 | Transparency, slide | Six children outside schoolhouse playing. Part of the school is showing in the background. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8020 | 2010.8.0011 | Transparency, slide | All the children are outside near the side of the schoolhouse. Some are standing, some sitting on the ground. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8021 | 2010.8.0012 | Transparency, slide | Five kids are participating in a gunny sack race. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8022 | 2010.8.0013 | Transparency, slide | A gunny sack race is taking place at the side of the school in a grassy field. Five students are in the picture with part of the school in the background. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8023 | 2010.8.0014 | Transparency, slide | One boy hopping in air during a gunny sack race in a grassy field. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8024 | 2010.8.0015 | Transparency, slide | Five children are jumping in a gunny sack race in a grassy field next to the rural schoolhouse. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8025 | 2010.8.0016 | Transparency, slide | Girl sitting on front steps of rural schoolhouse. White car in background. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8026 | 2010.8.0017 | Transparency, slide | Christmas program inside the schoolhouse. People are seated in center of picture, piano on right, two boys up front singing? Color: WH, multi |
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| 8027 | 2010.8.0018 | Transparency, slide | Christmas program inside rural school. Two girls are dressed as angels and kneeling on the floor. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8028 | 2010.8.0019 | Transparency, slide | Christmas program at the school with the Magis behind Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in front of seated audience. Piano player to the right with a boy standing next to the piano singing. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8029 | 2010.8.0020 | Transparency, slide | Christmas program at the rural school with Santa making an appearance in the group of students and parents. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8030 | 2010.8.0021 | Transparency, slide | Christmas program at the rural school with Santa making an appearance in the group. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8031 | 2010.8.0022 | Transparency, slide | Christmas program at the rural school with Santa surrounded by children who are in dress clothes. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8032 | 2010.8.0023 | Transparency, slide | Santa and the Christmas tree are in the front of the room. The audience is seen from the back of their heads. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8033 | 2010.8.0024 | Transparency, slide | Christmas program with 5 angels up front with audience seated in the foreground of picture (the back of their heads). Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8034 | 2010.8.0025 | Transparency, slide | 2 children up front in the classroom with the back of the audience's heads in foreground. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8035 | 2010.8.0026 | Transparency, slide | Close up of Santa with 3 children around him. Part of a Christmas program at rural school. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8036 | 2010.8.0027 | Transparency, slide | 2 boys playing on the grass near the schoolhouse. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8037 | 2010.8.0028 | Transparency, slide | 3 boys playing on a grassy filed near the schoolhouse. Color: WH, Multi |
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| 8038 | 2010.9.3 | Book | Gray-blue construction paper cover, stapled booklet. Title - Policy Book of Social Regulations, Association of Women Students, Iowa State Teachers College. Written in black ink by hand - Lorna Coxon 1951-53 with a border of astericks. First page is Table of Contents followed by 6 pages of regulations. Color: BL, WH, BK |
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| 8039 | 2011.2.7 | Book | "Home Geography for Primary Grades", By Hariold W. Fairbanks, 236 pgs., Discusses geographical ideas such as different habitats, bodies of water, minerals, etc., aimed at upper elemetary school children, contains black and white photos most pages, some pages have illustrations Color: BR, RD, GR, BK |
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| 8040 | 2011.3.1 | Crate, shipping | Laundry Mailer. Aluminum laundry Parcel Post box with two parts - a lid fitting over a bottom box. Secured with a cotton strap with metal ends. Mailing label window with paper address label. One side of label has home address, other side has school address. "Miss Judy R. Marshall 1207 West Nevada St., Urbana, Illinois" on label. a. lid b. bottom c. strap Color: GY, BR |
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| 8041 | 2011.5.0001 | Scrapbook | Contains black and white and color photos, prints, and newspaper articles about Melvin Schneider's music program for children, 1 loose envelope containing 3 black and white photos and an article from Readers Digest, Iowa State Teachers College, Campus School, Price Lab School, Black cover with embossed eagle and paisley design, held together with black string, scrapbook written in gold on front cover Color: BK, WH |
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| 8042 | 2011.5.0010 | Photograph | Photo of 2 girls and 1 boy with violins and 1 boy with cello being taught by Melvin Schneider, Iowa State Teachers College, Price Lab School, 3/4" white border, Cedar Falls and Celloist's name handwritten in black ink on back, printer's sticker has been peeled off, Original of 2011.5.9 Color: BK, WH |
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| 8043 | 2011.5.0019 | Program | The Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, Concert, Sunday, August 18, 1946 at 4:00pm, Campus School Auditorium, Orchestra and Chorus, Melvin Schneider, all information printed in black type, corrections written in pencil throughout, Same as 2011.5.18 Color: WH |
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| 8044 | 2011.5.0038 | Newspaper, Article | Newspaper article featuring the Music Teachers National Association Convention on March 1, 1950, "Concert by Stanley Quartet Relaxes Music Teachers," Black and white photo of Campus School quartet, Pictured: Marcia Hill, Gretchen Tellinghuisen, Charlotte Pratt, and Nancy Klinger, Iowa State Teachers College, on page 5, Thursday, March 2, 1950 Color: WH |
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| 8045 | 2011.5.14 | Photograph | Photo of a class playing strings and recorders, Melvin Schneider, Iowa State Teachers College, Price Lab School, 1/4" white border, strings and recorders handwritten on back in black ink Color: BK, WH |
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| 8046 | 2011.5.18 | Program | The Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, Concert, Sunday, August 18, 1946 at 4:00pm, Campus School Auditorium, Orchestra and Chorus, Melvin Schneider, All information printed in black type, Same as 2011.5.19 Color: WH |
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| 8047 | 2011.5.20 | Program | The Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, Concert, Sunday, August 3, 1947 at 3:30pm, Campus School Auditorium, Orchestra, Director Mrs. Melvin Schneider, all infor printed in black type Color: OR |
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| 8048 | 2011.5.21 | Program | Music Department of the Campus School, Concert, Sunday, May 13, 1951 at 3:30pm, College Auditorium, Iowa State Teachers College, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schneider, all info printed in black type Color: WH |
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| 8049 | 2011.5.22 | Program | The Music Department of the Campus School, Concert, Sunday, May 25, 1952 at 3:30pm, College Auditoriu, Iowa State Teachers College, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schneider, all info printed in black type, corrections made in black ink, grades 2-6 Color: WH |
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| 8050 | 2011.5.23 | Program | The Music Department of the Campus School, Concert, Grades 3-7, Sunday, May 24, 1953 at 3:30pm, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schneider, College Auditorium, Iowa State Teachers College, All info printed in black type, additions made in pencil Color: WH |
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| 8051 | 2011.5.24 | Program | The Music Department of the Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, Concert, Grades 7-8, Friday, May 21, 1954 at 7:30pm, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schneider, New Campus School Auditorium, all info printed in black type Color: YL |
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| 8052 | 2011.5.25 | Program | The Music Department of the Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, Concert, Grades 4-6, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schneider, Mr. Wayne Aurland, Mary Jane Arnold, Betty Hubbard, Larry Mattox, Marilyn Russell, Pat Brown, New Campus School Auditorium, Sunday, May 23, 1954 at 3:30pm, all info printed in black type, same as 2011.26 Color: WH |
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| 8053 | 2011.5.27 | Program | The Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, "From Darkness Unto Light," The Christmas Story, Intermediate grades, Campus Laboratory School Auditorium, 9:30 am December 20, 1957, red paper, all info printed in black type Color: RD |
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| 8054 | 2011.5.28 | Program | The Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, "From Darkness Unto Light," 4-6 grades, Campus Laboratory School Auditorium, 9:15am, December 19, 1958, Green Paper, all info printed in black type, illustration of an angel on front cover Color: GR |
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| 8055 | 2011.5.29 | Program | The Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, "The Most Precious Gift," Kindergarten-3rd grade, Campus School Auditorium, Friday, December 19, 1958 at 11:15am, red paper, all information printed in black type, Same as 2011.5.30 Color: RD |
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| 8056 | 2011.5.30 | Program | The Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, "The Most Precious Gift," Kindergarten-3rd grade, Campus School Auditorium, Friday, December 9, 1958 at 11:15am, red paper, all info printed in black type, Same as 2011.5.29 Color: RD |
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| 8057 | 2011.5.31 | Program | The Malcolm Price Laboratory School, Iowa State Teachers College, "Curriculum on Parade," 4-6 grades, School Auditorium, May 24, 1959 at 3:30pm, Orange Paper, all info printed in black type Color: OR |
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| 8058 | 2011.5.34 | Newpaper, Article | Newspaper article featuring Melvin Schneider's music program at the Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, Black and white photo of all boy kindergarten quintet being conducted by Schneider, focuses on advanced methods taught at the laboratory school Color: WH |
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| 8059 | 2011.5.39 | Newspaper, Article | Newspaper article featuring Melvin Schneider's music program at the Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, "Iowa 5-Year-Olds Find Music Can Be Lots of Fun," 2 large color pictures, staff photographer Don Ultang, bottom half of page has been cut off, on page 1 Color: WH, ML |
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| 8060 | 2011.5.40 | Report, Teachers | Campus School Primary Music Report of March 1949, Mr and Mrs. Melvin Schneider, 2 pages of white paper, 2nd page is two-sided, proposed schedule of classes, outline of curriculum, and lists of items needed, all info in black type Color: WH |
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| 8061 | 2011.5.41 | Article, Magazine | Magazine article featuring Melvin Schneider's music program at the Campus School, Iowa State Teachers College, "They Fiddle at Five," 3 pages, 8 black and white photos of children in the program and the Schneiders throughout, focuses on Melvin Schneider's teaching process, all info printed in black type Color: WH |
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| 8062 | 2013.1.0001 | Magazine | "Children's Activities for Home and School". Vol. 16, No. 9, November 1950 Color: BK, WH |
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| 8063 | 2013.1.0002 | Magazine | "Children's Activities for Home and School". Vol. 17, No. 2, February 1951 Color: BK, WH |
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| 8064 | 2013.1.0003 | Magazine | "Children's Activities for Home and School". Vol. 18, No. 7, September 1952 Color: BK, WH |
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| 8065 | 2013.1.0004 | Magazine | "Children's Activities for Home and School". Vol. 18, No. 8, October 1952 Color: BK, WH |
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| 8066 | 2013.1.0005 | Magazine | "Children's Activities for Home and School". Vol. 19, No. 2, February 1953 Color: BK, WH |
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| 8067 | 2014.1.2 | Book | "A First Book in American History" by Edward Eggleston. a. cover; b. inside pages. a. Covered in red fabric. Front cover has attached piece with outline of the United States on a blue background. Back cover has brand stamp of D. Appleton & Company. Inside front and back covers are lined with blue paper covered in illustrations of people, activities & objects. b. Pages 1-6 and 197-198 are missing. Black & white illustrations throughout. Index. Color: WH, RD, BL |
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| 8068 | 2014.2.5 | Jewelry Fragment | 2 triangular shaped pieces, front is gold on one half and purple on the other. A. Engraved UNI Panthers B. Engraved with SCI Panthers Color: GD, PR |
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| 8069 | 2015-1-1 | Photograph | No. 61 - In the Catacombs Man in forefront of the photograph leaning on a shovel. In the background the entrance of the catacomb is seen. Light is shining into the photo from the entrance of the catacomb. An explorer is seen in the background sitting down - back towards the photo. |
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| 8070 | 2015-1-1 | Photograph | "In the Catacombs - No. 61" Man in the forefront of the photograph is leaning on a shovel. In the background, the entrance of the catacomb is seen. Light is shining into the photograph from the entrance of the catacomb. An explorer is seen in the background setting down with is back towards the photographer. |
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| 8071 | 2015-1-2 | Photograph | No. 75- Greenland Esquimax Dogs Two black and semi colored dogs lying in the snow. The dogs take up most of the photograph. Black and white |
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| 8072 | 2015-1-3 | photograph | No. 5 - weather-worn pack ice near the Antarctic Circle Packed ice is in the foreground. Middleground: has several bodies of packed ice floating in the water The background: has a vast number of packed ice "islands" floating in the water |
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| 8073 | 2015-1-3 | Photograph | No.5- Weather-worn pack ice near the Antarctic circle: Packed ice is seen in the forefront of the photograph. The middle ground has several bodies of packed ice floating in the water. The back ground has a vast number of packed ice floating in the water. |
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| 8074 | 2015-1-4 | photograph | No. 74 - Building a Cairn for a food deopot on the platform: Snow in the foregroudnd, two men building a Cairn. Two tents in the background. Two men in back of the tents - one on top of an ice mound throwing a piece of snow down to the other. |
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| 8075 | 2015-1-5 | Photograph | No.57- Nadigan the Meteorologist A man with a hooded winter jacket. Ice has formed on the perimeter of the opening. Nose and right eye are visible. White and black |
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| 8076 | 2015-1-6 | Photograph | No. 17 - A Cow sea-elephant and calf In the foreground: a cow sea-elephant and a calf Background: two more seal elephants with rocks behind them |
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| 8077 | 2015-1-7 | photograph | No. 21 Weddell Seals at home: In the Foreground: two seals are laying on a drifting piece of ice Middleground: various number of seals are on several different ice formations (packed ice) cloating in the water |
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| 8078 | 2015-1-8 | photograph | No. 114 winter quarters - Queen Mary's Land "winter" Photograph shot in afternoon (dark) - catacomb/cave is seen in the bottom middle of the photograph - light is coming from the opening. Equipment is scattered everywhere. Four uprigth shovels are right above the entrance. |
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| 8079 | 2015-1-9 | Photograph | No.39- Steaming the Mertz Glaciar off Adelia Land: Water is in the foreground and background. In the background of the photograph- starting from left to right- an ice wall is seen with a cave at the end of the wall. A boat is next to the cave. Black and white. |
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| 8080 | 2015-1-9 | Photograph | No. 39 - Steaming the Mertz Glaciar off Adelie Land: Water is in the foreground and background. In the background of the photograph, starting from left to right: an ice wall is seen with a cave at the end of the wall. A goat is next to the cave |
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| 8081 | 2015-1-10 | Photograph | No. 105 A team of dogs and a sled with three men behind the sled in full winter gear |
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| 8082 | 2015-1-11 | Photograph | Nesting segull in the snowbank among rocks. No. 83 Silver Grey Petrel |
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| 8083 | 2015-1-12 | Photograph | No. 62 - Return of the Night Watchman Individual holding a lamp digger a ole to his home. Shove in foreground |
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| 8084 | 2015-1-13 | Photograph | No. 59 - An expirement in the workroom Four men standing around looking at a bright flash, which is positioned in the middle of the photograph. The bright flash lights up the room |
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| 8085 | 2015-1-14 | Photograph | No. 7 - The Aurora at Anchor Hasselborough Bay: Water is in the foreground accompanied with rock formations on both sides. Middle ground - water and rock formations are seen Background - a ship the photograph was taken on a clear sunny day |
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| 8086 | 2015-1-15 | Photograph | No. 57 - Nadigan the Meteorologist A man with a hooded winter jacket on. Ice has formed on the perimeter of the opening. Nose and right eye are visible |
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| 8087 | 2015-1-15 | Photograph | No. 29 - Gentoo Penguin and Young A grown penguin and two young penguins are the focal point of the photograph |
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| 8088 | 2015-1-16 | Photograph | No.28- A Precocious Victoria Penguin A penguin is the focal point of the photograph. The penguin is standing on a bed of sticks gazing away from the lens. The top of the penguins head is flat. Spikes are created by this. Black and White |
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| 8089 | 2015-1-17 | photograph | No. 20 - crab eater seal A seal is lying on a bed of snow. The seals mouth is open. |
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| 8090 | 2015-1-18 | photograph | No. 1 - becalmed in the pacific A ship is full sail in the water |
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| 8091 | 2015-1-18 | photograph | No. 1 - becalmed in the pacific A ship is full sail in the water |
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| 8092 | 2015-1-19 | Photograph | No. 19 - a Ross seal A seal is lying on the snow. It's head is slanted upwards - its neck is in a bloated state |
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| 8093 | 2015-1-20 | photograph | No. 93 a terminal merraine. The foreground, middleground, and background are filled with rocks. On the top right side of the photograph - a pocket of snow is visible - a man is standing in the snow. |
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| 8094 | 2015-1-21 | Photograph | No. 64- Walking into the face of a high wind Two men are seen walking. The men are slouched over- creating right angles. One man is significantly closer then the other in the photograph. Black and White |
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| 8095 | 2015-1-22 | Photograph | No. 103 - a shattered surface. Snow/ice formations take up the photograph. Looks to be shattered |
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| 8096 | 2015-1-23 | Photograph | No. 72 - In the teeth of the blizzard. In the foreground - two men clothed in winter gear, are walking towards the camera man. In the background - a man is walking the opposite way. Snow is everywhere. |
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| 8097 | 2015-1-24 | Photograph | No. 15 - A vast number of seals are taking up the foreground, middle ground, and background. Mountains are visible, the seals are lying down. |
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| 8098 | 2015-1-25 | photograph | No. 14 - Grizzley old sea elephant. The photograph is a close up of a sea elephant. The hyde has cracked over the years |
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| 8099 | 2015-1-26 | Photograph | No. 25 - Antarctic Skua gulls feeding on the carcas of a sea elephant. Two others are standing off to the side |
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| 8100 | 2015-1-27 | photograph | No. 31 - protection An adult penguin is standing tall with his wings in a flying position. Another penguin is under the adult penguin's torso. |
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