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Children's Toy Exhibit
December 1948
Two girls looking at dolls on a table. Caption reads: "Exhibit of children's toys. About Christmas, 1948."
Picnic for Dr. Jones
1955
Large group passing between serving tables at a picnic in honor of Dr. Jones, for fifty years the town's physician.
Smashing Illegal Slot Machines
1948
John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines.
Women Cooking at Pageant
Two women in hats and dresses are stirring the contents of a cooking pot hanging on a tripod. Caption reads: "Stoughton, Wis. Pageant. Women in native costumes with old cooking pot."
Wisconsin Central Lockheed 10A
1948
A Wisconsin Central Airlines pilot walking toward a twin-engine Lockheed 10A airplane parked on the runway at Truax Field.
Labor Day Parade
1955
The Brooklyn Grange parade float in a Labor Day parade. Men and women on the float mimic various household and recreational activities.
