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Wonewoc Spiritualist Camp

Date: 1949
Description: Spiritualists in Wonewoc, Wisconsin, are setting controls for medium Earl H. Williams by tying his arms and taping his mouth prior to a "levitation exhibit...
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McCarthy in Wisconsin

Date: 09 15 1951
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy greets admirers at a Dairy Day event in Platteville.
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Wisconsin Listens to McCarthy

Date: 09 15 1951
Description: At a Wisconsin Dairy Day event, the photographer turned the camera from the speaker, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, to the large audience gathered to listen t...
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Adlai Campaigning

Date: 1952
Description: Adlai Stevenson, Democratic Presidential candidate, at a podium speaking to an audience. To Stevenson's right is Thomas Fairchild, the Democratic candidat...
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Wright for Stevenson

Date: 1952
Description: Among those attending a dinner for Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson in 1952 was Frank Lloyd Wright and Oligavanna Lloyd Wright.
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Adlai Stevenson Campaigning

Date: 1952
Description: Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson arriving at the Loraine Hotel for a speaking engagement. During the campaign Senator Joseph R. McCarthy r...
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Owen Lattimore Speaks

Date: 03 17 1952
Description: Owen D. Lattimore speaking to an audience. Although the photograph is not identified, it was undoubtedly taken at an appearance at the University Union Th...
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Phoning for Ike and Dick

Date: 11 1952
Description: Phone bank of Madison supporters for the Republican Presidential ticket: Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.
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George Forrester at Ringling Circus

Date: 1953
Description: Madison Mayor, George Forrester, seated in the front row of the audience at the Ringling Brothers Circus. Clowns entertain the children seated near Forrest...
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Olin Terrace

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Description: Olin Terrace overlooking Lake Monona.
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Woman Making Pasties

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Description: Woman wearing a hairnet and an apron fills a pasty in her kitchen. A man wearing coveralls is seated at the table watching.
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Woman Preparing Lutefisk

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Description: Woman wearing an apron in an industrial kitchen and preparing a large pot of lutefisk possibly for a Syttende Mai celebration.
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Muscoda Woman

Date: 1955
Description: 100-year-old woman, a resident of Muscoda, Wis., sitting at a table, stirring a cup of coffee (?). Newsphoto for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Winter View of the Wisconsin Historical Society Building

Date: 01 1954
Description: An exterior view of the Wisconsin Historical Society building, seen from the southeast. Several cars are parked on the street in front of the building. The...
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Curling Match

Date: 1950
Description: Two women compete in a curling match. Several spectators are visible in the background.
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Young Woman Holding License Plates and a "Keep Wisconsin Clean" Sign

Date: 1958
Description: A young woman standing outdoors holds two 1959, Wisconsin license plates and a "Keep Wisconsin Clean" sign. The signs were made to promote the Governor's K...
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Wisconsin Spiritualist Test

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Description: People involved in activity at the Wonewoc Spiritualist Camp. A "test" is being performed to see if a medium is authentic.
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The White Grocery and Filling Station

Date: 1947
Description: A gas station attendant puts on his coat outside the White Grocery and Filling Station in Madison. A sign near the pumps reads, "Please Give Me Ten Seconds...
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 1955
Description: The Brooklyn Grange parade float in a Labor Day parade. Men and women on the float mimic various household and recreational activities.
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Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view of Wisconsin General Hospital.

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