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Migrant Summer School

Date: 07 19 1962
Description: Migrant school children receive a visit from Gaylord Nelson who is looking at artwork made by one of the students.
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At the Lake Mills Hostel

Date: 1942
Description: Katy La Bruzzo, Tina Fedele, and Catherine Gandolph posed with their bicycles at the Lake Mills Hostel on their bicycle trip with the Neighborhood House Am...
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Ballet Classes in Lake Mills Garage

Date: 12 05 1958
Description: Tibor L. Zana, a 23 year old Hungarian dance instructor and student at Carroll College, teaches ballet to about 60 residents of Lake Mills in a room over a...
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Ballet Classes in Lake Mills Garage

Date: 12 05 1958
Description: Tibor L. Zana, a 23 year old Hungarian dance instructor and student at Carroll College, teaches ballet to about 60 residents of Lake Mills in a room over a...
Photograph

Ballet Classes in Lake Mills Garage

Date: 12 05 1958
Description: Tibor L. Zana, a 23 year old Hungarian dance instructor and student at Carroll College, teaches ballet to about 60 residents of Lake Mills in a room over a...
Photograph

Ballet Classes in Lake Mills Garage

Date: 12 05 1958
Description: Tibor L. Zana, a 23 year old Hungarian dance instructor and student at Carroll College, teaches ballet to about 60 residents of Lake Mills in a room over a...
Postcard

Lake Mills Railroad Depot

Date: 1912
Description: View towards the Lake Mills Railroad Depot. A passenger train is on the tracks on the left. A light rail trolley is on the sharply curving tracks on the ri...
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Unititled — After Snowfall in Lake Mills

Date: 1908
Description: Downtown Lake Mills after a snowfall. A park and residential block are on the left. Commercial businesses are on the right. Horses and wagons are parked in...
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Erin Side Rock Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View of Rock Lake. There is a sign posted on a tree that reads: "Erin Side", and it has also been added to the postcard on the right where it reads: "Erin ...
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Waterskiing on a Pretty Lake, Vacationland Scene

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view from hill of a waterskier and motorboat on Rock Lake.
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Military Co. and Band

Date: 05 1909
Description: View across intersection towards a marching band carrying their instruments coming down a residential street. They are followed by a group of men in unifor...
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Lake Mills High School Baseball Team

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the high school baseball team and their coach sitting on a long bench.
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Firefighters

Date: 1908
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of firefighters walking down a tent-lined street in downtown Lake Mills. A banner reads: "Wellcome Firefighters."
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Lake Mills High School

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of a two-story brick school building with a bell tower. Flower beds are on the lawn, and houses and buildings are in the backgro...
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Sandy Beach Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Men, women and children in modest swimming suits enjoy splashing and playing in the water at Sandy Beach, a resort established by Gerhard Strauss in 1921. ...
Historical Object

Fargo Children at Play

Date: 1899
Description: An album page decorated with a hand-painted stem of wild geranium flowers features four photographs of Stuart Fargo, age two years, and his sister Dorothy,...
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Aunt Nellie

Date: 1913
Description: Group portrait of Helen Farnsworth Mears posing with her nephews Stuart Fargo, center, and Frank Fargo Jr. They are reading a book together. Mears is weari...
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Aunt Nellie

Date: 1913
Description: Group portrait, with Stuart, center, and Frank B. Fargo Jr. posing with their "Aunt Nellie," Helen Farnsworth Mears. The boys are wearing jackets and neckt...
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Louise Mears Fargo

Date: 1914
Description: Helen Mears Fargo (1866-1925) posing while standing in a three-quarter length portrait in front of the porch of the Fargo family home on Mulberry Street. S...
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Louise Mears Fargo and Her Children

Date: 1914
Description: Louise Mears Fargo (1866-1925) posing for a profile, three-quarter length standing portrait beside the front porch of the family home on Mulberry Street. S...

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