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Excavation in Circular Mound

Date: 11 01 1947
Description: Men are working in a hole dug in the ground, which is roped off with stakes. Caption reads: "Excavation in circular mound on R. J. Harker property, Frost W...
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Excavation in Circular Mound

Date: 11 01 1947
Description: View across an excavation toward men and women standing above and behind it. Men are in another excavated hole behind it. Caption reads: "Excavation in cir...
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Excavation in Circular Mound

Date: 11 1947
Description: A person is kneeling next to objects that have been unearthed. Caption reads: "Excavation in circular mound on R. J. Harker property, Frost Woods, Monona, ...
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Frank W. Allis

Date: 1905
Description: Waist-up portrait of Frank Watson Allis, son of Edward P. Allis. Frank was a gentleman farmer in the Blooming Grove community, now Monona.
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Artist Aaron Bohrod Shows Off New Studio

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod shows his new studio at his English Tudor style home at 4811 Tonyawatha Trail overlooking Lake Mon...
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Artist Aaron Bohrod Shows Off New Studio

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod shows his new studio at his English Tudor style home at 4811 Tonyawatha Trail overlooking Lake Mon...
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UW Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod and Family

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod is shown posing with his family. Shown (L-R) are Aaron Bohrod, Mrs. Ruth Bohrod, Georgi (14), and ...
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Teens Work Summer Job at Monona Drive-In

Date: 05 23 1958
Description: James Fernan, 3522 Dennett Drive (left), and Harold Hemel, 738 Lansing Street (right) serving up root beer at a Monona drive-in.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church First Communion Group

Date: 05 08 1955
Description: Group portrait of first communion group standing in front of the altar with a priest, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 5105 Schofield Avenue.
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Golfers and E.W. Parker with Trophy

Date: 06 23 1932
Description: Group of golfers from Blackhawk, Maple Bluff, and Nakoma with E.W. Parker and donated trophy.
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Kitchen Installation

Date: 08 31 1954
Description: Kitchen sink and cabinets installation by Monona Manufacturing and Supply Company, 4709 Monona Drive.
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Monona Farm

Date: 08 28 1928
Description: Monona Farm, 4202 Monona Drive, operated by the Quaker Oats Company.
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Kilowatt Clubhouse

Date: 10 17 1928
Description: Interior of Kilowatt clubhouse on Lake Monona. There is a piano along the back wall. A sign painted along a beam on the ceiling reads: "To err is Human — t...
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Lyman Schley's Cottage in Ruins

Date: 10 25 1930
Description: View from road of the ruins, after of a fire, of Lymon Schley's "Green Lantern" cottage, in Morningside Heights.
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Lyman Schley's Cottage in Ruins

Date: 10 25 1930
Description: Elevated view from above of ruins, after a fire, of Lymon Schley's "Green Lantern" cottage, Morningside Heights.
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Harp and Kettle Cheese House Restaurant

Date: 09 04 1954
Description: Close-up of the Harp and Kettle Cheese House drive-in restaurant and store with roadside sign advertising "Aged Cheese, Retail, Mail Orders, Gift Boxes."
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Groundbreaking for St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 03 02 1959
Description: Four men are holding plans for a multi-unit new church on the site for St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5700 Pheasant Hill Road. Left to right: J...
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Ella Stevenson's 98th Birthday

Date: 07 04 1957
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Ella Stevenson taken for her 98th birthday. After the close of the Civil War, she and her family left Pennsylvania to settle in Crawford C...
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Finger Painting Class at Nichols School

Date: 01 05 1955
Description: Third-grade student Alan Elliott (of 1009 Progressive Avenue) working on his finger painting project at Nichols School.
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Finger Painting Class at Nichols School

Date: 01 05 1955
Description: Third-grade student Susan Pressentin (of 4805 Wallace Avenue) is working on finger painting project at Nichols School. She is wearing a Brownie uniform.

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