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White Bass Run

Date: 1942
Description: People fishing for bass off dock.
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Patience and Fortitude

Date: 1960
Description: Man and boy in silhouette ice fishing on Lake Winnebago.
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Votes for Women

Date: 07 04 1912
Description: Members of the Oshkosh Equal Suffrage League in their 4th of July float made up with a sail boat. Banners read "Votes for Women" and "We are Rudderless, We...
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Aerial View of EAA Convention

Date: 1988
Description: Aerial view of the 1988 EAA (Experimental Aviation Association) Convention and Fly-in at Wittman Field. On the ground is the Concorde and a B-1 Bomber.
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EAA Acrobatics

Date: 1986
Description: Aerial acrobatics at the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) convention and fly-in at Oshkosh. The EAA encompasses all aspects of sport aviation includ...
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EAA Acrobatics

Date: 08 1983
Description: A performance by the Earl Cherry acrobatic team at the EAA Convention and Fly-in.
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EAA Bombing Demonstration

Date: 08 1983
Description: The crowd at the Experimental Aviation Association Fly-in enjoyed a demonstration of World War II bombing. Here two planes fly through the swirling black s...
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Chief Oshkosh Remembrance

Date: 05 25 1926
Description: Menominee Indians eating lunch together on Chief Oshkosh Day, May 25, 1926, "the occasion of the removal of the chief's remains from an unmarked grave besi...
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Poised to Strike

Date: 07 1958
Description: Batter waits to strike the baseball just thrown from the pitcher.
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Wolf River House

Date: 1914
Description: The Wolf River House. The advertisement reads: "The Wolf River House; Hunters' and Fishermen's Resort; Rates $1.50 per day - $9.00 per week; Special Rates ...
Postcard

Oshkosh State Normal School

Date: 1915
Description: The gymnasium of Oshkosh State Normal School. This gynasium was regarded as the best equipped in the nation, and was constructed during the school presiden...
Poster

Oshkosh Homecoming Poster

Date: 1922
Description: Homecoming poster promoting the football game between Oshkosh Normal and Superior Normal on Saturday, October 14th at 2:30 pm.
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People Fishing

Date: 09 15 1962
Description: A group of men, women and children fish from a dock located on the Fox River. In the background are commercial buildings along the shoreline.
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Waiting for Bass Run

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of people in a park along the shoreline waiting for the White Bass run.
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Carp Fishing

Date: 07 1968
Description: Two fisherman pull in a net of carp fish on Lake Winnebago.
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EAA Convention

Date: 07 1991
Description: "Big bomber at the EAA Convention in Oshkosh."
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Concord Jet at Experimental Aircraft Association Airshow

Date: 08 1998
Description: The British Concord makes an appearance at the EAA in Oshkosh.
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Experiemental Aircraft Association (EAA) Airshow

Date: 08 1998
Description: The British Concord lands at the EAA Airshow in Oshkosh.
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Concord Jet Pilot

Date: 08 1998
Description: The pilot of the British Concord at the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Air Show waves to the crowd.
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Enjoying the Outdoors

Date: 1910
Description: Seven women posed in yard. A woman, Ida Lund, sits in a rocking chair on the left, three more, Maude Riley; Maggie Riley; Lydia Mader, pose sitting in a ha...

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