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Moving Boulder with Bulldozer

Date: 10 1959
Description: Moving a very large boulder with a bulldozer during construction of Highway 94 in Waukesha County.
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Aerial View of New Butler

Date: 01 1934
Description: Aerial view of New Butler, in Waukesha County.
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Girl with Bubbles

Date: 09 30 1984
Description: A young girl playing with soap bubbles outdoors.
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Child at Library

Date: 10 09 1961
Description: A girl enjoys a book at the library.
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Transportation Safety for Children

Date: 06 17 1986
Description: A group of children on "hot cycles," a form of young children's transportation, are being instructed on the rules of pedestrian and bicycle transportation ...
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School Project

Date: 04 22 1967
Description: Two junior high students work on a project that requires making a vocal recording.
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Snowmobiling Club

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Description: Ed Westrick, the president of Genesse Trailmakers Club, and his family pose on their snowmobiles on a lawn.
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Aviation Class

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Description: Group portrait of women enrolled in an aviation class.
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Women Aviators

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Description: Studio portrait of women who are taking flying lessons. Several of the women are dressed in furs.
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Muskego Fair Souvenirs

Date: 08 28 1967
Description: Gary Ksicinski is surrounded by stuffed animals and other souvenirs as he waits for customers at his concession booth at the annual Muskego VFW fair.
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Cattle at Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of dozens of cattle milling outside the barn at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys. Several other school buildings are visible in the b...
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Students at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Students gather in the schoolyard at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys. A group of four boys is seen in the foreground, while dozens of others stand...
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Students Outside the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Students gather in the schoolyard at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys. Several school buildings are seen in the background.
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Dining room of the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Dining room at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys.
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Sleeping Quarters in Boys School

Date: 1893
Description: Sleeping quarters at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys, with several rows of bunk beds.
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Students in snow outside State Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Winter scene with four students from the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys standing outside on the snow-covered school grounds.
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Barrel Race on the Lake

Date: 06 26 1909
Description: Two men paddle barrels with their hands and feet while a third tips over on Pewaukee Lake at the Waukesha Beach recreation area. Other people watch both f...
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St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church

Date: 1935
Description: View of St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church from the west. The church is on a hill and adjoins St. John's Military Academy
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Pewaukee Lake

Date: 09 04 1906
Description: Three boys on the shore of Pewaukee Lake. One boy is fishing, while the other two observe. A boat dock and boathouse are in the background.
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Automobile on Country Road

Date: 08 23 1917
Description: Man, possibly Joseph Brown, attending to an automobile on the road between Waukesha and Ionsman. Rural landscape and farm in the background.

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