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German Free Thinkers Society

Date: 1902
Description: Members of the German-American Freie Gemeinde ("Free Thinkers") organization, posing in front of their building at Sauk City.
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Baraboo International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1931
Description: Two employees standing on the sidewalk in front of the storefront of an International Harvester dealership owned by the Schwartz Bros. The dealership sold ...
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Employee Picnic

Date: 08 07 1935
Description: Group portrait of employees and children "First annual outing of the Pure Oil Company & Capitol Oil Corp. of Madison at Lake Delton." Also shows drum and m...
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St. Aloysius School

Date: 06 10 1932
Description: St. Aloysius school with children and their diplomas, and a priest in front of the school door.
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Lake Delton Airport Hangar

Date: 04 09 1931
Description: Two men are standing in front of the Lake Delton airport hangar with a windsock on the roof. Automobiles are parked inside the hangar. On the right is a fu...
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Lake Delton Airport Owner, Manager and Son

Date: 04 09 1931
Description: Group portrait of three men: the Lake Delton airport owner, likely William J. Newman (center), manager and son standing in front of the prop of an airplane...
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Watchmaker Nick Knechtges

Date: 03 06 1931
Description: Nick Knechtges, watchmaker, at his workbench in his home shop.
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Philleo Nash on Elephant

Date: 1959
Description: Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Philleo Nash, a Democrat, riding on an elephant during the annual Circus Parade.
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Camping at Devil's Lake

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of the Herman Taylor family camping at Devil's Lake. There is a moving train in the background on railroad tracks along the shoreline of the ...
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Gaylord Nelson Visiting August Derleth

Date: 1960
Description: Casual portrait of August Derleth sitting behind his typewriter in his office, with Gaylord Nelson sitting on his desk to talk.
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The Lloyd Jones Family

Date: 1883
Description: A group portrait of about 40 members of the Lloyd Jones family. The empty chair in the front row was placed in memory of the wife of Richard Lloyd Jones.
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Baraboo Basketball Team

Date: 1916
Description: A group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the 1916 Baraboo basketball team, winners of the Wisconsin State Basketball Tournament held at Lawrence ...
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Elks Float and Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: A parade float decorated with bunting, a large, 48-star American flag, and a mounted elk's head is parked in front of the Baraboo Elks Lodge. The large st...
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Swimming Pool

Date: 1940
Description: Children play in a large swimming pool with a stone changing house.
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Daughters of G.A.R.

Date: 1935
Description: A group of women stand on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. A banner identifies them as the Department of Wisconsin, National Daughters of the G.A.R...
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Boys in Oriental Costume

Date: 1930
Description: A group portrait of boys and young men in oriental costume and make-up. Most are holding opened hand fans.
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Risley Brothers Building

Date: 1944
Description: Five women look at a window display at the Schweke Brothers Store, 129 Third Street, which occupied the 1910 Risley Brothers Building. A man sits in the dr...
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Jennie Rooney Reclining

Date: 1930
Description: A young woman poses reclining and reading a magazine. She wears a bangled costume, tights, and dance slippers.
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Woman Knitting

Date: 1930
Description: An elderly woman in an old-fashioned dress sits and knits by a table in front of a painted backdrop.
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Reclining Young Woman

Date: 1930
Description: A smiling young woman poses reclining on a chaise. She wears a dress of sheer material.

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