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First Congregational Church and Parsonage

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Description: View from road towards the church. The church has a fence running along the front. There are a few people standing on the porch of the parsonage on the lef...
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Andy Gump Statue

Date: 1925
Description: The Andy Gump statue on the grounds of the late Sidney Smith, cartoonist, estate. The statue represents Smith's popular cartoon figure, and at the time of ...
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Taliesin

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and architectural school complex. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 28 1940
Description: Paul Johnson (left) and James Borden (right) racing down Gorham Street at Madison's (Wisconsin) 1940 soap box derby. They have just left the starting ramp....
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Hedjord Graves

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Description: Ten graves of the Hedjord family in the Muskego churchyard. There is an obelisk is the center of graves.
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Neighborhood House Orioles Club Scrapbook: Orioles with Their Dolls

Date: 1940
Description: Group portrait of the Orioles, members of a club for ten-year-old girls at Neighborhood House. A former worker at the settlement house then working in a ho...
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Burned House, Rear View

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Description: Rear view of the charred remains of a house that has been burned. Undamaged homes are in the background.
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Burned House, Front View

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Description: Front view of the charred remains of a house that has been burned. Undamaged homes are visible in the background.
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War Correspondent at His Typewriter

Date: 07 1943
Description: Robert Doyle types stories about the Red Arrow Division in his tent while seated on his cot. The tent sides are tied open. A crate serves as a typewriter s...
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Strawberry School

Date: 1932
Description: A view, from the rear, of the small, wood frame Strawberry School, District No. 4. The school has a hip roof and brick chimney. A car is parked beside the ...
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Last Day of School

Date: 1932
Description: Pupils at Strawberry School pose behind a table laden with food brought for the "last day of school" picnic. The children wear "good" clothes; two boys wit...
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Leland Kopps

Date: 1932
Description: Leland Kopps, a student at Strawberry School, sits in a chair near a Victrola-style cabinet phonograph in his farm home. There is a large potted plant in f...
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Russell Gottschall

Date: 1932
Description: Russell Gottschall, 13, holds a puppy as he poses in front of a border of roses, lilacs and peonies which he planted near the road at his home, Woodlawn Fa...
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Picnic

Date: 1933
Description: Children and adults enjoy a picnic in the wooded schoolyard at the Cloverland School, District No. 2. Pans of food have been placed on boards supported by ...
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Cloverland School

Date: 1933
Description: Students at the Cloverland School, District No.2, stand hand in hand, with arms outstretched, in front of the brick school building. The front porch extend...
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Kittenball Team

Date: 1932
Description: The kittenball team of Cloverland school, including three girls and seven boys, pose in front of the school. A boy in knickers holds a bat; another boy at ...
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Getting Water

Date: 1931
Description: George Stallman and Walter Shinkus pose with a bucket at the water pump outside the Tibbets School. They are "getting water for the school." There are hou...
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Smith School

Date: 1931
Description: The Smith School, Joint Districts 5 and 7, Towns of Medina and Deerfield, stands on a rise. It is a small brick structure with enclosed front porch, square...
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Forest of Fame

Date: 1933
Description: Two signs are posted in an open area planted with young trees. One sign identifies the "Forest of Fame Mt. Vernon," and the other sign the "Elm Tree from B...
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George Brumder

Date: 1901
Description: George Brumder, Milwaukee publisher and businessman, standing on his pier at Pine Lake. He is wearing a suit and hat. There is a low wall on the right, whi...

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