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Family of Seven in front of House

Date: 1878
Description: A family of seven is sitting in the foreground around a table covered with books and flowers. Three young girls are sitting on the ground in front of the t...
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Hess Cooperage Sawmill

Date: 1952
Description: Three employees working at the Hess Cooperage sawmill, quarter sawing oak logs to make staves and heads for barrels.
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Hess Brothers with Large Oak Log

Date: 1952
Description: Joe Hess, Eddie Hess, and Foots Hess (l to r) of the Hess Cooperage pose with a large oak log which will be cut into staves and heads for barrels. Houses ...
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Oak Barrel Staves and Heads Curing

Date: 1952
Description: Stacks of oak barrel staves and heads curing outdoors behind the Hess Cooperage, near Atwood Avenue. The round stacks are the heads and the square stacks ...
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Oak Barrel Heads and Staves Curing

Date: 1952
Description: Large stacks of oak barrel heads and staves curing outdoors at the Hess Cooperage.
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Hess Cooperage Sawmill

Date: 1952
Description: Sawmill, for cutting barrel heads and staves out of oak logs, behind the Hess Cooperage.
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Quarter Sawing Logs to Make Barrels

Date: 1952
Description: Two employees of Hess Cooperage, working at their outdoor sawmill behind the cooperage, quarter sawing oak logs to be made into barrel staves and heads wit...
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Employees Cutting Log to Make Barrels

Date: 1952
Description: Five employees(l to r Joe Hess, Eddy Hess, Tony Hess, Frank "Foots" Hess Jr. and Frank Hess Sr.) of the Hess Cooperage, cut a large oak log to make headers...
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Men Loading Barrels on Wagons

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Description: Men loading barrels on horse-drawn wagons, probably the Onalaska Pickling and Canning Company on Winnebago Avenue.
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Syl with Group Watching Dog Perform

Date: 06 1903
Description: Syl and other children watch a dog perform with a barrel on a wooden sidewalk near a small building. Railroad tracks cross behind them, and power lines str...
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Naval Storage

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Description: The naval stores docks piled high with barrels. Men can be seen rolling the barrels and buildings are in the background. Caption reads: "Naval Storage Dock...
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Barrels in Naval Storage

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Description: Elevated view of barrels outdoors in naval storage. A truck is in the far background.
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Barrels in Naval Storage

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Description: Elevated view of thousands of barrels in storage for the Navy. Masted ships are behind buildings in the background. Caption reads: "Naval Stores."
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Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view from railroad tracks of the Depot. Four men are standing alongside the depot building near a wheeled cart. The building features two signs, o...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Audience

Date: 07 25 1954
Description: Artie Luetke and Dick Michels sitting on top of a sand barrel to watch the 1954 Madison soap box derby races.
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Group Portrait of People Posing Between Buildings

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Description: Large group of women and young girls, and one man, posing between outdoors between two buildings. In the foreground is a barrel and chairs.
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Erecting a New Wireless Radio Pole

Date: 1918
Description: Russians erecting new wireless radio poles near a town. In the background are a number of large buildings behind a wooden fence. On the ground are barrels ...
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View of the Fairchild House from the Garden

Date: 06 08 1896
Description: The Lucius Fairchild home at 302 Monona Avenue (later Martin Luther King Blvd.) seen from the back garden. Lush foliage surrounds the back door, where a br...

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