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Parching Wild Rice

Date: 1907
Description: A Chippewa woman parching wild rice in Lac Vieux Desert. Lac Vieux Desert is a 4200 acre Michigan-Wisconsin boundary water in Vilas County.
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Family posed around Table in Yard

Date: 1871
Description: A large family group is gathered around a table for coffee. The women are holding bunches of flowers, and behind them is a large bracket style house with a...
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Springer Family

Date: 1871
Description: The Springer family sits in their yard around a table. A patterned shawl is on the back of a chair, and a girl has a scarf around her neck. A woman holds a...
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Family outside for Coffee

Date: 1876
Description: A family is grouped around a table set for coffee in a yard and on the porch of a house in a grove. House has "rounded rock" foundation and brackets.
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Chicago Traveling Club at McBride's Point

Date: 07 1875
Description: Chicago Traveling Club encamped at McBride's Point at Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota near Madison. An African American sits at the left foreground with pans ...
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Ralph Warner House

Date: 1950
Description: A woman is working on the backporch of Ralph Warner's home.
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Dedication of Winnebago Indian Village

Date: 07 1956
Description: Women make fry bread at the dedication of the Winnebago Indian Village.
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Boy Scouts Klondike Derby

Date: 01 13 1952
Description: Three boy scouts prepare soup over a campfire during the Boy Scout Klondike Derby at Glenway Golf Course.
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Mendota Yacht Club Moonlight Regatta

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Josie Mayer and Sue Adams roast wieners at the Mendota Yacht Club moonlight regatta and picnic supper on the roof of the Edgewater Hotel.
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Civil Defense Mass Feeding Practice

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Eldred Heiser (left), Isabelle Hyslop, and Janet DePiazza gather around an oven/kettle intended for cooking soup, meats, and stews during a Civil Defense e...
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Men Who Cook

Date: 05 22 1956
Description: Jack L. Savidusky stands in his yard wearing a chef's hat and apron while barbecuing his specialty, "Mexican Barbecued Beef." His son Michael, 11, looks on...
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Two Men Camping with Scout and Trailer

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Description: Two men are cooking at a campfire. Behind them is a parked Scout truck which has a trailer attached to the back. Two rifles are leaning against the side of...

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