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Aviation License of John Kaminski

Date: 05 08 1912
Description: License #121 issued to John Kaminski in 1912 by the Aero Club of America.
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Federal Bird Warden

Date: 1921
Description: J.M. Eheim posing outdoors with multiple birdhouses.
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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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Reporters Hangout

Date: 10 1947
Description: The Press Club Bar in the New York Herald Tribune Building in Paris, France.
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Louis Schoen's Old Lager, Label

Date: 1944
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Louis Schoen's Old Beer Lager, Quality has No Substitute, Brewed and Bottled by the ...
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People Riding Zebus

Date: 1906
Description: Man and a woman riding on zebu cattle, with fields and a mountain in the background. The people, place, and date of the photograph are unknown. The man and...
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Erich von Stroheim publicity still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: With a critical eye, Erich von Stroheim examines his make-up in a hand mirror. He sits outdoors in costume as the German military doctor Otto von Harden in...
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Erich von Stroheim Publicity Still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: At left, the make-up artist, probably Robert Stephanoff, watches as Erich von Stroheim pinches his right cheek and examines his make-up in a hand mirror. V...
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Men at Holy Hill Shrine

Date: 1910
Description: Four men kneeling and praying at the shrine at Holy Hill. More people are gathered near the church above them.
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William and Alma at Portofino

Date: 02 22 1930
Description: William Conrad Seipp, Jr., left, and his daughter Melita, far right, pose with Alma Schmidt Petersen and her son Conrad at an overlook above Portofino Bay....
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William Pettigrew Holding Ax and Hammer

Date: 1912
Description: William Pettigrew, who was Foreman at Camp Four for sometime beginning in 1885, is holding a double headed ax in his right hand and a hammer in his left ha...
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William Pettigrew Reading on the Ark Cottage Porch

Date: 1912
Description: William Pettigrew, who was Foreman at Camp Four beginning in 1885, is reading a hard cover book on the porch of the Ark cottage while sitting on a striped ...
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Captain and Pilot

Date: 08 1906
Description: Donald Holt is steering the "Islander" motorboat with his father W.A. Holt at his side. The "Islander" flag is flying off the bow, and the American flag is...
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Pleasure Boat on Lake Michigan

Date: 1900
Description: View of a boat, the Whittaker, with most people sitting in chairs, and a few men standing. In the background is a steep shoreline, with houses along...
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Mr. and Mrs. Carroll

Date: 1926
Description: Portrait of a man and woman, standing outside the open door to a log cabin. Caption reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, 1926."
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Sun Dance Near Fort Washakie

Date: 1900
Description: A group of men posing together in front of a stand of trees. Caption reads: "Indian 'Sun Dance' near Fort Washakie, Wyo, 1900."
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Excavation in Circular Mound

Date: 11 1947
Description: A person is kneeling next to objects that have been unearthed. Caption reads: "Excavation in circular mound on R. J. Harker property, Frost Woods, Monona, ...
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Excavation in Circular Mound

Date: 11 01 1947
Description: View across an excavation toward men and women standing above and behind it. Men are in another excavated hole behind it. Caption reads: "Excavation in cir...
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Excavation in Circular Mound

Date: 11 01 1947
Description: Men are working in a hole dug in the ground, which is roped off with stakes. Caption reads: "Excavation in circular mound on R. J. Harker property, Frost W...

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