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Kaminski at the State Fairgrounds

Date: 1912
Description: John Kaminski and his Curtiss pusher were scheduled to fly at the 1912 Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Milwaukee, along with several other Curtiss aviators ...
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Model Airplane Company

Date: 1940
Description: Assembly line packing by the Supreme Model Supply Co., a model airplane company started by Waukesha teenagers in 1940.
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National Aeronautics Association

Date: 1933
Description: An unidentified photograph thought to be of a National Aeronautics Association cross-country flight. The identified individuals are Steve Wittman of Oshkos...
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TWA's Sleeping Passengers

Date: 12 1952
Description: TWA executives napping during a round-the-world flight in a Constellation 803 organized to survey travel conditions in the Far East. The Lockheed Constella...
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Bong on Leave

Date: 1943
Description: Elvated view of war hero Richard Ira Bong (center, in flight jacket) on leave in Poplar, with friends, relatives, and admirers. The group is walking down a...
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Chippewa Mother

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Description: A Chippewa (Ojibwa) mother with two children, one of whom is in a cradleboard, at the Lac du Flambeau reservation. This image is part of an exhibit about N...
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Senator Proxmire and Constituents

Date: 07 1969
Description: Senator William Proxmire greets three elderly women seated on a bench at the Capitol Square.
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Marion Park Club House

Date: 1906
Description: View across yard of house with large group of people gathered on porch posing for photograph.
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Barlow Chalet of the Golden Fleece

Date: 1955
Description: Barlow "Chalet of the Golden Fleece," New Glarus, Wisconsin. Home of Edwin Barlow, now city museum. Two women are standing in front of the house.
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Clear Lake High School Football Team

Date: 1933
Description: The football team of clear Lake High School. Gaylord Nelson, later governor of Wisconsin and U.S. Senator, is second from the left in the front row.
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Judge McCarthy

Date: 1946
Description: Judge Joseph R. McCarthy sitting at the bench at the Outagamie Courthouse. This photograph was featured in McCarthy's U.S. Senate campaign literature in 19...
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Boat Covered in Ice

Date: 09 20 1945
Description: A tugboat in the river is covered in snow and ice. Two men are at the front of the ship on the right wearing hats and heavy coats.
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Delia and Frank King

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Description: Delia and Frank King on a terrace on the side of a house with their Doberman Pinschers at Folly Farm. A classical sculpture is in the foreground.
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Three Men

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Description: Close-up portrait of three men standing outdoors near a house. From left to right: Walter White Drew, Frank O. King, and Bill Gannon. Walter White Drew was...
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Frank King Sculpting

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Description: Frank O. King at home. He is working just outside the door to his sculpture studio at Folly Farm.
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Nurse and Newborn

Date: 1897
Description: A nurse sits with Mrs. D.W. Osborn's week-old newborn.
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Young Man Riding a Mule

Date: 1900
Description: A young man is shown riding a mule. He is transporting harvested sugar cane.
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Clifford Anderson with Leghorn Chickens

Date: 1915
Description: Clifford Anderson sits in a barnyard among his flock of white Leghorn chickens.
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WKOW Television Studio

Date: 1960
Description: People mill about the WKOW television studio. A television camera and boom microphone are visible to the right, and there is a clock in the background surr...
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Students at Work

Date: 1931
Description: Students of the Miles School, Bayfield County District No. 2, read at their desks supervised by their teacher, Mrs. Inez Lindell Bystrom. There is a parlor...

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