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Christmas Tree on Bascom Hill

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view looking east from Lincoln Terrace on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in the foreground and...
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Four People on a Toboggan

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Description: Three women and a man slide down a snowy hill on a wooden toboggan.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Agriculture Hall

Date: 03 27 1928
Description: Winter scene with Agriculture Hall, covered with snow, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Agriculture Hall is in the distance.
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Children Sledding

Date: 1975
Description: A winter scene with excited children on a toboggan.
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Man Snowmobiling

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Description: Man jumps off a hill on a "Johnson" snowmobile.
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This Happy Breed

Date: 1956
Description: Winter scene with a family and their dog preparing for their descent down the hill on a toboggan. From left to right, Gene Anderson (my uncle), Betsy Marqu...
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Stone Bridge on Edgewood Drive

Date: 01 19 1945
Description: Looking towards the stone bridge on Edgewood Drive.
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Raiffeisen House

Date: 01 16 1939
Description: Raiffeisen House, CUNA Mutual Society office, 142 East Gilman Street. It was originally the Benjamin Franklin Hopkins house built in 1863.
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Two-Story Brick House

Date: 12 21 1937
Description: Two-story brick house.
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East High School

Date: 01 12 1935
Description: View across snow covered street towards East High School, at 2222 E. Washington Avenue, taken from East Washington Avenue in the winter.
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George Smith, Hermit

Date: 12 31 1934
Description: Portrait of George Smith, hermit, rescued from squalid shack in Cottage Grove, and taken to Dane County home in Verona.
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Cake of Ice

Date: 04 28 1931
Description: Large cake of clear ice made by Oscar Mayer Co., sitting on the loading dock at the Oscar Mayer Co. Also shows open back door of truck.
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East High School

Date: 01 19 1931
Description: View across snow-covered lawn and steps towards the East High School entrance tower after a snowstorm.
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St. Barnabas Catholic Church

Date: 12 30 1930
Description: Exterior view of the St. Barnabas Catholic Church. Snow is on the ground.
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Randall School

Date: 02 08 1930
Description: Randall elementary school, 1802 Regent Street at 10 N. Spooner Street.
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Randall School

Date: 02 08 1930
Description: View of Randall school, 1802 Regent Street at 10 N. Spooner Street.
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Randall School

Date: 02 08 1930
Description: Vertical view of Randall school, 1802 Regent Street at 10 N. Spooner Street.
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First Congregational Church

Date: 01 21 1930
Description: First Congregational Church, 1609 University Avenue, at the corner of North Breese Terrace, looking west along University Avenue. Snow is on the ground.
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Snow Scene

Date: 03 27 1928
Description: Winter scene with snow-covered evergreens on Bascom Hill.
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Home Economics Building

Date: 03 27 1928
Description: Winter scene, looking east, with snow on the ground in front of the Home Economics Building, University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A snow-covered tree is...

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