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Trail Through Pines

Date: 1905
Description: Trail through the pines between Chippewa Falls and Long Lake, Chippewa County.
Book or Pamphlet

Collings Vehicle and Harness Catalog

Date: 11 13 1914
Description: Cover art for Collings Vehicle and Harness Company catalog, comprised of International Harvester logo and black and white photograph of a man on a horse-dr...
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Children Feeding a Fawn

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Description: Two young children feeding a fawn at Trout Lake.
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Men Wanted Poster

Date: 1930
Description: A U.S. government poster encouraging citizens to invest their money in banks and especially to buy U.S. Reconstruction bonds.
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Ganna Walska Holding a Cat

Date: 1921
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ganna Walska, Polish opera singer, holding a cat. At the time this picture was taken, Ganna Walska was th...
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Children Petting Rooster

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Description: Young boy and girl petting a rooster. The girl is sitting in a small wooden wagon.
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Blizzards Are Fun

Date: 1955
Description: Winter scene with Mark Mueller, the photographer's son standing ankle deep in snow with a dog, and smiling as the snow continues to fall. The family was sl...
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Roasting Chickens

Date: 01 23 1957
Description: A man clad in a chef's apron tests a pan of chicken for doneness.
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Clyde Beatty

Date: 1933
Description: Clyde Beatty, with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, sits on a chair outside a circus tent with two young tigers.
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Kresge's "Tricky Dog" Window

Date: 03 19 1946
Description: Woman sitting at a table in Kresge's window, demonstrating "Tricky Dog" toy (magnetized black and white Scotty dogs). 25 cents - 1.00 store.
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Cyril Ballam & Governor Heil

Date: 03 10 1939
Description: Cyril Ballam and Governor Julius P. Heil looking at a National Wildlife Restoration Week poster.
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Little Girl with Dog in front of Christmas Tree

Date: 12 26 1934
Description: Little girl sitting on the floor in front of a Christmas tree, holding a dog.
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Buddy Tolan with Live Turkey

Date: 11 28 1934
Description: Buddy Tolan, 4, of 1726 Helena Street, dressed in snowsuit sitting on a box looking at a live turkey.
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Three Hunters

Date: 11 19 1934
Description: Three hunters posing with shotguns and their bounty of a fox, squirrels and rabbits. The man on the right may be UW-Madison chef Carson Gulley.
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Erwin Alfonsus with Bees

Date: 08 09 1934
Description: Portrait of Erwin Alfonsus, University of Wisconsin entomology department's "bee man," with hand covered with bees. There are beehives in the background.
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Man with Pet Rats

Date: 07 25 1934
Description: John Harrison, 616 Williamson Street, with part of his brood of doomed white rats. City health department ordered their extermination.
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Charles Fluke and Insect Specimens

Date: 06 21 1934
Description: Charles Fluke, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, examines a tray of insect specimens.
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Mr. S. Schafer with Snakes

Date: 12 21 1933
Description: Mr. S. Schafer in laboratory coat, holding one large and one small snake.
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Ruth L. Brissee with Rifle and Dog

Date: 09 22 1933
Description: Ruth L. Brissee holding a rifle, standing with her dog in a garden at 2437 Fox Avenue. At age 15 she is the youngest huntress in Dane County.
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Jackie Taggart and Dog

Date: 08 03 1933
Description: Jackie Taggart, 14-month-old son of Horace Taggart and Lenore Taggart, and their eight week old Scottie dog, Meg, sitting in a chair.

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