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Child Welfare Special Vehicle

Date: 1937
Description: Wisconsin State Board of Health's vehicle the "Child Welfare Special".
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Unveiling Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Statue

Date: 1929
Description: Members of the La Follette family and guests in front of the Robert M. La Follette, Sr., statue in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol at the time of its unv...
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Church on Easter Sunday

Date: 04 06 1969
Description: Children walking out of church after the Easter Sunday service at St. James United Methodist Church at 1114 West Brown Street.
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Pfeifer's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of Charles Pfeifer's Drugstore, founded in 1858. From left to right are Charles Pfeifer, Fred Pfeifer, Mrs. Adam Heeb, Fulda Pfeifer, Mrs. Ch...
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General Ulysses S. Grant and Family

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Description: Engraving from a photograph of Ulysses S. Grant with his family.
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Little Prairie School

Date: 04 29 1955
Description: Group portrait of students, Little Prairie School, District #2, taken outside in front of school building, including teacher Miss Vera Frederickson.
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Family at Dining Room Table

Date: 1900
Description: A family poses at the dining room table after dinner in Luther Valley.
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Group in front of Building

Date: 1898
Description: Old, bearded man and younger woman sitting in front of the corner of a wood outbuilding surrounded by four young children. A young boy is standing at his m...
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Girl Wringing Out Shorts

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Description: A young girl helps her mother with laundry by wringing out a pair of shorts next to a wash basin.
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Farming Family in Yard

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Description: Portrait of an unidentified farm family in a fenced yard.
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Fred MacMurray and Maleta Martin MacMurray

Date: 1911
Description: Studio portrait of future actor Fred MacMurray at age 3, posed with his mother Maleta Martin MacMurray.
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Breast Feeding vs. Bottle Feeding

Date: 1915
Description: Poster promoting breast feeding for infant health. The poster shows a bar graph comparing monthly infant deaths for breast fed and bottle fed babies. There...
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Studio Portrait of Small Group

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man posed sitting surrounded by a standing woman, girl and boy.
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Studio Portrait of Large Group

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man, woman, boy and girl posed sitting and surrounded by two men, three women, two boys and a girl.
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Mary Lee Griggs and Children with Blocks

Date: 1941
Description: Mary Lee Griggs, head of Parent Education and director of the Play School at Neighborhood House, with Catherine Oliva, Delores Caire, and Sam Moskowsky. Th...
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Waving From the Driveway

Date: 1968
Description: Joan and Craig Obey stand together in their driveway as Craig waves. The Obey's first house, at 515 North Ninth Avenue, and trees can be seen behind them.
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Ascension Ortiz Family

Date: 12 10 1971
Description: Two adults and seven children are posing together in a room. The adults are sitting on a sofa, and behind the children is a table with a vase on it. Captio...

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