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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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Freedom School Class

Date: 1964
Description: A group of African American students participating in a Freedom School class outdoors during Freedom Summer. The class, which was held on Tougaloo College ...
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Hanging Up Clothes to Dry

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Description: Elevated view of woman hanging up laundry on clotheslines outdoors.
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Mendota Beach School Group

Date: 1922
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Mendota Beach School group in front of a school building.
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Homer Bigart with Elderly Couple

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Description: Portrait of Homer Bigart with elderly couple. Bigart was an award-winning journalist with the "New York Herald-Tribune" and the "New York Times".
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Cedarbark Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: A dilapidated Cedar Bark Lodge with no glass in the windows and an overgrown yard on Hermit Island.
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Churning Butter

Date: 05 12 1933
Description: Ellen (Mrs. William) Lacy, of Sunny Slope farm, 5810 Lacy Road, south of Madison, sitting in the farmyard and turning a barrel butter churn.
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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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Demolition of Mapleside

Date: 1970
Description: Historic home on University Avenue being demolished. The home was replaced by Burger King, a fast-food, drive-in restaurant.
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Women Golfers

Date: 05 11 1932
Description: Group portrait of women golfers in street clothes outdoors at the Nakoma Country Club, 4145 Country Club Road.
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Hotdog Cookout

Date: 05 15 1965
Description: Girl Scouts cooking hotdogs over an open fire. The Great Blue Heron council weekend campout was held at Hartland Sportsman's Club grounds.
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Pinata

Date: 08 05 1970
Description: Children playing with a pinata at night.
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Klein Dickert House Painters

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Three Klein-Dickert Co. painters with two ladders are painting a house located at 2315 Rugby Row.
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Factory Worker Standing Among Wooden Barrels

Date: 04 03 1919
Description: Factory worker in soiled clothing standing among wooden barrels in a snow-covered factory yard. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osb...
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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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Labor Day Festival

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: A young girl listens to a speech at the Racine Laborfest. She holds a balloon imprinted with the slogan, "Buy Union Buy American."
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Family Camping Trip

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: Family members gather around a campfire to enjoy biscuits and sausages cooked on the grill at Naga-Waukee Park.
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Man Delivering Ice with International Truck

Date: 1930
Description: Man removing a block of ice from an International truck for delivery in a residential neighborhood. The house in the background is at 462 Seneca Parkway. T...
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Science Hall

Date: 1929
Description: View across Observatory Drive of east facade of Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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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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