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Dickey Chapelle Covering Operation Inland Seas

Date: 07 1959
Description: Dickey Chapelle, photographer, on the same Milwaukee beach where she learned to swim as a young girl. She was covering "Operation Inland Seas" celebrating ...
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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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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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Frankfurters on the Grill

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: "Picnicking in Mitchell Park provided a pleasant afternoon recently for these senior citizens who participated in the Milwaukee County Park Commission's pr...
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Baker and Bread

Date: 05 14 1964
Description: A baker removes multiple loaves of bread from the oven for consumption in both bakery and restaurant.
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Mother's Day

Date: 04 23 1963
Description: A grandmother with daughter and granddaughter. They are nicely dressed for mother's day.
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Hawkins Mine Employee

Date: 1945
Description: Worker at a Hawkins Mine machine shop checking a measurement on a large casting under a trouble light. Hawkins Mine was a subsidiary of International Harve...
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Hailing the 5,000,000th International Harvester Tractor

Date: 02 01 1974
Description: Press release photograph of female model, Valerie Robb, posing on the 5,000,000th International Harvester tractor to roll off the assembly line on Feb. 1, ...
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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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"King Joe," Hobo King

Date: 06 20 1933
Description: Portrait of "King Joe," hobo king, in town lobbying to make Wisconsin safe for "hobo-ocracy." He was elected president of the Bonafide Hobos Union at an in...
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Fred Winkleman and Chimpanzees

Date: 11 10 1931
Description: Fred Winkleman holding a new pair of chimpanzees, Nip and Tuck, at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo).
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James McGilligan at Police Station

Date: 05 21 1931
Description: James McGilligan, accused of impersonating a physician, sitting at the police station.
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Farmer on Tractor

Date: 04 03 1930
Description: Photograph of a drawing of a farmer on a tractor.
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Relaxing in the Barber Chair

Date: 06 1971
Description: Barber Mike Godsell sitting back and relaxing in his shop.
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U.S. Navy Veteran

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Description: Elderly Milwaukee veteran of the U.S. Navy salutes.
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Man and Cornstalks

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Description: Man in hat standing by cornstalks with husks peeled back from corn.
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International Farmall 300 Assembly Line

Date: 1955
Description: Factory workers making Farmall 300 tractors on an assembly line at International Harvester's Farmall Works.
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Giant Holding Meinhardt Raabe

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Description: A man described as a giant is holding Meinhardt Raabe with one arm. Meinhardt is dressed as Little Oscar.
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Giant Man and Meinhardt Raabe

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Description: A giant man, wearing a suit and hat, and Meinhardt Raabe, who is dressed as Little Oscar, are standing together and pulling up their pants legs to compare ...
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Dickey Chapelle with Special Forces Group

Date: 06 1963
Description: Dickey Chapelle receives a last minute pre-jump inspection from the 5th Special Forces Group.

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