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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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Daisy Bates at Woolworth's Boycott

Date: 1962
Description: Daisy Bates and others at Woolworth's boycott.
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Silver Service on Display

Date: 10 26 1945
Description: The silver service, which was a gift of the State to the USS "Wisconsin," on display during the presentation ceremony.
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State Office Building

Date: 06 16 1941
Description: Exterior view of the State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street. This Art Deco building was designed by Kirchoff and Rose for the office of the state arch...
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Dane County Courthouse

Date: 11 17 1956
Description: View of the Dane County Courthouse, 207 West Main Street, erected in 1885, the second on this site, just prior to being razed and replaced by a parking ram...
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International Scout Armored Truck

Date: 1971
Description: International Scout armored 4x4 truck on the job in the downtown area. The truck was owned and operated by Brinks, Inc.
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Anti-Civil Rights Protester

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Description: American Nazi protesting the rights of African Americans.
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Golf Game

Date: 04 26 1967
Description: Women golfers on the course.
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Fischelis at Hunter College

Date: 1955
Description: Robert Fischelis at Delegate's Entrance, Hunter College. He served as an advisor to the American delegation to the Instructional Health Conference, which b...
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International Harvester Building

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the International Harvester building, as seen from the northwest. Lake Michigan is in the background.
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Delegates Talk Trade at Regular Common Carrier Conference

Date: 1970
Description: View of delegates talking trade in front of International trucks at the Regular Common Carrier Conference in Memphis, TN.
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Corben Christening

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br...
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Baseball Game at Tractor Works

Date: 1924
Description: Baseball game at Tractor Works, an International Harvester factory.
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Karsten's Boy Scouts Window

Date: 02 14 1945
Description: Karsten's Men's & Children's Clothing Store, 24 North Carroll Street, display window featuring a mannequin dressed in a Boy Scout uniform and posters with ...
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Red Cross Workers

Date: 09 21 1942
Description: Large group of Red Cross Workers seated at tables, preparing surgical dressings in the assembly room at the American Federation of State, County and Local ...
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State Office Building

Date: 06 16 1941
Description: Wisconsin State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street. Lake Monona is in the background.
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Governor Heil and Nash Automobile

Date: 04 25 1939
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil is standing with his foot on the running board of a 1939 Nash Lafayette automobile, which is parked in front of the steps of the Wi...
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Governor Heil and Nash

Date: 04 25 1939
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol, standing next to his official car, a Nash manufactured in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Governor Hei...
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Woman in Inupiat Clothing & Ho-Chunk Student

Date: 06 13 1935
Description: Deaconess Magdalene Klippen, of Chicago, former head of the Norwegian Lutheran Brevig Mission near Mary's Igloo, Alaska, wearing Inupiat clothing, and Lena...
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Two Progressives Carrying Torches

Date: 11 03 1934
Description: Otto Burmeister, Middleton, and E.J. Onstad, Madison, carrying kerosene torches which will be used in a Progressive party torchlight parade that evening.

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