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Joe Fedele Receives Badge

Date: 10 17 1932
Description: Captain Leo Kinney, Captain of Detectives, pinning a detective's badge on Joe Fedele, member of Post's Junior Detective Club, an organization sponsored by ...
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Girl Scouts Making Punch

Date: 11 14 1966
Description: African American junior Girl Scouts pouring fruit juice into a punch bowl as they prepare to entertain their parents.
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Frisbee Catch

Date: 07 20 1988
Description: Young men clamor to catch a Frisbee during a beach game.
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Ruth Holt with Mother

Date: 07 23 1934
Description: Portrait of Ruth Holt holding golf club, at the Nakoma golf course, age 10. She was the youngest player in the Junior Qualifying Round of the Wisconsin Wom...
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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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Mayor Law Buying V.F.W. Poppy

Date: 05 10 1933
Description: Mayor James R. Law buying V.F.W. poppy from Miss Jane Elizabeth Ward.
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Howard Hahn with a Shotgun

Date: 08 23 1932
Description: Howard Hahn, a young boy, holding the shotgun used to foil a kidnap attempt in rural Morrisonville.
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Girl with Egg Tree

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bonnetted girl gazes at egg tree.
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Hog showing at the Wisconsin State Fair

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Description: A crowd watches as boys try to steer their pigs with canes during judging in a pen at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Fairchild at Gettysburg Monument

Date: 1869
Description: Governor Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and an unidentified group visiting the still uncompleted national monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1869. Fair...
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Man and Young Boys with Scarecrow

Date: 1915
Description: Older man and two young boys standing near a scarecrow made from a sweater, hat, and pumpkin erected near a shock of corn. The man is holding a jug.
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Young Man in Automobile

Date: 1933
Description: View through passenger side window of a young man seated at the steering wheel of an automobile involved in a shooting case.
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CapitolAires

Date: 06 26 1979
Description: Members of the CapitolAires, an all-female drum and bugle corps, either before or after a performance. Kim Zimmerman, center, is looking at the camera. Dru...
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First Fishing

Date: 1951
Description: First fishing near Vilas Park on Murphy's Creek (now known as Wingra Creek.) Many people are set up to fish on both sides of the tree-lined banks.
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From Below the Border

Date: 11 05 1970
Description: Two young men are standing among a group of children. Many are wearing sombreros. One of the adults is playing a guitar. Caption reads: "FROM BELOW THE ...
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 26 1969
Description: Cub Scouts marching in a Memorial Day parade. Two scouts are holding flags, and spectators are in the background.
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Tireless Fun

Date: 1973
Description: Five children in snow tubes are returning to the top of the hill by hanging onto the tow rope.
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Equipment Manager

Date: 1976
Description: A boy is walking towards the camera carrying three bats, a baseball mitt and a baseball. His shirt displays the number 35 or 85.
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Precarious Perch

Date: 1978
Description: A girl is riding her bike through a puddle created by melting snow. She is holding her feet up off the pedals, away from the splashing water.
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Boys Playing Hockey

Date: 1979
Description: Two boys playing hockey on a skating rink.

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