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Fordson Tractor

Date: 07 27 1927
Description: Right side view of a Fordson tractor, which has extra rims.
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Picnic Point through the Willows

Date: 1926
Description: View through willow trees on Picnic Point across University Bay of Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Park Trees

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Description: Elevated view of the third Wisconsin Capitol as originally constructed. The trees of the Capitol Park are already so large that they largely obscure any vi...
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Farmers Unloading Milk Cans

Date: 1876
Description: Farmers off-loading milk cans from their wagons at the creamery. One man is operating a hoist, lifting a can to pour the milk down a chute.
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Farmhouses and Churches

Date: 1900
Description: View from hill across field towards farmhouses, dwellings and churches along a road. In the foreground are stumps. Caption reads: "Big Falls, Wis."
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Girl in Snowsuit with Sled

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Winter scene with a young girl (possibly Polly Pyre, the daughter of Russell B. Pyre) in a snowsuit standing with an "Airline Pilot" sled.
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Picnic Point Work Day Lunch Break

Date: 04 27 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison annual student work day at Picnic Point. Shown are four students at lunch break. Left to right: Dominic Cefalu, John E. Had...
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Mrs. C. Fred Pollock and Children

Date: 08 04 1948
Description: Mrs C. Fred Pollock seated outdoors with her children, Ricky, Janell, Patrick and Diane. They are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pollock, 402 Maple Avenue.
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Six Members of the East Side Women's Club

Date: 12 14 1948
Description: Six members of the East Side Women's Club with a dollhouse to be given to the chi:ldren at the Morningside sanatorium. Seated in front, left to right, are ...
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Children's Christmas Party

Date: 12 17 1948
Description: Children of Milwaukee Railroad employees sitting near a Christmas tree where a man sitting in a chair is dressed as Santa Claus. They are at the Milwaukee ...
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Shorewood Hills School Music Students

Date: 12 20 1948
Description: Shorewood Hills music students posed with their string instruments at a Christmas caroling party in the home of Mrs. Keys (Freda) Winterble, 901 University...
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Room, Taliesin

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Description: Southwest wall of Frank Lloyd Wright's bedroom at Taliesin, his home in Wisconsin. In the background is a large, open doorway leading out onto a balcony wi...
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Construction of New Seats at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 06 30 1950
Description: View of the north bleachers at Camp Randall Stadium, with construction started to add additional concrete bleachers on top.
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Girls on Bridge

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Description: Stereograph of two girls standing on a small wooden bridge with a railing along a rock formation.
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Hunter near Marsh

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Description: A hunter is standing beneath large trees near a marsh holding a rifle.
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Fox Lake with Hotel

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Description: View along shoreline of the hotel with wrap-around porches on the shore of Fox Lake. There are canoes near a pier, and small outbuildings among trees.
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Boy Scout Christmas Tree Lot

Date: 12 08 1950
Description: Charles Amacker, left, and Kenneth Greve, members of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps, stand in front of the Corps' Christmas tree lot located in the 11...
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Minnesota Loggers

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Description: A group portrait of Minnesota loggers posing in the woods with two teams of horses.
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Devil's Lake Beach

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Description: View of the beach at Devil's Lake, including a few boaters and sunbathers.
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Giant's Tomb Rock Formation

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Description: A view over treetops of the rock formation Giant's Tomb.

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