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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill. Just visible at the top of the photograph is the new Wisconsin State Capitol, completed except for the north ...
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Overland Touring Cars

Date: 1916
Description: Overland Company of Illinois was saved from a multitude of financial issues by John Willys, a skillful salesman, in 1907. Shown in this photograph are men ...
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Aero Cable Car

Date: 1916
Description: Slightly elevated view of people in the Whirlpool Aero Car, opened in 1916, departing from the station and crossing the whirlpool of Niagara Falls.
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Posed Group of Young Adults

Date: 1916
Description: Posed group of eight young adults in an outdoor (woods or park?) setting.
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Apiary of F.H. Stacey

Date: 1916
Description: Backyard apiary consisting of a large group of numbered beehives on a platform in front of a house. Behind them is a man standing wearing a vest and hat. W...
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Cafe Interior

Date: 1916
Description: Interior of the Vienna Cafe at the Milwaukee Bazaar.
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Stroh Brothers and Others on Excelsior Twin Motorcycles

Date: 1916
Description: Excelsior Twin Motorcycles with, left to right: Stroh Brothers, Mart Liedtke, William Martin, Mr. Schultz, and Mr. Liedtke.
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Stuart and Frank Fargo

Date: 1916
Description: Stuart Fargo, left and his younger brother Frank Fargo Jr. pose for a three-quarter length portrait outdoors. Both men are wearing suits, and ties with lap...
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1st Wisconsin Infantry Camp

Date: 1916
Description: Camp of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry at Leon Springs, Texas. Soldiers are standing near tents, with some men sitting astride horses.
Postcard

Fall River Cornet Band

Date: 1916
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a band posing on the lawn. There is a buildings with a porch in the background. The men are wearing uniforms and holding their mu...
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Holts, Strohs, Buswells, Wheelers and More

Date: 1916
Description: The Holts, Strohs, Buswells, and Wheelers are standing on the Holt pier at Archibald Lake. The Island is in the background. Names from left to right: Donal...
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Snake!

Date: 1916
Description: Three men are displaying a very long snake. Names from left to right: W.A. Holt, Rev. Ernest Wright, and W.M. Comstock. Caption reads: "Snake!"

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