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Berkshire Strike — Pickets and Police on Horses

Date: 1936
Description: Four police officers on horses watch picketers cross a street.
Photograph

Horse Pulling Contest

Date: 1936
Description: Horse pulling contest at an unidentified Wisconsin county fair. At the time, farmers were making the transition from horse-drawn equipment to tractors and ...
Photograph

Uncovering Bison Bones

Date: 1936
Description: Three men looking over the process of uncovering bones of a bison in Interstate Park.
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Bison Jaw in the Peat Pit

Date: 1936
Description: The jaw bone of Bison Occidentalis in the peat pit at Interstate Park.
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Crescent Beach

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of Crescent Beach, with campsite with cabins and miniature golf course and other outbuildings. Downtown buildings can be seen in the backgrou...
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Woman with Bird on her Head

Date: 1936
Description: A woman stands on a golf course with a bird (a crow?)on her head. She is wearing a hat and sweater, and holds something (food?) in her right hand near the ...
Postcard

"Madonna and Child"

Date: 1936
Description: Mother lion cradling her cub at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Caption reads: "Madonna and Child at the Madison, Wis., Zoo."
Photograph

Commercial Fishermen

Date: 1936
Description: Three commercial fishermen in a boat lifting a trap net. In the bottom right foreground are the hands of another man holding the opposite side of the net f...
Photograph

Oneida Colony

Date: 1936
Description: View of Oneida Colony, a northern lake resort. Small boats are lined up along the shore, and birds are gathered near a large birdhouse. A man is lifting on...
Photograph

Horse Contest

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view over crowd of a horse pulling contest at a county fair. A man is sitting on the back of a truck bed driving two horses on what appears to be ...
Print

Merry Christmas From All of Us

Date: 1936
Description: Holiday card for the Bancroft Dairy Company in Madison, Wisconsin. The card is folded so that as you open each panel, you see a new scene. Many different e...
Photograph

German Brown Trout

Date: 1936
Description: A view of freshly caught German Brown Trout, lying near a net and fishing pole.
Photograph

Waiting for Bass Run

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of people in a park along the shoreline waiting for the White Bass run.
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Deering Seeding Equipment Catalog Cover

Date: 1936
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for McCormick-Deering seeding equipment. Features two photographs of men using horse-drawn and tractor driven grain drills.
Photograph

Lincoln Cabin at Lindwood Lodge

Date: 1936
Description: View across lawn of a log cabin atop a small hill next to Cranberry Lake. There is a rustic log railing along steps leading down to the lake.
Photograph

Lindwood Lodge

Date: 1936
Description: View of a one-story dwelling with an enclosed front porch and a birdhouse in front yard, near Cranberry Lake.
Print

Fox Head 400, Beer Label

Date: 1936
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Fox Head '400 Beer,' Fox Head Waukesha water Used Exclusively, Bottles for Fox Head ...
Photograph

Model C-1 Truck with Lion

Date: 1936
Description: Side view of an International C-1 truck owned by Donald Ker, a professional big game hunter, of Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. A slain lion rests on the ground in...
Photograph

Art Goff's on Lake Owen

Date: 1936
Description: View across lawn of Art Goff's log cabin with stone chimney and foundation. Two other log outbuildings are on the far right. There is a black and white dog...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Fun Map : Picturing the Vacation of Opportunities of this Great Outdoor State

Date: 1936
Description: This pictorial tourist map from the Wisconsin Conservation Commission depicts vacation activities and identifies tourist destinations throughout the state....

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