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Cameron McCarthy

Date: 1936
Description: Cameron McCarthy, a student at the Kehl School, wears a drum major costume and poses in a salute.
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Bonnabel & Florabell Severson

Date: 1936
Description: Sisters Bonnabel and Florabell Severson, students at the Kehl School of Dance pose, in dance costume.
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Rib Mountain Outcropping

Date: 1936
Description: A rock outcropping with children at Rib Mountain State Park.
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Accordionist at the Fair

Date: 1936
Description: A young accordionist plays a solo for the crowd at the Wisconsin State Fair, while another young player watches.
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Buildings on Monona Avenue

Date: 1936
Description: Post Office and insurance buildings (on right), at Monona Avenue and East Wilson Street. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. Two children are...
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Portrait of Marie Big Hawk and Her Baby

Date: 1936
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Marie Big Hawk Whitewater, holding her baby Clyde White in her lap in front of a painted background. She has shoulder ...
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Little Boy Plays Golf

Date: 1936
Description: A toddler with curly hair plays golf. He is wearing a sailor shirt, shorts, and shoes.
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Little Boy with Golf Club

Date: 1936
Description: A little boy poses with a golf club. He is wearing a sailor shirt, shorts, and shoes. There is a birdhouse in the background.
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Residential Street with Children on Tricycles

Date: 1936
Description: View from lawn of curved residential street lined with recently constructed housing and lampposts. A car sits in a driveway of a house on the left, and fur...
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Richard, Ralph and Floyd Quinney

Date: 1936
Description: Young Richard Quinney and his new brother Ralph seated on their father's lap in a chair on the farmhouse's porch.
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Richard, Ralph and Alice Quinney

Date: 1936
Description: Richard Quinney and his new brother Ralph held by their mother on the front porch of the farmhouse.
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Marathon County Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Marathon County Park. Many children are playing in the water surrounding a stone fountain, while others watch from the benches.
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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of several people sitting and standing under a tree in front of a beach area at Devil's Lake State Park. People are swimming and wading in the water...
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

Waiting for Bass Run

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of people in a park along the shoreline waiting for the White Bass run.
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Gifford's on East Lake

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of people sitting in a canoe next to a boat dock where more people are standing. A boathouse is on shore and a cottage is up a slight hill ...
Book or Pamphlet

International School Bus Brochure

Date: 1936
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for International School Buses. Features a color illustration of an International C-Line school bus with driver and studen...
Photograph

Handpicking Cranberries

Date: 1936
Description: A large crew in a sectioned field harvests cranberries by hand from a Wisconsin cranberry bog. There are farm buildings in the background.
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Hand Picking Cranberries

Date: 1936
Description: A large crew works in a sectioned field of cranberries in order to hand pick the harvest from a Wisconsin bog.
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Meyer's Cafe

Date: 1936
Description: View across street of a wooden corner building with large plate glass windows and a sign advertising Meyer's Cafe. An advertisement is painted on the side ...

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