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Divison Surgeon Okinawa

Date: 1945
Description: Captain Don Knowlton, a U.S. Marine division Surgeon, posing for a photograph outdoors in Okinawa, Japan. He is wearing fatigues and a helmet and is standi...
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Roadside Scene with Japanese Women

Date: 1945
Description: A military truck with men in uniform is on a road near three Japanese women and a small child who are sitting on the grass on the roadside. Two of the wom...
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Prisoner of War Working in Cranberry Marsh

Date: 1945
Description: German Prisoner of War stationed in Wisconsin Rapids working on the A.E. Bennett and Sons Cranberry Marsh. He is spraying the cranberry crop with either an...
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Spraying Cranberry Marshes

Date: 1945
Description: Irving R. Bennett, of the A.E. Bennett & Son Cranberry Marsh, spraying cranberry marshes for pest and weed control. The hose was attached to a rig that cou...
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International D-Line Truck with Semi-Trailer

Date: 1945
Description: International D-Line truck with semi-trailer, driving along a winding road in a wooded area.
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International Truck with Semi-Trailer

Date: 1945
Description: International truck with a semi-trailer owned by Commercial Motor Freight, Inc. of Indiana. The truck appears to be parked on a highway with a concrete rai...
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Davidson Fast Freight Truck

Date: 1945
Description: International truck owned and operated by Davidson Fast Freight, a division of Davidson Transfer & Storage Company.
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International K-8 Moving Truck

Date: 1945
Description: View across street of an International K-8 truck in a residential driveway. Original caption reads: "the new type units being operated by Aero Mayflower Tr...
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Commercial Buildings

Date: 1945
Description: View down side of railroad tracks towards commercial buildings. Two advertisements are painted on the side of the large brick building in the foreground.
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Transportation of Wounded Soldier

Date: 1945
Description: Two men carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher toward the back of a waiting vehicle to transport him to another location. A grass-roofed building is in the...
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Blue Bird Cottage

Date: 1945
Description: A simple wood frame cottage is built into the slope of the hill above Geneva Lake at Holiday Home Camp. A second building is seen in the background.
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The Getto Family

Date: 1945
Description: Outdoor group portrait of five members of the Getto family posing among trees. Left to right: Fred Getto, Henry Getto, Alma Getto, Oscar Getto, and Maria G...
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Young Boy Driving Farmall H

Date: 1945
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a young boy driving a Farmall H which is pulling a disk harrow through a field at the farm of Leslie Winne.
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Aerial View of Atwood Avenue and Fair Oaks Avenue Intersection

Date: 1945
Description: An aerial view, looking northeast, that includes the intersection at Atwood and Fair Oaks Avenues. Elmside Circle Park is on the bottom left. The Madison-K...
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Sauk County Farm

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view of a large farm in a valley. Caption reads: "Prosperous Sauk County Dairy farm — nestling in a fertile valley between timber-clad hills. Phot...
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Winter Scene

Date: 1945
Description: View of a snow-covered field. Fence posts are visible. A person can be seen standing on a horse-drawn sleigh. Caption reads: "Winter Scene - Highway 54, We...
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Rail Fence in Shawano County

Date: 1945
Description: View of a fence made with split logs (rails). A large tree is behind the fence.
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The State Capitol

Date: 1945
Description: The 4th Wisconsin State Capitol, built in 1906-1917.
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Skiing on the University Campus

Date: 1945
Description: A skier makes a turn coming down a hill on the University campus. In the background are Birch trees.
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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1945
Description: University students on a field trip to Devil's Lake State Park climb the trail up through the piles of talus (broken rocks) on the slope. A couple in the f...

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