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Truck Driver Joseph Gonzalez in International DB-405 Truck

Date: 1963
Description: Truck driver Joseph Gonzalez in his International DB-405 Budweiser beer truck at the terminus of U.S. Highway 1. A sign in front of the truck reads "end of...
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Hunters on Stand Rock

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Description: View of Stand Rock with three hunters and a dog posing on top. The man at left is sitting on the edge, the man in the middle is standing and holding a gun,...
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Individuals on Stand Rock

Date: 1880
Description: Four unidentified individuals on Stand Rock.
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Channel Behind Steamboat Rock

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Description: Channel behind Steamboat Rock, from a steamboat. Man sitting on rock ledge on right.
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Witches' Gulch Tourist Stand

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Description: View out Witches' Gulch of tourist stand, with men sitting in chairs. There is a covered open-air platform beyond.
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Man Leaping to Stand Rock

Date: 1886
Description: Man leaping the chasm with feet forward, about to land.
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Group at Stand Rock Amphitheater

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Description: Group of Ho-Chunk at Stand Rock Amphitheater. Several men sit in a ring as other Ho-Chunk look on. Tepee in the background. This is where the Stand Rock In...
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"Apollo No. 1" Entering Narrows

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Description: "Apollo No. 1" steamboat entering Devil's Elbow at Narrows. There is a building in the background with a sign on the roof, probably the Larks Hotel.
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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat and Passengers

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Description: View of bow of "Apollo No. 1" steamboat with passengers posing near a dock on the shoreline.
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Entrance of Witches' Gulch

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Description: View into entrance of Witches' Gulch, near Diamond Grotto. There is a man and woman standing in the distance.
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Moving Pictures at Inter-County Fair

Date: 1905
Description: A crowd, including Evaline, Nellie and Harriet Bennett, looking at large banner advertisements for moving pictures. Moving picture subjects include fire fi...
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Vin Fiz Rebuilt?

Date: 05 11 1913
Description: The Wright Model B airplane, in which Calbraith Perry Rodgers had crashed and died on April 3, 1912, flying once again. The plane is flying at a Lima, Ohio...
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Vin Fiz Flies Again?

Date: 05 11 1913
Description: The 1911 Wright Model B rebuilt by Jesse Brabazon of Delavan and his partner-mechanic, Frank Shaffer. Brabazon, who is in the pilot's seat, is about to tak...
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Reliability Tour

Date: 1928
Description: Race winners John P. Wood and Archie Towell, both of Wausau, during the National Air Reliability Tour's stop in Wausau.
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Shriner Circus Sideshow

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Description: Dell Hammel offering tickets for a Shriner Circus sideshow of Dancing Girls. There are good indications that this photograph has been manipulated and is a ...
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EAA Acrobatics

Date: 08 1983
Description: A performance by the Earl Cherry acrobatic team at the EAA Convention and Fly-in.
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EAA Bombing Demonstration

Date: 08 1983
Description: The crowd at the Experimental Aviation Association Fly-in enjoyed a demonstration of World War II bombing. Here two planes fly through the swirling black s...
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Circus Performers

Date: 1935
Description: Circus performer Harriet Hodgini, sits on the gate of a truck helping Otto Griebling, a circus clown, apply his makeup.
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Clown in the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus

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Description: A clown in the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus standing outside a tent near a wagon, with his left hand holding onto a tent rope. He is wearing a beret-style hat,...
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Ringling Brothers Circus Wagons

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Description: Elevated view of Ringling Brothers circus wagons, horses, and tents, with the Chicago skyline in the background.

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