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Dr. Thompson's Office

Date: 1900
Description: View from street towards Dr. Thompson's office, a small building with a front porch framed by two columns, and located between two larger buildings.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Speaks Outdoors

Date: 08 09 1934
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking from a stage to a crowd. On the stage from left to right are: Louis Howe, Governor Schmedeman (in white), Senator Robert M. ...
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Osborne House

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Description: View across railroad tracks of men standing in front of and around Osborne House, a large building with columns and a second-story porch.
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Bethany Orphans' Home

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Description: A view from across the front lawn of people gathered around the main building of Bethany Orphans' Home, built in 1898. A United States flag is on a pole on...
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House of Employment

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Description: Front view of the House of Employment, or the Poor House. A fence is shown in the foreground and a staircase leads to a long porch and the front entrance o...
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Officers' Quarters

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Description: A view of the Officers' Quarters at Fort Gibbon, which began operation in 1899. The main building is on the left, and other buildings surround it. Caption ...
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Dining at the National Military Home

Date: 1915
Description: A large group of veterans eating in the dining hall at the National Military Home, which opened in 1867. Men in white hats and uniforms serve a meal to the...
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Coldwater Hatchery

Date: 1932
Description: People relax on a bench on the front porch of the long, two-story stucco coldwater hatchery building on the grounds of the Fish Hatchery at Wild Rose. Ther...
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Madison West High School Mother-Daughter Night

Date: 04 15 1959
Description: Home economics students at Madison West High School wear clothing made at a Mother-Daughter Night. Left to right are: Jane LaCourt, Christine Anderson, Mau...
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View of Troitsky Prospect in the City of Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Troitsky prospect in Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia, looking south, showing homes, churches, state buildings, as well as the statue of Pe...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Unidentified Women

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Description: A group of nine unidentified women are standing on the front steps of a brick building.
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Governor Nelson Dewey and a Group of Wisconsin Legislators

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Description: Group portrait of men standing under the porch of a brick building. Nelson Dewey is the second man from the right in the front row with a long white beard ...
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Greg and Patty Herrling's Graduation from the University of Wisconsin

Date: 01 19 1965
Description: Gregory and Patty Herrling are shown coming down the steps of the U.W. Agriculture building on the day of their mid-year graduation.
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Columbian Exposition

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Description: Exterior view of building at the Columbian Exposition.
Historical Object

Beautiful Orient

Date: 1901
Description: Souvenir playing card out of a full deck from the Pan-American Exposition. The Three of Hearts displays a drawing of the "Beautiful Orient." Two obelisks f...
Postcard

Henry Baird Law Office

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Description: Color postcard of a small, white building with columns at the entrance. Text on reverse reads: "Henry Baird, first attorney, Territorial Attorney Genera...
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International Truck

Date: 05 04 1927
Description: View across street towards an International truck. A sign on the side of the truck bed reads: "Simonelli & Son — Inc. — Builders." There is a large buildin...
Postcard

Masonic Temple, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Date: 1928
Description: Color postcard showing a two-story brick building with a sign indicating it is a Masonic temple. A streetlight is in front of the building. At the bottom o...
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Problem Solved

Date: 01 04 1978
Description: A man on a ladder is using a snow rake to rake his roof. The ladder is propped against the portico of his house. Caption reads: "PROBLEM SOLVED — Homeowner...
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Wounded Austrian Soldiers In Vienna

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Description: Wounded Austrian soldiers in the Vienna Rotunde on a sunny day.

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