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Group in Field with Arbor

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Description: View from field of people standing near lines of glass bottles in the grass. In the background are tents, and an arbor and several individuals underneath, ...
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Crowd in Field

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Description: View from hill across dirt road and fence of a crowd of European Americans, and possibly some Ho-Chunk spectators. Horses are pulling buggies near the fenc...
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Autos at Fairgrounds

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Description: Automobiles park beside several buildings on the fairgrounds. A crowd of people gathers in the background near a grandstand.
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Horse Racing at Arlington Park

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Description: Jockeys on horseback pass a striped marker on the dirt race track at Arlington Park. In the background the grandstand holds numerous spectators. Arlington ...
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Oriental Park Race Track

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Description: Drivers and passengers stand on the dirt track at Oriental Park Racetrack before an automobile race. On the left is a grandstand with spectator. Oriental P...
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Vilas Park Water Bubbler

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: A crowd lining up at a drinking fountain (bubbler) in Vilas Park.
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Balboa Park and the Foreign Arts Building

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Description: A crowd gathers in Balboa Park to listen to a band performance. The park stands in front of the Foreign Arts Building, constructed in 1915.
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Recital at Balboa Park

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Description: Elevated view toward spectators sitting in seats during an organ recital using one of the world's largest outdoor pipe organs at Balboa Park, established i...
Postcard

Just Arrived

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Description: Photographic postcard of passenger train cars that have just arrived. A crowd of people are lined up waiting for the passengers to disembark, and some are ...
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Memorial Union Terrace

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Description: Elevated view of the flagstone terrace. People sit at tables in the sunburst chairs. There are shadows of the empty chairs on the terrace as well as the s...
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Fire at Haack's Bicycles

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Description: Elevated view from across street towards fire engines parked in front of Haack's Bicycles at 1250 East Washington Avenue. Firefighters are on the roof. The...
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Music in Front of the "Iron Hindenburg" Statue in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: German military band playing at the base of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in Berlin.
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Dedication of "Iron Hindenburg" Statue

Date: 1914
Description: Dedication of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in Berlin. Present were the wife of Prince August Wilhelm, the wife of Field Marshall Hindenburg, and German Rei...
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Captured Russian Machine Guns

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Description: Captured Russian machine guns on display in front of the Berlin military headquarters.
Postcard

Bathing Beach on Lake Monona

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Description: View of a crowded bathing beach on Lake Monona. Blankets are spread out on the lawn.

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