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International Model D-2 Panel Truck

Date: 1939
Description: Man loading a floral arrangement into an International model D-2 panel delivery truck for Lou's Flower shop.
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Smith's Flower Shop Interior

Date: 03 22 1950
Description: Smith's Flower Shop, 121 State Street, with remodeled interior. Floral coolers with cut flowers, sales counter, shelves with vases and other items. George ...
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Couple before Wedding

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: A high point of the weekend was the marriage on Sunday of Robert Leslie and Barbara Swenson of the band Northern Comfort. The bride wore flowers in her hai...
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Group Posed in Garden Setting

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Description: Woman seated on a park bench holding flowers. A young man stands behind her leaning on the bench, and two boys are posed nearby. One boy holds a box camera...
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Playland

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Description: A view of Playland, an amusement center with a fountain, a plaza and a casino. Pedestrians stroll across the plaza and three flags fly above the sprawling...
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The "Guardian" Chinese Tour

Date: 04 1974
Description: Supporters of the "Guardian," a weekly radical newspaper, visiting the birthplace of Mao Tse Tung.
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Children in the Garden

Date: 1928
Description: Two girls and a boy pose holding flowers in the garden of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. The boy grips the gnomon of the sundial. The girl on the ...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View down driveway toward the house. The dirt path diverges on both sides of the house, leaving a grassy area that includes flowers, a fountain, trees, and...
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Telephone Operator

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Marie McCaddin, New York branch telephone operator." Overhead view of woman sitting at a switchboard.
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Oktoberfest Parade

Date: 2007
Description: Women in costume smiling and clapping in Oktoberfest parade.
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Wisconsin State Capital Looking West

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Description: Elevated view of the State Capitol looking west in Madison, Wisconsin. A corner of the Capitol Square and the Capitol Lawn are in the foreground. Automobi...
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Vine Street

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Description: View down Vine Street. Automobiles are parked on either side of the street and Wood County National Bank stands to the right. A pedestrian crosses at the i...
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Modern Rooms — E.F. Lueth

Date: 1925
Description: View across road of a two-story home located on a corner lot at 330 5th Avenue. There are signs on the lawn advertising rooms for tourists. A man is standi...
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Beautiful Effinger Park

Date: 1930
Description: A woman stands with two white dogs among the trees at Effinger Park. The park features benches, a pump, a lawn swing, a gazebo and three cabins.
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Formal Garden

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Description: A couple poses near a sundial on a brick walkway in a park. On the right is the original east wing of French Lick Springs Hotel, established in 1845 and bu...
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Fountain near Courthouse

Date: 1910
Description: View of a fountain in the garden of the courthouse, constructed from 1906-1908.
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 08 1948
Description: A woman in a uniform places a lei of orchids around Margaret McGuire's neck as she accepts the role of Centennial Queen on a stage at the Wisconsin Centenn...
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Art Deco bar

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Description: Interior view of an art deco-style bar lined with stools. There is a radio behind the bar along a mirrored wall where bottles of liquor are displayed aroun...
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Lou's Flower Shop Truck

Date: 1939
Description: View from street of man loading a bouquet into the back of an International D-2 panel van owned by Lou's Flower Shop. The truck is parked along a commercia...
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Inauguration of Secretary of State

Date: 01 03 1955
Description: Glenn M. Wise (Mrs. John E. Wise) raises her hand while taking her oath of office before a robed judge. An audience looks on from the background. The origi...

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