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Harmonica Player

Date: 1914
Description: James Peterson, son of the photographer, playing the harmonica. He is sitting against a stump, with trees in the distance.
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Out of Action

Date: 01 13 1967
Description: Dejected skier at home with cast and crutches, after breaking her leg practicing for competition.
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Woman at Work

Date: 03 24 1969
Description: Young woman at work designing a magazine cover.
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Pet Hamsters

Date: 03 17 1955
Description: A boy plays with his pet rodents (hamsters).
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"No-hitters"

Date: 05 16 1989
Description: Sixth grade class members show off their trophy for being "no-hitters." The plaque reads, "Hitting always hurts."
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Bus Card Game

Date: 04 05 1958
Description: Women playing cards on a bus ride.
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House of David Baseball Team Advertisement

Date: 08 25 1936
Description: The "House of David" traveling baseball team advertisement for an upcoming game.
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Female Curling Team

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Description: A female curling team poses with their brooms and stones for a portrait.
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Mathilde Anneke

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Description: Photograph from a drawing of a portrait of Mathilde Anneke. Script below the portrait reads: "about 25-years-old."
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John Adams

Date: 1862
Description: Engraving from a painting of John Adams. Inscription reads: "John Adams From a Painting by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers. Johnson, Fry & C...
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Ho-Chunk woman standing, Josephine Pettibone, Decorah, Davis.
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Portrait of a Woman in Norwegian Costume

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Description: A portrait of a young woman in Norwegian costume, with long, loose hair and trimming at collar.
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Nettie Fowler McCormick

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Description: Portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), wife of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), done by W. Kurtz.
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Polio Shot Time

Date: 11 15 1955
Description: All seven siblings in the Marnell family lining up for their polio inoculations.
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Four Sisters

Date: 03 07 1969
Description: Group portrait of four sisters fixing each others hair.
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Milwaukee Exchange

Date: 1883
Description: Women switchboard operators at the sole Milwaukee telephone exchange.
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Telephone Switchboard and Operators

Date: 1920
Description: Women work on nine-place telephone switchboard that served 1,145 single-line flat-rate telephones originating 10 calls per day, on average.
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Democrats for Goldwater

Date: 10 28 1964
Description: Women representatives of Democrats for Goldwater from Central Wisconsin rally to support their candidate.
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Quiet Moment

Date: 05 14 1987
Description: A couple holds hands and reads together while sitting on a bench.
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Drafting the Declaration of Independence

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Description: An engraving of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Philip Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafters of the Declaration of Independence gathered...

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