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Camel Rides at the Zoo

Date: 1970
Description: Camel rides at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) for children, given free by Zor Temple Camel Patrol on Sunday afternoons during the summer. A number of...
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Ventriloquism Act

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Description: Ben Bergor, Madison magician, ventriloquist, and entertainment agent, performing with Jerry O'Reilly at a farm show. With Bergor is his wife Alva who often...
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Woman Posing with Cheese

Date: 1958
Description: Promotional studio portrait of a woman standing and wearing a striped shirt, short apron, a paper hat and high heels, posing with her chin on her hands on ...
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Teaching Fishing

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Description: A man is showing a young boy how to unhook a bass from a fishing line while standing on a pier. The boy is holding the fishing pole. The man is wearing a f...
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"Minorettes" Quartet in Costume

Date: 05 01 1951
Description: Four women are posing in costume. Caption reads: "The 'Minorettes' Quartet who sang for the 50th anniversary banquet of the Madison Art Association Memoria...
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Trout Fishing on the Brule

Date: 1949
Description: A man wading and fishing in the Brule River. He is wearing waders, a plaid shirt, hat and creel, and has netted a fish. In the background is a forest and p...
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Daily Limit

Date: 1952
Description: Two unidentified hunters with recently killed Ruffed Grouse in the St. Croix River area.
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Harvest

Date: 1952
Description: A man driving a tractor, pulling a chopper filling a forage wagon, over gently rolling hills.

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