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Cisco Kid Publicity Still

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Description: Outdoor publicity still of Pancho, actor Leo Carillo, sitting on horseback. He is posing with his arms crossed in front of his chest, and a bird (stuffed?)...
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Springtime Skiiing

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Description: A man is skiing down a hill wearing a striped t-shirt and shorts.
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A "Landing" — Lake Ice 2 or 3 Feet Thick

Date: 1890
Description: View of a man standing on a log among a large pile of logs spread out on the snow-covered ice of a lake. He is leaning on the handle of what may be a cant ...
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Annuity Payment

Date: 1870
Description: Ojibwa Indians receiving annuity payment. Seated on the right is John W. Bell. Others are, left to right, Asaph Whittlesey, Agent Henry C. Gilbert, and Wil...
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The Holy War

Date: 01 1915
Description: The Holy War. Djemal Pascha in the desert reviewing troops departing for the Suez Canal. Behind him on the left on horseback, is Colonel von Frankenberg, ...
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Colonel von Frankenberg in the Desert

Date: 01 1915
Description: Colonel von Frankenberg sitting on his horse in the desert as he is heading to the front.
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Blessing Troops Heading to the Suez

Date: 01 1915
Description: Djemal Pascha on horseback with a Muslim cleric, known as the Hodscha, giving a blessing to troops departing for the Suez Canal.
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Fighting Against the Italians

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Description: A descendant of Andreas Hofer fighting against the "Welschen" in the south. Captain Simon Hofer of the Tirol Standesshuetzen Battalion, whose civilian occu...
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Grant Stroh with Pickerel from Little Horn Lake

Date: 1898
Description: Grant Stroh posing with a big pickerel in front of Island Lodge. Caption reads: "Pickerel from Little Horn Lake 39 inches — Grant Stroh."
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Lillian Wheeler Sitting Astride the Horse

Date: 1911
Description: Looking at the camera, a girl, possibly Lillian Wheeler, is holding the reigns and sitting astride a horse. She is wearing a dress with pants underneath, a...
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On the Front Porch of the Ark Cottage

Date: 1911
Description: A small group is gathered on the screened porch of the Ark cottage. Anna Holt Wheeler is standing in the doorway, looking at the camera and holding a handi...
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William Pettigrew Holding Ax and Hammer

Date: 1912
Description: William Pettigrew, who was Foreman at Camp Four for sometime beginning in 1885, is holding a double headed ax in his right hand and a hammer in his left ha...
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Arville Schaleben Standing Next to Automobile

Date: 1935
Description: Arville Schaleben standing next to an automobile with a camera over his shoulder, a screwdriver in his right hand, and a cigarette in his left hand. A man ...
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Threshing

Date: 1910
Description: A man at far left, possibly Frank von der Sump, is posing with his elbow resting on a steam tractor. A belt from the tractor is powering a threshing machin...
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Rye Field

Date: 1902
Description: Frank von der Sump is driving a three horse team which is pulling a grain harvester and binder. There are sheaves of rye in the background. Trees cover the...
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Oxen Team Pulling Farm Machinery

Date: 1907
Description: A man is posing standing on a cart behind two oxen, who are pulling a piece of farm equipment. A brick house is in the background, and behind the house is ...
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Edward Alsworth Ross in Caracas

Date: 10 13 1924
Description: UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross poses on horseback on an unpaved road. A building is in the distance. Caption reads: "This is for Mrs. ...
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Steam Drill

Date: 1910
Description: Steam drill at work in quarry at Montello Granite Co. A man is standing on the right operating the drill. There are ladders against the stone cliff in the ...
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Men at Archaeological Dig in Algeria

Date: 11 20 1926
Description: Six people, including Alonzo Pond (standing in the hole on the right side), work at an archaeological dig site in Algeria. The diggings were worked in leve...

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