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Practical Joke

Date: 1950
Description: Mounted on a ladder, a man is poised to empty a bucket onto the open umbrella of a man sitting on a sidewalk bench.
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Bancroft Dairy Outdoor Bar

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: Bancroft Dairy "sidewalk fountain," 1010 South Park Street. Ruby Davenport and Dorothy Drifke are seated at an outdoor table. The table is covered by an um...
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Menomonie High School Class Breakfast

Date: 1905
Description: Group portrait of the senior class at Menomonie High School from 1905, having a group breakfast at Riverside Park. Part of a yearbook created by classmate ...
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Menomonie High School Class Breakfast

Date: 1905
Description: Group portrait of the senior class at Menomonie High School from 1905, having a group breakfast at Riverside Park. A crate with food on it appears in the f...
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Family Reunion

Date: 08 10 1980
Description: Freida Heberer Oppermann, 81, the oldest member of the Heberer family at the reunion, had a place in the foreground for a family portrait.
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Woman and Boy in Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Side view of a woman pulling a little boy in a decorated coaster wagon in a Fourth of July parade. The boy is holding a bottle of milk with white streamers...
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Mrs. Woshbun with Group at Table

Date: 06 15 1901
Description: View from across lawn of Mrs. Woshbun with other women sitting around a table on a deck built on the edge of a hill overlooking a river. There are also roc...
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Mrs. Woshbun with Group on Deck

Date: 06 15 1901
Description: Mrs. Woshbun with other women sitting around a table on a deck built on the edge of a hill.
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Group at Lawn Party

Date: 08 09 1902
Description: Group portrait of lawn party. Syl sits on the ground holding a sword in front of four women who are seated and one woman who is standing. The men, all wear...
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Auditorium at Chautauqua Park

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Description: View of an open-sided auditorium and a fountain at Chautauqua Park, an establishment founded in 1874. The arched building stands in a wooded area. Caption ...
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Chautauqua Grounds

Date: 1910
Description: A group of men and girls stand in front of a large tent at Chautauqua Grounds, an establishment founded in 1874. The girls hold a sign that reads, "J.F. Eg...
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Chautauqua Officers

Date: 1910
Description: View of eight men sitting outside a tent at Chautauqua Grounds, an establishment founded in 1874. A woman sits in the tent labeled, "Headquarters." Caption...
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Dining Outdoors at Exeter Inn

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Exeter Inn with guests dining outdoors under trees. Built in 1932, the hotel's Georgian facade features a doorway and an awning under which tab...
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Mendota Yacht Club Moonlight Regatta

Date: 06 08 1952
Description: From left, Benjamin Huiskamp, Evelyn Aitken, Donald Aitken (standing), and Janet Huiskamp at a table during the Mendota Yacht club Moonlight Regatta and pi...
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Six Nakoma School graduates sitting outdoors during a buffet supper at the John C. and Ida Doerfer home at 4105 Chippewa Drive. Left to right: Georgiana Mc...
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 09 1953
Description: Outdoor group portrait of three Nakoma School graduates at an outdoor supper party at the home of John C. Doerfer, 4105 Chippewa Drive. David Ahlgren is se...
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Bill and Stel's — Exterior

Date: 04 17 2009
Description: "Bill and Stel's on Highway E in Eureka. A birthday party was going on for 'Barbara,' and cars passing by were asked to honk their horns."
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Tello's Grille and Cafe — Exterior

Date: 07 24 2009
Description: "Tello's Grille and Cafe, 200 West Grand Avenue, Port Washington."
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Forest Park at Chautauqua Grounds

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Description: Children play in Forest Park at the Chautauqua Grounds, an institution founded in 1874. Residences can be seen beyond the playground at right. Caption read...
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Monona Lake Assembly Auditorium

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Description: An exterior view of people sitting and standing outside of the Monona Lake Assembly Auditorium, which is partially obscured by trees. Designed by Morrison...

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