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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: Children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), donated by the citizens of the Madison area. A stone bridge is in the ba...
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Unitarian Meeting House Nursery School

Date: 06 28 1951
Description: Children playing outside the nursery school classroom at the First Unitarian Society meeting house while teachers are watching. The building was designed b...
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Unitarian Meeting House Nursery School

Date: 06 28 1951
Description: Children playing outside the nursery school classroom at the First Unitarian Society Meeting House. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Public School

Date: 1973
Description: Exterior of public school building, with a slide and trees.
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Public School

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of public school building with playground. Caption reads: "Public School - Black Earth, Wis."
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Wooded Cassville Park

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Description: Park with tree-lined lane. Caption reads: "Scene in Riverside Park".
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Little Prairie School

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Little Prairie school with a car parked alongside it. Playground equipment is in the yard.
Postcard

Riverview Park

Date: 1920
Description: View of Riverview Park, with gazebo and slide in foreground. Caption reads: "Riverview Park, Watertown, Wis."
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Grade School

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of a grade school. Caption reads: "Grade School — Spooner Wis."
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Cantwell Children

Date: 06 10 1944
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the four Cantwell children of 2801 Monroe Street, on a slide at Edgewood School. From top: Michael, Jeffrey, Connie, and Roger.
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Playground Scene

Date: 07 10 1948
Description: Outdoors at Lapham School, Al Johnson, Carolyn Mitchell, Noel McGuigan, and Joan Adler are singing to the ukelele accompaniment of Tom Adler, standing, and...
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Playground Scene

Date: 07 10 1948
Description: Playing on the swings at Wingra Park are James Bruce swinging Anne Meyers, Mike Cantwell swinging Peggy Aspinwall, and James Clark swinging Rene Burkhalter...
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Eagle Heights Kids on Swings

Date: 09 24 1948
Description: Five children with one adult are shown playing on swings at Eagle Heights, a University of Wisconsin-Madison housing development built for faculty families...
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Children Swinging

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Description: Children playing on swing set in front of an automobile. A man is seated on a picnic table nearby.
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Grooming Baseball Diamond with I-4 Tractor

Date: 1946
Description: Man grooming a baseball diamond at a community park using an International I-4 tractor. Original caption reads: "International tractor, I-4, used with home...
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University Faculty Houses in Eagle Heights

Date: 07 21 1949
Description: Mid-morning refreshments are an important part of the day for youngsters at the University Faculty Housing playground. Mrs. Harold Green pours a fruit drin...
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Children Playing on Swing Set

Date: 1939
Description: Four children, one boy and three girls, playing on a a swing set outside of a brick building, probably a school.
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Children with Bookmobile at Playground

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: Children line up at the entrance to the Superior Bookmobile trailer. Other children ride bicycles and play in a playground in the background. The original...
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Superior Bookmobile

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: A group of children lines up outside the entrance to the Superior Bookmobile (an International truck), parked in a playground area. Other children holding ...
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Girls Standing near Bookmobile

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: Three girls stand at the entrance of the Superior Bookmobile (an International truck) holding books. A child playing tennis is in the background. The origi...

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