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40 and 8 Convention

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: B.A. Clark shown taking time out for relaxation on the porch of the Elks Club, headquarters for the Wisconsin American Legion's 40 and 8 Grande Promenade. ...
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Card Game at Campground

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Description: Stereograph of a group of young people gathered in front of a tent. They are engaged in card playing, reading and needlework. In the background is a table ...
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Tiroler Landesschuetzen

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Description: Tiroler Landesschuetzen (territorial troops from the Province of Tyrol) resting in a forest on the southern battlefront.
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On the Road to Damascus

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Description: On the road from Damascus to Jerusalem at the site of some ancient ruins.
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We Saw You . . . at the Library

Date: 09 22 1957
Description: A man sitting and reading from a book at the Madison Public Central Library.
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We Saw You . . . at the Library

Date: 09 22 1957
Description: An older man wearing thick glasses and a wool blazer looks closely at a newspaper on a rod.
Book or Pamphlet

Children's Book

Date: 1900
Description: The front and back covers of a booklet whose title, translated from German, is Pearls. Short Stories for Children. At the bottom of the front cover ...
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William Pettigrew Reading on the Ark Cottage Porch

Date: 1912
Description: William Pettigrew, who was Foreman at Camp Four beginning in 1885, is reading a hard cover book on the porch of the Ark cottage while sitting on a striped ...
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I.P. Rumsey Reading in the Hammock at Island Lodge

Date: 08 20 1913
Description: I.P. Rumsey is reading a book while lying in the hammock on the porch at Island Lodge. A pillow is tucked under his head. He is dressed in a long sleeved s...
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James Edward Doyle, Sr. Family

Date: 02 02 1958
Description: Attorney James E. Doyle, Sr. looking at a big picture book with his young daughter, Anne.
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University of Wisconsin Eagle Heights Apartments for Married Graduate Students

Date: 03 25 1958
Description: Mr. Kenneth C. Hoedt, graduate student manager of the U.W. Eagle Heights apartments, studies for his Ph.D. in personnel and guidance. Mr. Hoedt earned his ...
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University of Wisconsin Medical School Student's Life

Date: 04 17 1958
Description: David Ottenson, a third-year medical student from Superior, studies at home.
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Wisconsin Farm Kitchen

Date: 1951
Description: Lawrence Sherman sitting in a chair by the window, reading the paper in his farm kitchen. On the left is a Jungers Model E stove with kettles and a teapot....
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Student Studying on a Balmy Spring Day

Date: 04 16 1959
Description: Craig Penrith studies in the front seat of his car with the top rolled down and his shoes off in Vilas Park.
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Reading the News Bulletin

Date: 1935
Description: One of a group of images under the headline: "Matanuska Valley Colonists Wait for Mail, Carry Water, Haul Logs." Original caption reads: "The colonists fin...
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1894 Election Recalled with Old Newspaper

Date: 10 14 1960
Description: A reporter looks at a tattered old newspaper from Nov. 7, 1894 that was found in the wall at the home of Sidney Gay, 4406 Cherokee Drive.
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Mary Griggs Lounging Outdoors Reading with Friend

Date: 1938
Description: Mary Griggs, wearing a pink dress, cardigan and hair bow, and a male friend are lounging on blue painted wicker chaise lounge chairs with blue floral cushi...
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Amos Bronson Alcott

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Description: Stereographic image of Amos Bronson Alcott in his study. Alcott was an educator and philosopher, and a figure in the Transcendentalist movement. He created...

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