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State Street from Bascom Hill

Date: 1896
Description: Tree-lined State Street from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Traffic on State Street includes two well-dressed gentlemen on hors...
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Amateur Baseball in the Park

Date: 1938
Description: The catcher squats as the batter gets ready to swing at a pitch while the umpire looks on. This image was taken as part of the WPA Federal Writers Project...
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Horse Pulling Contest

Date: 1936
Description: Horse pulling contest at an unidentified Wisconsin county fair. At the time, farmers were making the transition from horse-drawn equipment to tractors and ...
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Group Relaxing Outdoors

Date: 1939
Description: Two men, a young boy, and two women relax by a tree near a stream.
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Beach on Lake Michigan

Date: 1939
Description: A beach on Lake Michigan near the Milwaukee Yacht Club. Men, women, and children relax on the beach. In the background many boats are on the water.
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Residential Street with Children on Tricycles

Date: 1936
Description: View from lawn of curved residential street lined with recently constructed housing and lampposts. A car sits in a driveway of a house on the left, and fur...
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Alexander Stewart Lumber Company

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Description: A view of the Alexander Stewart Lumber Company, at 502 3rd Street. Several men are fishing off the bridge/dam over the river.
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Rib Mountain

Date: 1936
Description: A view from below of a lookout area filled with visitors on Rib Mountain.
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Marathon County Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Marathon County Park. Many children are playing in the water surrounding a stone fountain, while others watch from the benches.
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Children at Park Playground

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Description: A view of children playing on the swingset, slide, and other playground equipment at a park. A wooden building is located behind the playground, and the pa...
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Commercial Fishermen

Date: 1936
Description: Three commercial fishermen in a boat lifting a trap net. In the bottom right foreground are the hands of another man holding the opposite side of the net f...
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Oneida Colony

Date: 1936
Description: View of Oneida Colony, a northern lake resort. Small boats are lined up along the shore, and birds are gathered near a large birdhouse. A man is lifting on...
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Harness Racing

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Description: Elevated view of four men and their horses harness racing down a road, with crowds of spectators on the sides, during a county fair in southwestern Wiscons...
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Horse Contest

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view over crowd of a horse pulling contest at a county fair. A man is sitting on the back of a truck bed driving two horses on what appears to be ...
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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of several people sitting and standing under a tree in front of a beach area at Devil's Lake State Park. People are swimming and wading in the water...
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Canoe on Lake Mendota

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Description: View from shoreline of four individuals in a canoe on Lake Mendota, framed with branches from a tree on the left side of the image.
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Dells of the Wisconsin River

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Dells of the Wisconsin River, with two people walking down a long dock/walkway leading to a boat.
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Sitting on a Sidewalk

Date: 1936
Description: Five people sitting on a sidewalk outside of a building. A woman stands on a stoop in the doorway.
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Sailboat on Lake Mendota

Date: 1936
Description: View from shoreline of a sailboat on Lake Mendota.
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German Brown Trout

Date: 1936
Description: A view of freshly caught German Brown Trout, lying near a net and fishing pole.

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