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Children and Snowman

Date: 12 1947
Description: Winter scene with two children leaning against a snowman.
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: The prow of the Unitarian Meeting House during construction, with the roof trusses in place. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructe...
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: The First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction, as viewed from University Bay Drive, with the roof trusses of the auditorium in place. The b...
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Iceboats on Lake Monona

Date: 01 29 1954
Description: Iceboats prepare to race in the Hearst Cup Challenge on Lake Monona. From left are the iceboats "Fritz," "Mary B." and "Dutchman."
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Girls Sitting on a Snowman

Date: 02 02 1947
Description: Winter scene with two young girls, Jo Ann Simon and Barbara Gatanowicz, sitting on a reclining snowman in front of the Camp Randall married student trailer...
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Ice Fishing

Date: 01 03 1948
Description: Ice fishing on Lake Mendota. A traffic problem was created in the village of Maple Bluff during the weekend when hundreds of persons from all parts of sout...
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Ice Fishing

Date: 01 03 1948
Description: Hundreds of persons from all parts of southern Wisconsin descend on Lake Mendota to fish through the ice for perch and other pan fish. The picture was take...
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Car Stuck in Snow

Date: 01 04 1952
Description: Winter scene with George Schneider and Roy Staley attempting to push a car stuck in the snow away from a curb on the Capitol Square.
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Fumusa Superette Building

Date: 01 13 1955
Description: Exterior of the Fumusa Superette (Saverio Fumusa) located at 1202 West Dayton Street.
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Winner of Christmas Home Decorating Contest

Date: 12 22 1956
Description: Ruth Bass, 4216 Mandrake Road, receiving a clock radio as a prize in the Christmas outdoor home lighting contest from Lucien G. Schlimgen, Jr., president o...
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Boy Scout Sled Race

Date: 01 24 1953
Description: Group of boy scouts lined up for Klondike Derby sled race, where the boys pulled the sleds, on Monona Golf Course. Nearly 300 scouts from the Dane County a...
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Boy Scout Sled Race

Date: 01 24 1953
Description: Boy scout sled team participating in the Klondike Derby sled race. The boys are pulling the sled on the Monona Golf Course, with Nichols School in the back...
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Holy Name Society Procession

Date: 01 11 1953
Description: An honor guard of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus leading a procession of 300 members of the Catholic Holy Name Society from the Catholic Center on East ...
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Christmas House Decoration Winner

Date: 12 22 1956
Description: Home of Norman and Ruth Bass, 4216 Mandrake Road, winner of the Christmas outdoor home lighting contest.
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Four Students Sledding on Bascom Hill

Date: 11 30 1944
Description: Four students sledding on Bascom Hill using a sled from 1838 which they borrowed from the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum. Seated from left: Joan Hamme...
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Girl in Snowsuit with Sled

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Winter scene with a young girl (possibly Polly Pyre, the daughter of Russell B. Pyre) in a snowsuit standing with an "Airline Pilot" sled.
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Anthony and Ritchie Purnell

Date: 12 12 1944
Description: Winter scene with Anthony and Ritchie Purnell, children of Mr. and Mrs. William Purnell, 112 Kensington Drive, sitting on their snow fort.
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Adams Children on Toboggan

Date: 12 12 1944
Description: Winter scene with the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Deane Adams, 843 Farwell Drive, Maple Bluff, on their toboggan. Left to right: Deane, Joan & Susan (twi...
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Soldier at Christmas in Hospital

Date: 12 21 1944
Description: Staff Sergeant Johnnie White celebrating Christmas at Truax Field hospital.
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Cities Service Oil Company Explosion

Date: 12 29 1944
Description: Man standing on bulk tanks at Cities Service Oil Company Plant, 815 East Main Street, where an explosion killed welder Harold Michelson.

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