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Two Men Camping with Scout and Trailer

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Description: Two men are cooking at a campfire. Behind them is a parked Scout truck which has a trailer attached to the back. Two rifles are leaning against the side of...
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Women Washing Dishes

Date: 1912
Description: Two women are standing at a table in a kitchen, with one woman drying a dish, and the other washing dishes in a large bowl. Dishes and pans are stacked on ...
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George V. Allen with Foreign Minister of Iran and Chief of Protocol

Date: 1948
Description: Three men standing together holding cups and saucers. Two have cigars or cigarettes. Caption reads: "George V. Allen (left) with the Foreign Minister of Ir...
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Chimba the Chimpanzee in Madison for the Zor Shrine Circus

Date: 02 17 1961
Description: Chimba the chimpanzee makes an appearance at the final Madison Zor Shrine planning meeting for the annual Shrine Circus held at the Dane County Fairgrounds...
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Graduate Students Share a House

Date: 01 10 1961
Description: One in a series of photographs of four U.W. physics graduate students who are renting a furnished home at 429 Russell Walk. In this photograph Brandt Kehoe...
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Restaurant Remodeling Project

Date: 01 16 1961
Description: Mrs. Dorothy Brewer poses next to artificial palm trees that are part of a remodeling project of the Red Rooster restaurant on East Washington avenue, whic...
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We Saw You . . . at Safety Patrol Yule Party

Date: 12 28 1960
Description: The 6th annual Madison school safety patrol Christmas party is held at the Strand Theater. The children are entertained by cartoons and a comedy feature fi...
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Man Feeding Chickens

Date: 1907
Description: View of a man kneeling next to a small chicken coop. He is holding a container of food, and two chickens are standing in it. The rest of the flock of chick...
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Truax Wives Entertain

Date: 12 01 1960
Description: Standing around the tea table at a reception for wives of prominent Madison residents are, left to right: Mrs. William Waltman, pouring tea; Mrs. J.B. Davi...
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We Saw You . . . at West Side Garden Club Show

Date: 11 17 1960
Description: The West Side Garden Club holds its annual "Holiday House" show. Shown at an informal holiday table are, (L-R) Mrs. Sarah Jamieson, Properties Committee, 1...
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Linda Luna Washing Clothes at Migrant Worker Camp

Date: 07 1970
Description: Linda Luna of Auraura, Illinois washes clothes at a basin outside a cabin in a migrant worker camp in Door County. Several articles of clothing are lying i...
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Verona Fish Fry

Date: 06 10 1960
Description: A man, two women and a child are gathered around a table eating a fish fry. One of the women is standing in the center.
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Verona Fish Fry

Date: 06 10 1960
Description: A man, two women and a child are gathered around a table eating a fish fry. One of the women is standing in the center holding a glass of milk.
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Verona Fish Fry

Date: 06 10 1960
Description: A man, two women and a child are gathered around a table eating a fish fry. One of the women is standing in the center holding a glass of milk.
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Child Eating Fish Fry

Date: 11 12 1965
Description: A child is sitting at a table with a fork full of fish at a fish fry at Sacred Heart Church.
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Woman and Child at Fish Fry

Date: 11 12 1965
Description: A woman is helping a child with a plate of food.
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Fish Fry at Sacred Heart Church

Date: 11 12 1965
Description: A group of men and women are sitting at a long table together eating fish fry.
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Milwaukee-Downer College Dining Hall Interior

Date: 1906
Description: Interior view of the Milwaukee-Downer College dining hall. Places at the tables are set.
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Carol Baumann (Mrs. Richard J. Baumann)

Date: 09 20 1960
Description: Carol and Dick Baumann do a lot of their household tasks together so that they will have more leisure time to spend with their baby daughter and in sharing...
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We Saw You . . . at Labor Day Event

Date: 09 05 1960
Description: More than 300 people attend the annual Labor Day program sponsored by the Madison Federation of Labor at the Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park Street. Shown (L-R)...

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