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| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Nine girls are posing standing and wearing patriotic costumes. One girl is holding a flag of the United States. Probably a smaller group, from a total of t... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh... |
| Date: | 08 1928 |
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| Description: | John P. Wood of Wausau, winner of the 1928 National Air Reliability Tour, with his "Waco from Wausau." Also in the photograph are Wood's prizes: the Edsel ... |
| Date: | 08 12 1932 |
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| Description: | RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br... |
| Date: | 1984 |
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| Description: | A reunion of former members of Hangar 13, an organization of Beloit boys that built and raced model airplanes during the 1930s. |
| Date: | 07 07 1983 |
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| Description: | John Fitzsimmons and Barton Voegeli take a break from discing the fields to eat the birthday cake that Voegeli's wife made to celebrate the occasion. |
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| Description: | In the foreground, Erik Jensen, a minister with his hat in hand, shakes K. Doxstad's hand. Nearby a toddler pulls his own baby carriage. Two carriages, a b... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Quite possibly this is the "View of the Grand Music Band" listed in the "Centennial Views of the City of Madison, July 4th, 1876. Views of Chicago Light Gu... |
| Date: | 07 09 1919 |
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| Description: | Governor Phillip outdoors at a victory celebration. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | A man seated on a Deering grain binder shakes hands with a man standing and smoking a cigar. The man with the cigar may be an International Harvester deale... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Students and teachers gathered in a field for the girls' relay race at an annual school festival in Belwood Park. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Local historian William F. Wolf visiting the Native American cemetery. In the background is a barn and a silo and other farm buildings. |
| Date: | 02 12 1978 |
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| Description: | "With the approach of Valentine's Day, the camera looks through the decorated windows of the Bob Bernhard home. Brenda watches her brother, Scott, playing ... |
| Date: | 02 16 1978 |
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| Description: | "Carrying the casket from Zion, the small country church." |
| Date: | 02 16 1978 |
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| Description: | "Rev. Herbert Lemke and Charles Koepsell, Mayville, lead the mourners to the grave site." |
| Date: | 05 30 1967 |
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| Description: | View of a parade traveling through a cemetery. Beyond, barns and farmhouses can be seen. |
| Date: | 11 1987 |
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| Description: | "Andy Schnitzler, Jr. posed with shovel, broke ground for the River View Mobile Home Park." |
| Date: | 08 1989 |
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| Description: | "A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Theresa's new library." |
| Date: | 09 1996 |
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| Description: | "When Pioneer Days was celebrated, visitors were given the chance to view the community from a helicopter." |
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