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Locomotive Artifacts

Date: 03 29 1958
Description: A young boy rings a locomotive bell. Other artifacts of locomotive history are on the table before him with members of the Milwaukee chapter of the Nationa...
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Carillon Tower

Date: 1952
Description: Bells of the Carillon Tower on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Portrait of Man Surrounded by Various Musical Instruments

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Description: Studio full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man posed standing among various instruments. He is holding a violin unde...
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Morris-Jumel Mansion Stairway

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Description: Interior view of the Morris-Jumel Mansion which served, at different times, as headquarters to both forces during the Revolutionary war. This view of the ...
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Boy Scouts Ring Replica of Liberty Bell

Date: 02 12 1952
Description: Boy Scouts ring a replica of the Liberty Bell to launch the three year progam of Wisconsin Boy Scouts. The bell stands in the Wisconsin State Historical So...
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Teacher Ringing School Bell of One-Room School House

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Description: Teacher pulling on a rope to ring the school bell in a one-room school house. School literature and a chalkboard are visible in the background.
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Christmas Customs

Date: 12 14 1953
Description: Mrs. Ernest B. Steen of 2205 Lakeland Avenue, wife of new pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, demonstrates a Christmas custom by displaying her bell collect...
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Crowd of People Viewing the Liberty Bell

Date: 1976
Description: A crowd gathered around the Liberty Bell.
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Liberty Bell

Date: 1976
Description: A blonde woman in black boots is standing beside the Liberty Bell. Behind her is a crowd of people.
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Teacher at Her Desk

Date: 1917
Description: A schoolteacher sits behind her desk, on a raised platform, in a classroom. On her desk is a clock, inkwell, several books, hand bell and a hinged box. In ...
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Walter J. Kohler Jr. Rings the Liberty Bell

Date: 01 27 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. stands next to a replica of the Liberty Bell, holding a rope attached to the clapper of the bell.
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Vel Phillip

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Description: Vel Phillips, in a white vest, stand near an open doorway with a bell on it that is engranved with: "U.S."
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Belmont Hotel Barber Shop

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Parakeets Mike and Mac perching in their playground in the Belmont Hotel's barbershop. The wooden jungle gym that is sitting on top of their cage includes ...
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Third Annual Country Art Fair

Date: 07 10 1958
Description: A woman in the foreground is holding a bell, while two other women in the background are smiling at her. The woman on the right is standing and holding a f...

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