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Children's Picnic at the Beach

Date: 1950
Description: Woman with children grilling hot dogs and wieners at the beach.
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Corn and Brats on the Grill

Date: 06 25 1988
Description: St. Dominic's Catholic Parish members tend the grills at their annual festival.
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Twins Enjoy Suckers

Date: 07 21 1958
Description: Three-year-old twins at an annual twins picnic licking lollipops.
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Fueling Fish Boil Fire

Date: 1967
Description: A man fueling a fire for a fish boil, as people look on.
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Ruben-Mallory-Ray-O-Vac Picnic

Date: 07 28 1945
Description: Male employees of RMR playing cards at a company picnic.
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Picnic Behind Highlander

Date: 1935
Description: A student at Highlander having a picnic behind the school.
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Clambake at Civil Rights Workshop

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Description: Civil Rights workshop of Highlander participants partaking in an oyster feast on Johns Island.
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Women and Dogs on a Picnic

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Description: Three women and three dogs sit on the ground for a picnic.
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Picnicking Women and Dogs

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Description: Three women and three dogs gather for a picnic.
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Blatz Advertisment

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Description: Advertisement for Blatz Private Stock, a "de-alcoholized" beer brewed in Milwaukee during Prohibition. Depicts a couple picnicking near a lake and mountain...
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The Bar at a Milwaukee Picnic

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Description: Three men wearing hats are standing in front of the bar at a Milwaukee picnic. Behind them are a large group of men wearing black suits crowded around the ...
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Kraft Cheese Ad

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Description: Advertisement promoting Kraft cheese as a picnic food for visitors to Kraftwood Gardens. The advertisement is on the inside back cover of A guide to Kr...
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Mendota Yacht Club Moonlight Regatta

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Josie Mayer and Sue Adams roast wieners at the Mendota Yacht Club moonlight regatta and picnic supper on the roof of the Edgewater Hotel.
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Group at Alabama Barbecue Pit

Date: 02 22 1915
Description: A group of men, women, and children gathered around an outdoor barbecue pit as meat roasts. The barbecue took place at Louis Frank Sessions' farm during a ...
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Friends of Lewis Arms at Brittingham Park

Date: 1950
Description: Friends of Lewis Arms enjoy beer at a party at Brittingham Park. Seated on the ground from left to right are: Elinora (mother of Lewis Arms, Jr.), Hattie, ...
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R. Glenn Weiss, Widower Raising Five Children

Date: 06 11 1956
Description: R. Glenn Weiss watches as his two oldest daughters, Caroline, 15, and Christine, 13, make sandwiches for a family picnic.
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Firemen's Picnic

Date: 06 29 1997
Description: "Dodge County firemen compete in the 'water barrel' fights at Theresa's Firemen's Picnic."
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Firemen's Picnic

Date: 06 29 1997
Description: "Water barrel fights in Theresa."
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Wisconsin 4-H Club Conference and Picnic

Date: 06 16 1959
Description: Prominent Madison residents helped serve the 4-H group at the picnic on the University of Wisconsin inter-mural field. From left to right are: R.M. Henders...
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Pie Eating Contest

Date: 08 1979
Description: The pie eating contest gets a lot of attention at the Fireman's Picnic.

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