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Apollo 16 on the Moon

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Description: Astronaut Charles M Duke, Jr., collecting lunar samples using a rake and tongs. This photograph was taken on the moon by John W. Young, the crew commander....
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Shooting a Negative

Date: 03 02 1934
Description: A man in the camera room at the Wisconsin Engraving Co. plant, 109 S. Carroll Street, is making a halftone negative, the first step in making a photo engra...
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Father Groppi and Vel Phillips on Hood of Bus

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Description: Father James Groppi speaking through a megaphone from the hood of a bus. Groppi stands with Alderperson Vel Phillips. Several of the people in the assemble...
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Six Points for the Badgers

Date: 10 26 1957
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison's Danny Lewis narrowly escapes a tackler to score a touchdown vs. Ohio State in a game at Camp Randall Stadium. A large cro...
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Madison West-Kenosha Football Game

Date: 11 02 1950
Description: The Madison West High School running back picks up a first down in their football game against Kenosha at Breese Stevens Field. Kenosha players are Bob Gil...
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Derailed Railcars

Date: 09 22 1997
Description: "In Lomira, a Kondex Corp. employee was killed when three derailed railcars plowed into the concrete block building in the background at 5:30 AM. Eleven of...
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Woolworth's Protest

Date: 1964
Description: A group of male and female protestors and law enforcement officers stand on the sidewalk outside of a Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer. O...
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Beekeeping Class

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Description: Beekeeping class in progress. All participants are wearing protective bee veils and hats, and some are wearing gloves. A crate or hive box in the backgroun...
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Dickey Chapelle Taking Cover

Date: 1958
Description: Dickey Chapelle in Lebanon wearing camouflaged clothing and a helmet crouched low to the ground and holding a camera. She is next to and behind a soldier w...
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Louis P. Lochner

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Description: Louis Lochner standing outdoors holding a camera. He is wearing a helmet.
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Surveying the Lakeland

Date: 08 05 2013
Description: Underwater view of two archeologists surveying a portion of the Lakeland. The divers are using cameras, with three or four strobes attached by an ar...
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Outdoor Portrait of Arville Schaleben

Date: 1935
Description: Outdoor full-length portrait of Arville Schaleben.
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Arville Schaleben Dressed for Mosquitoes

Date: 1935
Description: One of two images under the headline: "Journal Writer in Alaska; Pioneer Woman Raises Firs." Original caption reads: "Arville Schaleben, Journal staff writ...
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Arville Schaleben Standing Near Construction

Date: 07 1935
Description: Arville Schaleben, with a camera case strung over his shoulders and a mosquito net on his hat is standing near workers who are constructing a log building....
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George Wallace Protest

Date: 03 18 1964
Description: A large group of people, many carrying signs opposing George Wallace, gather in downtown Oshkosh near a Wallace rally. Some of the signs read: "You'll wond...

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