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| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A scene from the Greendale Civilian Defense Rally. Mothers and children sit at a picnic table outside of the "Bendfelt House of Fine Ice Cream" stand opera... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon... |
| Date: | 05 1916 |
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| Description: | A view looking down on the Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill, showing dancers around four different Maypoles. In the foreground is the Lincoln M... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Large group at Syttende Mai celebration. Group posing with what may be the national and merchant flag of Norway flag. A number of people are holding croque... |
| 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: | 04 06 1969 |
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| Description: | Children walking out of church after the Easter Sunday service at St. James United Methodist Church at 1114 West Brown Street. |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Eight men and women of a graduating class sit outdoors holding their diplomas. They are seated on the steps of the photographer's home at 131 East Montello... |
| Date: | 04 23 1963 |
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| Description: | A grandmother with daughter and granddaughter. They are nicely dressed for mother's day. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Group of people posing on a trolley car, which is pulling a flat car loaded with a McCormick grain binder and mower as part of an event culminating the "Cr... |
| Date: | 02 01 1974 |
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| Description: | Press release photograph of female model, Valerie Robb, posing on the 5,000,000th International Harvester tractor to roll off the assembly line on Feb. 1, ... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Halle Steensland, his wife Sophia, their five children and a large crowd are posed around and on the family home, later located at 733 Lakewood Boulevard, ... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Two young men and ten young women in white dresses sitting in a semi circle on the stage of the Black River Falls Opera House. The stage is decorated with ... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Five men stand on a city street surrounded by onlookers, perhaps a parade or some other public event. Two of the men in the street are carrying photography... |
| Date: | 08 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Three women with noise makers. V-J Day celebration August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of Japanese forces during World War... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill. Just visible at the top of the photograph is the new Wisconsin State Capitol, completed except for the north ... |
| Date: | 10 18 1952 |
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| Description: | Central High School Homecoming King, Miles Kiefer; Queen, Mildred Fish; attendants Bonnie Willmoth, Shirley Jackson, Peggy Swadley, and Beverly Larson; and... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Helene Greenwood and Jean Dyer pose wearing hats and long dresses at the Bowman Park dedication. |
| Date: | 05 03 1948 |
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| Description: | A Mother's Day family portrait of Mrs. George T. (Beatrice) Fox, 2310 Rugby Row, and her seven children. Seated at the left is Terry, 8. Standing behind he... |
| Date: | 06 07 1948 |
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| Description: | Governor Rennebohm placing a wreath of red roses on the head of Highland's Margaret McGuire, who was selected as Wisconsin's first Alice in Dairyland. Marg... |
| Date: | 06 07 1948 |
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| Description: | Newly selected Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire, receiving an orchid from Virginia Palan, legionnaire and WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency ... |
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