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Brick School and Students

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Description: View of a brick school building and a crowd of students, with two boys up in a tree. Other people are posing in some of the open windows of the school. Boy...
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Hoyt Park Toboggan Slide

Date: 12 23 1947
Description: Three teenagers posing on the steps of the toboggan slide at Hoyt Park. Ascending the steps are Al Gay, Mary Homann, and Ruth Ann Gay. Two young boys are s...
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City Skating Meet Stars

Date: 02 06 1949
Description: On the ice are eight Madison skaters who starred in the annual city skating meet held at Vilas Park lagoon. Kneeling in the first row are Patsy Gibson, Den...
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Girls Standing near Bookmobile

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: Three girls stand at the entrance of the Superior Bookmobile (an International truck) holding books. A child playing tennis is in the background. The origi...
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Spelling Bee Champion Heading to National Finals

Date: 05 17 1952
Description: Wisconsin State Journal's 1952 spelling champion, Beth Knope, boards a train to attend the national finals. Saying goodbye are her parents Sidney an...
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Kemp Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Randy and Sherry Kemp and son, Nick, live at N8642 Hwy P (Section 15).
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Luhn Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Gordon and Gayle Luhn, and son, Derek, live at N8499 Bancroft Rd (Section 16). They purchased the property in 1978.
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Schnitzler Meadowbrook Cart

Date: 2004
Description: The Schnitzlers posed with this fancy Meadowbrook Cart.
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Public School

Date: 1931
Description: View from across street of schoolchildren standing and playing on the sidewalk outside the Benton High School.
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Post Office and Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: The exterior of the post office and hotel. A group of boys and men pose at the front of the post office. Another man leans on the side of a wagon. A young ...
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Main Street

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Description: View across Main Street, with a clothing store, livery stable, bank, and church on the right. A group of young men and boys stand on the sidewalk wearing s...
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International D-30 Bus Dropping Students at School

Date: 1938
Description: International D-30 bus dropping students off at Wendell Graded School. This bus was equipped with a 155-inch wheel base and a Hackney body.
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Uniformed Students Disembarking International D-30 Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Students wearing uniform jackets and hats disembarking an International D-30 bus at McDonogh School. This bus was equipped with a Bender body style.
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Students Boarding International D-35 Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Students standing in line, boarding an International D-35 bus with a Picayune body and 179-inch wheel base. The bus belonged to the Fox Consolidated School...
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Students Boarding D-40 School Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Students boarding an International D-40 school bus. This bus was equipped with a Rex-Watson body and a 215-inch wheel base, and seated 49 passengers. The s...
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D-30 Bus Picking Up High School Students

Date: 1938
Description: International D-30 bus with a Picayune body picking up high school students. There is also a young child near the bus, possibly the sister(?) of a student....
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Swimmers on a Pier

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Description: Large group of young women and girls lined up on a pier. A group of them are perched on a diving platform on the end. A man and woman are in a boat in fron...
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Farrington Family

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Description: Family group posing in front of wooden farm buildings. A man is sitting in a wagon pulled by a team of two horses. An older woman, a young girl, and three ...
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Family with Horse-Drawn Buggy

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Description: Group portrait of family. Left side view of a horse and buggy on a path, with a boy and man posing sitting in the buggy. Standing behind the buggy are two ...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 31 1962
Description: View along side of street towards a teenage brass band marching down the street in a Memorial Day parade in West Allis. A group of young children stand on ...

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