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East High School Player and Coach

Date: 09 16 1931
Description: East High School football player and a coach standing outdoors.
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William Freeman Vilas

Date: 1858
Description: Portrait of William Freeman Vilas (1840-1908), Civil War and United States Senator, taken while he was a student at the University of Wisconsin.
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Group of Young People on Dock

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Description: Group of six young men and women standing on dock of an Apostle Island.
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Portrait of Two Adults and Two Girls

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Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a seated man and woman. Two girls stand behind the seated adults, one resting her hand on the seated wo...
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Jitterbug Champions

Date: 02 08 1950
Description: Portrait of LOFT jitterbug competition champions Donna Armstrong and Steve Gust in a large Valentine heart "frame."
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Lewis Arms on Graduation Day

Date: 1943
Description: Lewis Arms poses in his Navy uniform holding a rifle on the day he graduated from the Great Lakes Naval Training Center.
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Portrait of Hugh Claiborne Adams

Date: 1894
Description: Carte-de-visite of a three-quarter length portrait of Hugh Claiborne Adams, age 18, dressed in coattails with his arm on the back of an elaborately carved ...
Print

Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Inside of holiday card depicting a family tree. The family photographs are positioned over a pine tree covered with snow. At the bottom is a cartoon of San...
Print

NOEL

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Description: Photographic holiday card of an African American family posed over an image of three dimensional letters that read: "NOEL." The letters are slanting from u...
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Milwaukee Ale House — Exterior

Date: 02 12 2010
Description: "This is the famous Milwaukee Ale House located at 233 N Water Street. Standing in front are Ethan A Casper and Parker Hren. This is the first time we have...
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Bodden Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Eugene and Linda Bodden live at N8306 Hwy 175 (Section 23). Eugene is shown with his son, Nathan.
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Bodden Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: The Boddens purchased the farm from Pete and Helen Bodden in 1978. Pete last milked in 1968. Eugene is shown with his son, Nathan.
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Giese Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This barn, at W2208 Hwy AY (Section 31), stands isolated in a field between the farms of brothers Lloyd and Loren Giese. Lloyd Giese and his son, Andy, are...
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Giese Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: This barn was used by Walter Koepsell in the past.
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Giese Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Loren Giese and his son Nathan are pictured at this barn at N7473 Hwy AY (Section 31). Loren and his wife Shirley, have lived here since 1982.
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Giese Combination Smokehouse and Milkhouse

Date: 2004
Description: This combination smokehouse and milkhouse are still standing on the Giese property.
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East High School Prom King and Queen

Date: 04 29 1954
Description: Portrait of Tim Howe and Virginia Noyola, leaders of the grand march at the East High School junior-senior spring dance.
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Wisconsin High School Trophy

Date: 06 10 1954
Description: Harrison (Sandy) Smith, left, receives the Boy's Why Club Trophy from Coach Hal Metzen at Wisconsin High School's annual awards program. Smith was an outst...
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August Krueger, Age 14

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Description: Waist-up portrait of August Krueger at age 14.
Postcard

Young Man Seated at Table

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Hugo Faust sitting at a table in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit and cap and has one hand on the chair arm...

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