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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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Youth Speakers' Bureau

Date: 09 21 1949
Description: Shown preparing their talks are members of the Youth Speakers' Bureau John Vincent, chairman, Peggy Huiskamp and Dick Cyr. The purpose of the Youth Speaker...
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Gogert Barn

Date: 2004
Description: This old barn is at N7662 Madison Road. Brian and Joyce Gogert and their sons, Adam and David, have lived on the property for 20 years.
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Holiday Card with Girl and Bird

Date: 1967
Description: Holiday card with girl dressed for winter. She holds a shepherd's crook with a bird sitting on it. Trees and snow appear in the background.
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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...
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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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High School

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Description: Exterior view of the Cashton High School with bell tower. A woman looks out the window above the entrance, and a group of children and teenagers pose along...
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International D-30 Bus in Residential Neighborhood

Date: 1938
Description: International D-30 bus with 19-foot Hicks body picking up two young men for school. The young (teenaged) men are wearing light jackets and brimmed hats. Th...
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Students Boarding International D-40 Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Three students boarding an International D-40 bus in a residential neighborhood with a large house in the background. The bus was equipped with a Cascadian...
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Students Boarding International DS-40 School Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Teen-aged students boarding an International DS-40 bus parked on a snow-covered road. The students are heading for Long Lake Central School. This bus was e...
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Mellen High School Band in Music Festival Parade

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of the Mellen High School Marching Band in the Music Festival parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band uniforms a...
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Baseball Team

Date: 1911
Description: Group portrait of the Fennimore baseball team. In the background there are a number of tents, and large banners and flags fly nearby.
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Young Aldo Leopold

Date: 1904
Description: A young Aldo Leopold is posing smiling, wearing a jacket and bow tie while sitting on a pier. He is vacationing in the Cheneaux Islands. A shoreline with b...
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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 ...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Bike Hosteling Scrapbook: 1941 Season

Date: 04 25 1941
Description: Page from the Neighborhood House log book for the first bike hosteling trip of the 1941 season to Sauk City, with three girls securing packs to a bike in f...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Bike Hosteling Scrapbook: First Trip 1941

Date: 04 25 1941
Description: Page with more images of the first trip of the 1941 season from the Neighborhood House log book of bike hosteling excursions, with Theresa Manderino, Vince...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Play School Outing

Date: 06 1938
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with images of a spring outing taken by the Bluebirds? and the Orioles children's groups. Children are pl...
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Speed Skating Champions

Date: 01 26 1958
Description: Group portrait of the 1958 city speed skating champions who won their races in the finals at Vilas Park.
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Young People on Philadelphia Street

Date: 1976
Description: A group of young people walking down a street. They are all wearing coats. A brick building that may be Carpenters' Hall is in the background.

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