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Studio Portrait of E.E. Manuel

Date: 1930
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of E.E. Manuel, Superintendent of the Winnebago County Asylum.
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Studio Portrait of Olphene (Stromme) Manuel

Date: 1930
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Olphene Manuel, Matron of the Winnebago County Asylum.
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Eau Claire County Court House Staircase

Date: 1930
Description: Walnut staircase inside the Eau Claire County Court House.
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St. Croix County Theater Group

Date: 02 01 1930
Description: St. Croix county theater group champions on stage in a scene.
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Cecil LaValla

Date: 07 15 1933
Description: Portrait of Cecil LaValla, sitting in a chair at the county jail, suspect in the murder of Odin Tofsrud.
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Dining Room Table at Winnebago County Asylum

Date: 1930
Description: Dining room table illuminated by sunlight from a nearby window, located at the Winnebago County Asylum.
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Lincoln County Court

Date: 1934
Description: Interior view towards the front of the Lincoln County Court.
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Judge Proctor's Courtroom

Date: 1933
Description: Judge Roy H. Proctor, Superior Court, in the Dane County Court House.
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Going Over Farm Plan

Date: 09 1939
Description: Farm Security Administration county supervisor going over farm plan with a rehabilitation borrower as his family looks on.
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Dane County Theater Group Champions

Date: 02 01 1930
Description: Group portrait of Dane county theater group champions on stage holding a painting.
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Farmer Receiving Corn-Hog Check

Date: 07 30 1934
Description: Large group of Dane County farmers, standing in the Dane County Agent's office, holding checks. They are surrounding Floyd Stubley.
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Badger Social Center Play Cast

Date: 01 22 1932
Description: Play cast of the Badger Social Center, on stage at the Dane County Farm Hall, winners of the Dane County rural drama tournament.
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Helen Schleck

Date: 09 26 1932
Description: Helen Schleck (Mrs. Mathias H.), standing beside a radio, is a Dane County pioneer celebrating her 86th birthday, 1201 Sherman Avenue.
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Gladys Heacock, Escapee

Date: 10 12 1931
Description: Gladys Heacock, escapee from Indiana State School for Girls, who pleaded guilty to stealing a State car, and another woman sitting in the Dane County jail.
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Furnaces in Boiler Room at Dane County Asylum

Date: 05 09 1933
Description: Elevated view of the furnaces in the boiler room at the Dane County Asylum. Two men are standing in the middle of the room.
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Room in the Winnebago County Asylum

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of a room, perhaps a lounge or common room, in the Winnebago County Asylum. There is a long window seat along the bay windows in the backgrou...
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Winnebago County Asylum Dining Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Dining hall at the Winnebago County Asylum. Spindle chairs are pushed up against long tables set with dishes. In the background are potted plants in front ...
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Winnebago County Asylum Power Supply Room

Date: 1930
Description: Power supply room at the Winnebago County Asylum. In the foreground are what appear to be generators and other related machinery, and on the far wall are s...
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Inez Lindell Bystrom

Date: 1930
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Inez Lindell Bystrom, teacher at Miles School in the town of Orienta in Bayfield County. Mrs. Bystrom was born in Lulea, ...
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Dane County Court House "Telephone Girls"

Date: 11 02 1933
Description: Dane County Court House "telephone girls" at the new switchboard. Sitting at the switchboard is Madge Albright, and in the rear is Bernadine Plachy and Mar...

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