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Public Square on Market Day

Date: 1910
Description: A large number of men with horse-drawn carts gathering in a public square for Market Day. Caption reads: "Scene on Public Square, Gainesville, GA."
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Public Health Nursing Week

Date: 03 16 1947
Description: Public Health Nursing Week. Wisconsin "First Lady," Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm, right, discussing national Public Health Nursing Week with Mrs. Vern S. (Elizabet...
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Fargo Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills. Visible above the main entrance are the words: "Public Library." Reverse of cardboard backing read...
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Public Health Nursing Week

Date: 04 16 1947
Description: Public Health Nursing Week. Miss Agnes Moroney of the third district unit of Wisconsin State Organization of Public Health Nursing and supervising nurse at...
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Public Market

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Description: Vendors sit beside their wares at a public market along a narrow street in La Paz, Bolivia.
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Public Works Department

Date: 12 1954
Description: Department of Public Works workers look over signs to be posted on city streets.
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Madison Public Library

Date: 1913
Description: Interior view of the Madison Public Library, circulation desk. Cardboard backing reads: "1913, Main Loan Desk." A large group of women in winter coats and ...
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Public Library

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Description: View across street toward the facade of the Watertown Public Library. The Neoclassical style informs elements of the building, including the porch, pedimen...
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Theresa Firemen

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Description: "Theresa firemen pose for a picture at the Theresa Public School."
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First State Conference of Public Health Nurses

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait taken on the stairs of the Wisconsin State Capitol of men and women attending the State Conference of Public Health Nurses. Most of the wome...
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Governor's Citizens Committee on Public Welfare

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Outdoor group portrait of fourteen people who make up the Governor's Citizens Committee on Public Welfare. They are posed front of a building at the Northe...
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Old Soldiers' Reunion

Date: 1927
Description: Old Soldiers' Reunion on the public square.
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Madison Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: Children and young adults read in the public library. The boy facing the camera is barefoot. Bookshelves line the walls; prints and photographs are also on...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Construction workers laying brick on the rear portion of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue.
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Oshkosh Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Oshkosh Public Library. On the back is the note: Wm. Walker, Oshkosh, arch. 1900 -- cost $55,000. Ionic marble columns, and a round op...
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: Close-up of two participants, a man and a boy, in a United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration. Both are looking at the photographer and the boy carries a ...
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Civil Works Administration Project No. 14

Date: 1934
Description: Public building improvement under the state Civil Works Administration, project number 14. Carpenter and painter at work.
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Theresa Public School Bell Dedication

Date: 09 1995
Description: Theresa Public School's old school bell is dedicated on the grounds of the Theresa Historical Society. Society President John Bodden thanks members of Lomi...
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Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction Oath Ceremony

Date: 07 02 1961
Description: The new Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Angus B. Rothwell and his first assistant Russell Lewis posing with their wives at the reception fol...
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Farnsworth Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Farnsworth Public Library in Oconto. The library opened in 1903 and was funded by a donation of $15,000 from Mr. George Farnsworth. Ab...

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