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Boy's Eye View

Date: 11 1968
Description: A young boy is kneeling and peering in between balusters of a balustrade indoors at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Near Wyoming Valley

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin farm scene, south of Lone Rock, but in Iowa County. A church can be seen on the left. The hills are the south bluffs of the Wisconsin River.
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Quiet Reflections

Date: 05 1968
Description: Elevated view from riverbank of a family enjoying a canoe ride on the Wisconsin River, in Tower Hill State Park. The trees are thick on both shorelines.
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U.W. Mechanical Engineering Building Construction

Date: 10 02 1930
Description: University of Wisconsin Mechanical Engineering Building, under construction, looking northeast, showing scaffolding around building and Findorff Builders s...
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Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
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Farmall Tractor on John Nolen Drive

Date: 2010
Description: A man drives a tractor on John Nolen Drive along Lake Mendota with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the distance. He is on his was to a Red Power venue held ...
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Wisconsin Farm

Date: 1952
Description: Aerial view of a farm in the summer.
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The Beach

Date: 09 1963
Description: Elevated view of a two people strolling on Algoma Beach.
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Oil Refinery

Date: 09 1951
Description: An oil refinery at night illuminated by overhead lights.
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Threatening Skies

Date: 08 1951
Description: Threatening skies loom over boats, piers and boathouses in Eagle harbor.
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High Cliff Park

Date: 1962
Description: Pine trees at the edge of the rocky shoreline in High Cliff Park on Lake Michigan.
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Wisconsin Pioneer

Date: 1978
Description: An older woman is splitting wood on a farm. She is wearing a dress and apron.
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Tepees

Date: 10 1955
Description: Shocks of corn are lined up in a cornfield during harvest.
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Sentimental Silhouettes

Date: 1968
Description: Two ducks are silhouetted on the Chippewa Flowage at sunrise or sunset.
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Duck Creek

Date: 1970
Description: Water flows over a spillway and ice on Duck Creek.
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Railroad Tracks

Date: 1965
Description: Elevated view over railroad yards from the 27th Street viaduct.
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Virgin Forest

Date: 1950
Description: A man snowshoeing in an old growth forest.
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The Population Explosion

Date: 1959
Description: A bird's nest with eggs, on the wheel of a vintage hay rake.
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Irrigation

Date: 06 1964
Description: Irrigation sprinklers spraying water onto a field near Grand Marsh.
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School Day

Date: 01 1970
Description: Children running to the school bus during a light snow fall.

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