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Boys Playing With Guns
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Two young boys sitting in a car wearing hats and sunglasses, play cops and robbers. One of the boys is thought to be Reginald Jackson, Jr., of Madison. Apparently portraying the robbers, they are both pointing their weapons at the camera.
1920
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Wisconsin Trapshooters Tournament
July 20, 1962
M.S. Ewlsworth, Caledonia, Illinois, blowing on his rifle after shooting it during a tournament sponsored by the Wisconsin Trapshooters Association.
Boys and Toy Airplane
1920
Reginald Jackson, Jr., of Madison, holding the toy airplane, and a group of friends, all of whom are wearing short pants, sitting on the windowsill in front of the Jackson home, 415 N. Carroll St. ...
Two Boys Exploring Toyland Before Christmas
December 1954
Jeff and Gregg Anderson playing cowboys with plastic tommy guns at Toyland, the Wolff-Kubly-Hirsig store.
Lake Mendota Sailboat
Dr. Reginald Jackson, Sr., and his son Reginald Jr., in the family sailboat. Because the family's cottage was located near Picnic Point, the photograph was probably made on Lake Mendota.
Little Boy in Curls
1912
Reginald Jackson, Jr. is posed on the sidewalk in front of the family home, 415 North Carroll Street, dressed in his winter coat. The portrait is notable for young Reginald's curls and feminine-loo...
