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Mayville Buick Dealer

Date: 11 12 1981
Description: The Crescent Garage. Although the photograph dates from 1981, the curb-side gas pumps are a throwback to the early days of gas stations. The Crescent Garag...
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Cooking Class in the Kitchen

Date: 11 08 1984
Description: Students prepare a curried beef dinner in a Waukesha County Technical Institute cooking class led by Juanita Decker (right, in chef's hat).
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Arrest at Gresham

Date: 01 27 1975
Description: Members of the Wisconsin National Guard arrest a group of Native Americans during the takeover of the Alexian Brother Novitiate near Gresham. The arrest wa...
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What the Wallis Will Do

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement for the Wallis tractor, featuring multiple photographs of farmers using the tractor in the field along with a headline reading: "What the Wal...
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Deering Junior Steel Binder

Date: 1892
Description: Color illustration of a man riding a Deering Junior Steel Binder drawn by a team of two horses.
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Nuclear Missile Silo Vigil

Date: 1986
Description: Nuclear Missile Silo Vigil & Requiem. Hundreds of people surround the fence, holding hands, in opposition to the new MX missiles being installed, missiles ...
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Edgar William Gordon

Date: 01 15 1987
Description: View looking out window at a man who is washing the window. Caption reads: "Edgar Gordon spreads cleanliness and happiness." Edgar William Gordon was a ...
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Louis Felix

Date: 10 28 1988
Description: A man in the foreground is holding up a cauliflower in one hand and holding a machete in the other. In the background six other people are working in a cab...
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A Small Place for a Little Music

Date: 09 08 1977
Description: A woman is standing with her hands on her hips, looking down at a group of children. All the children are wearing hats, several of which are "Bicentennial ...

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