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Halloween Spooks

Date: 10 31 1951
Description: Carl Lueders' children stand at the door and trick-or-treat in their neighborhood on Halloween.
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Sorting Christmas Mail

Date: 12 23 1955
Description: Postal workers sort parcels into bins during the Christmas holiday rush.
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Curling Match

Date: 1956
Description: Curlers sweep in front of a stone during a curling match.
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Merrimac Ferry

Date: 1951
Description: View from road of the Merrimac ferry approaching shore with several automobiles and a large truck aboard. In the foreground is a sign that reads: "Keep Bac...
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Farm Near Mt. Horeb

Date: 1951
Description: View from slope towards a farm, with barn, silos, and farmhouse. Caption reads: "Mt. Horeb (Vicinity) Wis. Highway 92, c. 1951-1955."
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Aerial View of McFarland

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Description: Aerial view of the town of McFarland, with Lake Waubesa in the background.
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Rollerskating Kindergarteners

Date: 1959
Description: Several children are putting on roller skates outside a school door. Bicycles are parked in the background and a woman is partially visible in the foregrou...
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Wisconsin River Bluffs from Highway 80, West of Avoca

Date: 03 1953
Description: View across a prairie toward wooded hills. Caption reads: "Wisconsin River Valley. Bluffs as seen from Highway 80 west of Avoca, Wis."
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Highway 35

Date: 1950
Description: View of an automobile traveling north on Highway 35, near the Mississippi River. Railroad tracks run between the road and the river. In the background are ...
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Holy Hill

Date: 1950
Description: Dramatic view of Holy Hill against a sky full of clouds. In the foreground, cows are grazing in fenced fields.
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Early Moon

Date: 1956
Description: A harvest moon over a farm. Fence posts are in the foreground.
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Stallion and Shadows

Date: 1959
Description: Silhouette of a horse against a snow covered hill, on CTH PB three miles south of the Dane County Home. There is a fence around the enclosure and trees on ...
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First Flowers

Date: 1955
Description: Olbrich Gardens viewed through the tulip garden towards Lake Monona. Two women and a man are walking on the sidewalk towards an open structure.
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Night Ballet

Date: 1957
Description: Two ballerinas looking out towards the audience are dancing on a stage, with a spotlight outlining them with light. The dancer on the right is holding an u...
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First Hint

Date: 1957
Description: Blood Root flowers blossoming alongside a rotting log in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.

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