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Turtle Effigy Mound

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Description: A turtle effigy mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, outlined by melting snow.
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High School Girls

Date: 1929
Description: Group of stylishly dressed girls from a Wisconsin high school posing outdoors.
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Cattle Pens at Lodi Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of cattle yards near the railroad tracks. A farm and farm buildings can be seen in the background.
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Turtle Mound

Date: 09 28 1942
Description: Elevated view of turtle mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Production of Maple Syrup

Date: 1927
Description: Man in "sugar bush" (grove of maples) boiling down maple sap in production of maple syrup. Probably Wisconsin.
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Coop Service Station

Date: 1939
Description: A serviceman checks the oil of a car at the Madison Co-op Station. During the 1930s the cooperative movement in Wisconsin expanded its rural base to offer ...
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Man and Child in Open Wigwam

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Description: A Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) man and child inside a wigwam with the sides rolled up. A cat is walking in the grass in front of the man.
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Road Signs

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Description: A row of road signs, many of them advertising resorts, at the intersection of Highway 51 and Highway 70 between Minoqua and Woodruff.
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Delivery of Bread Right To Your Door

Date: 1939
Description: A woman standing on her doorstep buys bread from a deliveryman. His truck is parked in the driveway. Text on the truck reads "Capitol Bakers, 'Right' to yo...
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Sleigh Riders Pulling Skiers

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Description: Winter scene with six well-bundled passengers in a sleigh pulled by two horses and pulling two skiers behind. In the background are pine trees.
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Man in Hemp Field

Date: 1912
Description: View of a man wearing a suit and a straw hat standing among tall stalks of hemp in a field.
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La Crosse County Farm

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Description: Elevated view of a farm in a valley.
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Episcopalian Church Workers at University of Wisconsin

Date: 1934
Description: Twenty-nine people, both clergy and laypersons, are posing for a group portrait in front of a campus building.
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Patriotic Group

Date: 1918
Description: A group of people posing on the steps of a building with an stained glass arched entrance. Many of the people are holding American flags. Caption reads: "P...
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Merle Patton and Dr. H.T. Sondergaard

Date: 1937
Description: Two men ---- one in a mailman's uniform ----- standing on either side of an oversized special pass to a screening of the film "The Life of Emile Zola" star...
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"The Butterfly Kiddies" Publicity for Parkway Theater

Date: 04 1924
Description: Eleven children posing around an automobile. A banner on the car reads: "'The Butterfly Kiddies' Welton Co. 245 Ac."
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Wisconsin Farm Bureau Orchestra on Bus

Date: 1930
Description: 22 men and 22 women posing in and around a bus, which has a sign on the side that reads: "Mitchell Co. Farm Bureau Orchestra, Bruce Lybarger, Director. Osa...

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