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Picnic for Dr. Jones

Date: 1955
Description: Large group passing between serving tables at a picnic in honor of Dr. Jones, for fifty years the town's physician.
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Model Posing at Parade of Homes

Date: 06 1960
Description: Model standing in front of 3209 Kingston Drive, a demonstration residence at the 1960 “Parade of Homes” promotional event.
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Pinckney Street from Above

Date: 1960
Description: View looking down on Pinckney Street, with a section of Capitol park, from the Belmont Hotel.
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D.J. Leigh Sorting Records

Date: 1955
Description: City Treasurer D.J. Leigh with an associate, sorting records.
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Veith's Park Subdivision

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Description: Aerial view of Vieth's Park subdivision on the north shore of Lake Mendota.
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Man and Woman Eating

Date: 1965
Description: Interior portrait of a farmer and his wife sitting on chairs and eating off paper plates in their laps. There are containers of "Meadow Gold" on their plat...
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Bathing Beauty Contest

Date: 06 19 1949
Description: Elevated view of crowd at E.H. Myrland's Farm's Sky Lodge at the bathing beauty contest at the dedication of a new swimming pool at the resort which opened...
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Marines Leaving

Date: 1951
Description: A platoon of Marines marching down a tree-lined city street. A group of children are walking alongside on the left.
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Old Man Whittling

Date: 1940
Description: Interior portrait of an elderly man sitting in a rocking chair whittling. A small boy is standing behind him on the right. Potted plants are on the window ...
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Badger Village Star Gazer, Man with Homemade Telescope

Date: 1955
Description: Interior portrait of a man sitting at a kitchen table adjusting his homemade telescope. His wife is washing dishes behind him. Open shelves on the wall dis...
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Making Cornish Pasties in a Small Restaurant

Date: 1953
Description: Three women stand at a table while making Cornish pasties in the kitchen of a small restaurant.
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Plowing with Oxen

Date: 09 1946
Description: Team of oxen pulling a hand plow with farmer, Oscar Sayles, walking behind. The animals are named Tom and Jerry.
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Oxen Grazing

Date: 09 1946
Description: Two oxen hitched to a yoke grazing as a farmer, Oscar Sayles, stands beside the team. The animals are named Tom and Jerry.
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Elevated View from Wisconsin State Capitol to Bascom Hill

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol looking west up State Street toward the University of Wisconsin. Frozen Lake Monona is on the right.
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Wisconsin State Capitol View of State Street

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Lake Mendota is on the far right.
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State Street and the Wisconin State Capitol

Date: 1957
Description: View up State Street towards the Wisconsin State Capitol taken from the West Johnson Street intersection. Businesses include the Orpheum Theatre, Arenz, an...
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Glassblower at Work

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Description: Glassblower Norman Erway working on a glass piece.
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Glass Figurines

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Description: Glassblower Norman Erway looking at small glass horse figurines set on a table in front of him.
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Officer Helps Children Cross Street

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Description: A uniformed police officer is holding hands with three children. They are standing in a crosswalk at the corner of Spring and Main streets. Behind them on ...
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Police Judo Instruction, YMCA Madison

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Description: A man holds another man's arm in an immobilizing hold. The second man appears to grimace in pain. Other men are standing and watching in the background.

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