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This Happy Breed

Date: 1956
Description: Winter scene with a family and their dog preparing for their descent down the hill on a toboggan. From left to right, Gene Anderson (my uncle), Betsy Marqu...
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Feast for the Lotus-Eater

Date: 1957
Description: Lotus beds on Mississippi River in the foreground and middleground. Bluffs are in the background.
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Trout Fishing on the Brule

Date: 1949
Description: A man wading and fishing in the Brule River. He is wearing waders, a plaid shirt, hat and creel, and has netted a fish. In the background is a forest and p...
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Black Earth Creek

Date: 1949
Description: Black Earth Creek in the winter, with the banks covered with snow. Large trees are leaning over the creek on the right bank. In the background are a fence,...
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Tenney Park

Date: 1950
Description: View across snow towards the A.G. Zimmerman Bridge in Tenney Park during the winter. Large trees are around the bridge. Note from the property record: "rei...
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Winter Sculpture

Date: 1948
Description: View across grass towards a tree on the shore of Lake Michigan which has accumulated ice from the waves and spray.
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Harbor Light

Date: 1951
Description: The Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse entered service in 1918, was automated in 1971 and sold in 2009. The lighthouse is located on the end of a 400 foot bre...
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Wisconsin Winter

Date: 1949
Description: View down center of a road in winter after a fresh snow. Pine trees are along the right, and deciduous trees are on the left.
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14° Below

Date: 1951
Description: View along the snow-covered banks of a creek which is steaming in the extreme cold. There are trees growing in the hilly landscape, and the tops of shrubs ...
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Piling It Up, Madison

Date: 1950
Description: A man is operating an Allis-Chalmers HD 5 Diesel tracked front end loader that is scooping snow onto a large pile. Trees are in the background.
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Lake Mendota Inlet

Date: 1950
Description: A partially frozen inlet from the lake. The view may be from Spring Harbor Park. Docks and piers line the shores. A rowboat partially covered in snow is up...
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Memorial Park

Date: 1949
Description: A line of trees against a dramatic sky of clouds.
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Park at Night

Date: 1950
Description: A snowy walking trail in a park, through the trees, in the snow by moonlight.
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Virgin Forest

Date: 1950
Description: A man snowshoeing in an old growth forest.
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Threatening Skies

Date: 08 1951
Description: Threatening skies loom over boats, piers and boathouses in Eagle harbor.
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Wind and Trees

Date: 1950
Description: Birch and pine trees on a snow covered hillside in the spring. The location is on Lake Michigan near the Michigan border.
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Mississippi's Edge

Date: 1950
Description: A boathouse, boat and pier on the frozen shoreline of the Mississippi River. More buildings appear in the background, a snow covered tree on the left and a...
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Wisconsin Winter

Date: 1950
Description: Trees and snow, with buildings behind trees in the background. In the far background are hills or bluffs with rocky outcroppings.
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Ice Fishing

Date: 1952
Description: Aerial view of ice fishermen on the ice next to a lake. Their paths and footprints make an interesting pattern in the snow.
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The Big Jump

Date: 01 1952
Description: Ski jumping at Timber Coulee. A large crowd is gathered to watch. Today it is named Snowflake Ski & Golf Club. It is host to a ski jumping tournament since...

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