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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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Aerial View of North East Campus of University

Date: 07 07 1954
Description: Aerial view of group of buildings on the north east campus of the University of Wisconsin, including the Historical Library, University Library, old Scienc...
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Aerial View of Atwood Avenue and Fair Oaks Avenue Intersection

Date: 1945
Description: An aerial view, looking northeast, that includes the intersection at Atwood and Fair Oaks Avenues. Elmside Circle Park is on the bottom left. The Madison-K...
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Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt

Date: 09 1952
Description: A woman is standing on a sidewalk outside a school, holding a notebook. This is Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt, the first black school teacher in Cassville. Mrs. Wyatt...
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Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt

Date: 09 1952
Description: A woman, Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt, is walking along a sidewalk. She is the first black school teacher in Cassville. Mrs. Wyatt moved to Wisconsin from Paris, Ten...
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Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt

Date: 09 1952
Description: A woman is sitting at a desk, while another woman is standing next to her looking over her shoulder. A poster showing a diagram of the Underwood Champion K...
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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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Temple Beth El Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of construction on the Temple Beth El. Several cars are parked nearby, and a crane is in the background.
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Beth Israel Center Construction

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Beth Israel Center synagogue during construction. A worker is standing on the roof of the building, and construction materials are pil...
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Monona Bay

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Description: Aerial view over Monona Bay showing two railroads crossing in the center. Olin Park is on the top left.
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SHSW Administration Horseplay

Date: 1954
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin staff enjoying a fun moment and posing with a map of Wisconsin and a gnome statue. Left to right: John Jacques, Cliff...
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Lake Mendota and East Gorham Street

Date: 1968
Description: Aerial view looking southwest, with Lake Mendota at right and East Gorham Street running from the bottom left corner. Lincoln School is in the foreground, ...

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