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Work Caps, Sled, and Milk Cans in the Basement

Date: 2003
Description: Work caps, sled, and milk cans in the basement of the Quinney farmhouse.
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Duck Decoy and Croquet Set

Date: 2003
Description: Duck decoy and croquet set on the Quinney farm.
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Ice Skates

Date: 2003
Description: Ice skates hanging from the attic rafters in the Quinney farmhouse.
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Ouija Board and Chemistry Set

Date: 2003
Description: Ouija board and chemistry set in the Quinney farmhouse attic.
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Card Players, North of the George Washington Bridge

Date: 1968
Description: Small groups of men in suits sit around tables in folding chairs playing cards in a sunny parking lot. A bridge stretches into the distance above the card...
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Fisherman, West Channel of the East River

Date: 1968
Description: A fisherman baits his hook at a park bench missing its seat. A metal fence divides the paved shore from the west channel of the East River in the backgrou...
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Boy at Festival

Date: 1968
Description: A boy sitting on a bike on the other side of a street barrier. A pallet and a head board block off the street while a sign announces, "Street Closed--Fest...
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Playground, Jacob Riis Houses

Date: 1968
Description: View from below of two boys on a jungle gym. Some of the brick buildings of the Jacob Riis Houses rise in the background.
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Andy Over the Schoolhouse

Date: 1945
Description: Dunham School, standing in a grove of trees, surrounded by a fence. Seven children play "Andy-Over-the-Schoolhouse," a game in which they throw a ball over...
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Street Fair

Date: 09 2013
Description: People walking on the street, some wearing costumes, at the Willy Street Fair. Behind them are booths along the curb.
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Albert Camus in the Cafe

Date: 10 2013
Description: Low angle view of two people (faces out of frame) sitting on stools at a small square table next to a window at a cafe. Outside the window a man is riding ...
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Ice Fishing

Date: 01 2014
Description: View from shoreline on a sunny day of snow-covered, frozen Monona Bay. People in the distance are standing or sitting near ice fishing holes and ice fishin...
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Sledding

Date: 02 2014
Description: Two boys playing on a snow-covered hill on a farm. There is a house in the background. One boy is sledding down the hill on a sled face first, while a dog ...
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The Ouija Board

Date: 04 2014
Description: View of a Ouija board lying on an ornately detailed rug.
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Waterfront Festival

Date: 06 2014
Description: View from behind of an audience of men and women standing, or sitting in folding chairs, in front of a large stage. Four men are playing guitars, bass, and...
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Time in Mount Horeb

Date: 07 2014
Description: An elderly man and woman are sitting at a table near the front window of a coffeehouse. Just outside the window a man and woman are sitting outdoors under ...
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On Stage

Date: 07 2014
Description: Shannon McNally is standing on a stage under a tent at the annual La Fete de Marquette Festival, playing guitar and singing roots and blues songs. She is a...
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The Ferris Wheel

Date: 07 2014
Description: View across lawn towards a woman standing behind a fence at the base of the Ferris wheel waiting for customers at the La Fete de Marquette Festival.
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End of the Ice Fishing Season

Date: 03 08 2015
Description: View from rocks shoreline of people walking or fishing on the snow- and ice-covered lake near a red ice fishing hut. Other fishing huts are in the distance...
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Greening of the Golf Course

Date: 04 18 2015
Description: View across the greens of an empty golf course. On the other side of the fairway are groups of evergreens. A row of dense, leafless trees marks the edge of...

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