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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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Two Construction Workers on Break

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers wearing hardhats stand outside a storefront while on a break.
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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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Bocce, East Houston Street

Date: 1968
Description: A group of men watch a bocce game on a court on East Houston Street. The line of men standing on the lip of the court cast elongated silhouettes onto the ...
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Resting in the Sun, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A group of five men and women sit on metal crates in the sun on the Coney Island boardwalk.
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Man Walking in the Sand, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A man walking with a cane in the sand dunes on Coney Island. A dilapidated fence cuts across the foreground of the beach and a rock jetty juts into the ba...
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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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Ice Skating at Dunham School

Date: 1945
Description: A group of six children play on a frozen pond on the right. The Dunham School and trees appear inside a fence on the left, and the ground is covered with s...
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Boys Playing Ice Hockey

Date: 1945
Description: Three boys play ice hockey on a frozen pond. One boy has fallen and is sitting on the ice. Snow covers the ground, with some grass peeking through. A fence...
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Sledding at the Farm

Date: 1945
Description: Two boys sled down a snow covered hillside at the farm. Two leafless trees are on the right. Along the horizon is a red building on the left with a fence s...
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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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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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Ice Skating at Tenney Park

Date: 02 2014
Description: Two young men are playing hockey on the lagoon at Tenney Park. Snow is on the ground and the small foot bridge is in the background.
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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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Golf Outing

Date: 06 2014
Description: View of a golf course, with two bags of golf clubs on wheels and a golf cart parked on a path in the foreground. The course is landscaped with trees, and c...
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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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Sunbathers

Date: 06 2014
Description: Women and men wearing swim suits lying or sitting on the grass in James Madison Park. A man is resting against a tree in the foreground looking out over th...
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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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Riviera on Geneva Lake

Date: 08 31 2014
Description: Elevated view of adults and children on the sandy beach of Geneva Lake. Many of the people are sitting on colorful beach towels, shaded by umbrellas. Other...

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