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Bessie the Cow

Date: 1967
Description: Rear view of a man kneeling on the ground while taking a photograph of his wife and son who are posing in front of a large fiberglass statue of a brown and...
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Dead Fish Along the Shoreline

Date: 1967
Description: View along shoreline with a large amount of dead alewives floating in the water near large rocks. A man and children are standing on a stone fishing dock o...
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Aerating Potter's Lake

Date: 02 1977
Description: A man is standing behind a snow fence next to a surface aerator. Water is pouring down or up the machine, breaking the surface tension of the lake. Snow is...
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Mable Lowe Weaving a Basket

Date: 1967
Description: Over the shoulder view from behind of Mable Davis (maiden name) Lowe as she is weaving a basket outdoors. Martin Lowe is sitting nearby on a cushioned benc...
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America's First Kindergarten

Date: 1968
Description: View across lawn towards a man holding open a door for a group of children. They are entering a small white building, the site of America's first kindergar...
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Outside Villa Louis

Date: 1968
Description: A woman dressed in period clothing is holding the hand of a young girl, with her parents standing behind her. Two other women in period clothing are standi...
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Lumberjack Steam Train

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Description: View from side of railroad tracks towards a man posing at the front of a vintage steam locomotive. Flowers are in the foreground.
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Inside the Mitchell Park Conservatory

Date: 1967
Description: A man and woman are walking along a dirt path near a gazebo. Flowers and trees and bushes are growing inside the horticultural conservatory.
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Carriage Tour of Stonefield

Date: 1967
Description: A horse-drawn carriage carrying visitors is coming through a covered bridge at Stonefield Village.
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Two People On a Bridge in Governor Dodge State Park

Date: 10 1978
Description: Melvin and Sadie Tvedt, of Mount Horeb, standing at the railing looking towards the left on a wooden bridge in Governor Dodge State Park. The trees around ...
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First Capitol State Park

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Description: View across road towards a white sign that reads: "First Capital State Park" that includes an arrow pointing towards two white buildings in the background,...
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Outside the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Date: 1967
Description: Three children sitting outdoors around an elderly man. The man is wearing a ship captains hat and is holding a wooden model of a ship in his lap. The group...
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Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Date: 1969
Description: Three children and two adults are stand and sitting around an elderly man wearing a ship captains hat. He is holding a wooden model of a ship. The group of...
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Whitefish Bay

Date: 1967
Description: View across grass and sand towards a young couple, a man and woman, holding hands and walking along the shoreline of Whitefish Bay. Trees are along the cur...
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Wyalusing State Park

Date: 1968
Description: Slightly elevated view of a family standing in front of a stone wall at Point Lookout in Wyalusing State Park. The man is pointing towards the Wisconsin Ri...
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Governor Knowles Fishing at Teal Lake

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, standing on the shoreline of Teal Lake holding a fishing pole.
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Governor Knowles Pheasant Hunting

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, standing in a snowy cornfield. He is holding a hunting rifle, and a dog on the left is pointing...
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Children Running Through Flowers

Date: 1967
Description: Three children are running through a field of yellow flowers.
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Picking Flowers

Date: 1967
Description: A young girl is sitting in tall grass picking daisies.
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Family Walking through an Apple Orchard

Date: 1972
Description: A family is walking through an apple orchard, blooming with white flowers. The mother is holding her daughters hand, and the father is carrying another chi...

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