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Potato Field

Date: 08 02 1926
Description: Four men in a potato field at Farm Colony, Wisconsin State Hospital for Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute), Highway 113.
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Truck Garden

Date: 08 02 1926
Description: Six men with hoes in a truck garden at Farm Colony, Wisconsin State Hospital for Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute), Hwy 113.
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Cutting Grain

Date: 08 02 1926
Description: Harvesting grain with horse-drawn machinery at Farm Colony, Wisconsin State Hospital for Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute), Highway 113.
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Waunakee Cannery

Date: 07 01 1948
Description: View from road of the Waunakee Canning Company building with cars in a parking lot. Men are working near the loading dock.
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Waunakee Baseball Team

Date: 08 14 1949
Description: Group portrait of the Waunakee baseball team, who gained its eighth title in the Home Talent Baseball Leagues eleven years of operation by defeating Sun Pr...
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Cross Plains Baseball

Date: 09 05 1949
Description: Shortstop Herb Hellenbrand, left, crosses home plate for the first run of the game as Cross Plains defeated Waunakee, 6-2. In the background is a van with ...
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CYO Baseball Champions

Date: 09 26 1950
Description: Group portrait of twenty uniformed members of St. John's baseball team, Waunakee, Dane County's Catholic Youth Organization League championship team, along...
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Waunakee Baseball Team

Date: 08 09 1953
Description: The baseball team of Waunakee Civic Club is shown with manager Vern Hackbart and bat boys.
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1953 Tri-County League Champions

Date: 10 26 1953
Description: Group portrait of the Waunakee High School football team after winning the 1953 Tri-County League championship with a perfect record. Coach Dick Trotta pos...
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Waunakee Baseball Team

Date: 07 05 1954
Description: The Waunakee Civic Club baseball team has a game and a half lead in the Central section of the Home Talent League.
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down platform toward the Waunakee depot and an arriving train. Freight cars are on the tracks on the left. A group of men are standing on the platform...
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West Main Street

Date: 1913
Description: View from intersection down center of West Main Street. On the corner on the left is a brick bank building. A paint store, a shoe store and other businesse...
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Crucifiction [sic] Group in Catholic Cemetery

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Description: A marble crucifixion monument of Christ and three mourners in the Catholic Cemetery. A groundskeeper stands just behind the statue holding up a scythe. Oth...
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Looking West from Barber Shop

Date: 1913
Description: View down Main Street of businesses along the right side. A young boy stands with a shovel near a pile of gravel near the barbershop, which has a barber's ...
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City Hall

Date: 1913
Description: View from across street of the Village Hall/Fire Station. There are hitching posts along the curb. On the right a young boy stands on the sidewalk near a f...
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Waunakee Home Talent League Baseball Team

Date: 08 14 1960
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Waunakee baseball team, winners of the Northern section title of the Home Talent League.
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Waunakee High School Football Team

Date: 10 19 1960
Description: Team portrait of the Waunakee high school football team that had a seven wins and no losses record with one game remaining.
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Waunakee Home Talent League Baseball Team

Date: 07 09 1961
Description: Group portrait of the Waunakee baseball team in uniform. The team is undefeated in the Home Talent League.
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Grandfathers Spend Time with Grandchildren

Date: 06 10 1958
Description: Grandfather Henry Reynolds, Route 1, Waunakee, spends time "sailing" with his grandchildren Janet (4 1/2) and Jeffrey (2) on Lake Mendota. Their parents a...

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