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Smashing Illegal Slot Machines

Date: 1948
Description: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines.
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Baptism in Lake Monona

Date: 06 07 1933
Description: Evangelist W.P. Butler with hand upraised and Rev. Joseph Washington, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church stand beside Lulu Elroy who is about to be baptized...
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Tanks at Hydraulics Laboratory

Date: 09 26 1928
Description: First tank at Hydraulics Laboratory, 660 N. Park Street, moving into place, taken from upper road looking toward Lake Mendota, at the University of Wiscons...
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Formal Group on Steamboat

Date: 1875
Description: A large group of well-dressed people are standing aboard three small steamboats on Lake Monona. The boat in the foreground is a barge with a sternwheel. Th...
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Chicago Traveling Club at McBride's Point

Date: 07 1875
Description: Chicago Traveling Club encamped at McBride's Point at Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota near Madison. An African American sits at the left foreground with pans ...
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Man and Boat

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Description: A man stands next to a rowboat on the rocky lake shore.
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Giles House

Date: 1875
Description: The Giles house, residence of Hiram H. Giles, state legislator and social welfare authority.
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Smashing Illegal Gambling Devices

Date: 1948
Description: Destroying slot machines and other illegal gambling devices at Law Park. From L to R: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigaret tax division; ...
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Elizabeth Johnson and Hobart Johnson

Date: 08 13 1945
Description: Elizabeth Johnson and Hobart Johnson. Elizabeth will be attending the Potter School in Tucson, Arizona. Hobart will return to the Middlesex School in Conco...
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Ekern 50th Wedding Anniversary

Date: 08 15 1949
Description: Herman & Lily Ekern, right, are honored on the eve of their 50th wedding anniversary at a luncheon at the Edgewater Hotel. On the left are Mr. & Mrs. J.A.O...
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University of Wisconsin Lake Laboratory

Date: 11 03 1950
Description: Two Wisconsin daily newspaper editors are shown as they tour the U.W. Lake Laboratory. Will Conrad, Medford Star News editor, and Charles E. Brought...
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Dapper Lewis Arms and Friend

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Description: Lewis Arms and a friend, looking dapper in their suits, pose together at Brittingham Park. They're holding bottles and goofing around.
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Webb Family Album: Three Maids of Madison

Date: 1920
Description: A page from the Webb family album, compiled and captioned by Andrew Webb Jr., son of Caroline Webb, with four images of family friends, including two young...
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Sue Carolyn Renk

Date: 06 18 1958
Description: Sue Carolyn Renk, dressed in a graduation gown and cap, receives her diploma from the hands of her father, Wilbur Renk, president of the Board of Regents o...
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Tenney Park Lock Opening

Date: 08 22 1959
Description: Mayor Ivan Nestingen leads the parade of boats that opened the new Tenney Park lock on Saturday morning.
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We Saw You at YWCA Garden Tea

Date: 06 14 1960
Description: A number of children and husbands of YWCA members gathering while the YWCA has its annual garden tea in the garden of Sybil Hanks at 525 Wisconsin Avenue. ...
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University of Wisconsin Concert Band

Date: 06 04 1960
Description: Raymond F. Dvorak, center, University of Wisconsin bands director, conducting the concert band at pre-commencement exercises on the Memorial Union Terrace.
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The First of the Nakomas

Date: 10 30 1915
Description: Outdoor group portrait of people identified as "settlers" (lot buyers) to the Nakoma development. Many of the people are wearing or holding a long-stemmed ...
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Surveying Class Practicing in front of Science Hall

Date: 1900
Description: A class of engineering students practicing surveying in front of Science Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin (Madison) campus. Eleven engineering ...
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West Shore of Turville Bay

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of the west shore of Turville Bay. Two men sit in a rowboat near the shore surrounded by water lilies. There is a fence in the foreg...

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