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Early Electrical Switchboard

Date: 1882
Description: A man shows off an incandescent lamp switchboard with bamboo filiament, lamp receptacle with wooden base, current and pressure indicators and controlling d...
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Landscape View with River and Riverboat

Date: 1858
Description: Lithograph view of river with a riverboat on the river, and a family on a hill above the river. There is a wagon or cart on the road below the hill.
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DuCharme House

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of two men in the DuCharme house, later known as the Grignon house.
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Judge McCarthy

Date: 1946
Description: Judge Joseph R. McCarthy sitting at the bench at the Outagamie Courthouse. This photograph was featured in McCarthy's U.S. Senate campaign literature in 19...
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McCarthy Wins

Date: 11 05 1946
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy receiving the congratulations of supporters after his victory over Democrat Howard J. McMurray in the 1946 U.S. Senate election. The vic...
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D.F. Tyrrel and Sound Money

Date: 10 22 1896
Description: "Sound Money!". A broadside advertising a talk by D.F. Tyrrel of Marinette, Wisconsin, in behalf of the Republican Presidential candidacy of William McKinl...
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Man and Young Child

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man and a child with a large bicycle.
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Houdini Award

Date: 1941
Description: Ben Bergor, a Madison magician, receiving the Houdini Award from the widow of Harry Houdini. Behind him is the trunk from which Bergor had escaped, and fou...
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Houdini Award Presentation

Date: 1942
Description: Mrs. Beatrice Houdini presenting the Houdini Award Album to Ben Bergor, a Madison magician. The award was made annually by the Houdini Club of Wisconsin to...
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Grignon House and Family

Date: 1896
Description: The house built by Charles A. Grignon between 1837 and 1839 for Mary Meade, his Pennsylvania bride. Mrs. Grignon and her family are standing in front of th...
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Historical Reenactment

Date: 1949
Description: Historical re-enactment outdoors, in inappropriate attire, probably meant to represent a treaty signing, at the Grignon House.
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Christmas Dinner

Date: 1890
Description: Mary Meade Grignon (Mrs. Charles) surrounded by her family at the Grignon House in Kaukauna. Mrs. Grignon is in the center and Ross Grignon is thought to b...
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Appleton Gymnasts

Date: 1892
Description: Adult men, dressed in uniforms, posing in front of a painted backdrop with sporting equipment indoors at the Appleton Turners Festival. Their teacher stand...
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State High School Basketball Tournament Teams

Date: 03 14 1956
Description: Group portrait of the Appleton High School basketball team, the Terrors.
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Man in Drugstore

Date: 1961
Description: A man holding a clipboard stands in the crowded aisle of a drugstore.
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Lawrence University Campus

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Description: View of Lawrence University campus. Two men stand on the sidewalk in the foreground. Caption reads: "Lawrence University Campus, Appleton, Wis."
Postcard

Public School

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of a school. Students and teachers are gathered in front. Caption reads: "Public School, Black Creek, Wis."
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Class of 1886

Date: 1886
Description: Posed group portrait of men and women members of the “Class of '86” at Lawrence College. The 8 men have silk top hats and the 4 women have umbrellas, for a...
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Milwaukee-Downer College Historic Marker

Date: 06 15 1965
Description: Leslie Fishel, Director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, speaking from the stage at the dedication and unveiling of the Milwaukee-Downer Colle...
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Business Men's Banquet

Date: 01 18 1912
Description: Handwritten on the back: "Business Men's Banquet, Seymour, Wisc., Thursday Eve, January 18-1912." View from stage of a large room filled with businessmen a...

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