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General Winfield Scott Hancock and Staff

Date: 06 1864
Description: Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock and division commanders, (standing left to right) Generals Barlow, Birney, and Gibbon (previously commander of the...
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Gates of Heaven

Date: 08 25 1885
Description: Gates of Heaven Synagogue. Designed by August Kutzbock.
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Downtown Ashland

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view looking west from the Knight Block. The Chequamegon Hotel and harbor are in the background.
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Operating Theater

Date: 1902
Description: Dr. Nicholas Senn demonstrates surgical techniques at Rush Medical College.
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Picketers Protesting Economic Exploitation

Date: 11 18 1966
Description: Two men carry signs to protest exploitation of tenants who are members of Local 404 by their landlord who is manager of College Barber Shop.
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Surrender of General Lee

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Description: An engraving from a painting of Robert E. Lee signing the document that would end the war between the states in the presence of Ulysses S. Grant and their ...
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Cheerleaders Rally the Crowd

Date: 1957
Description: Spectators at a high school basketball game are urged to support the team by jumping cheerleaders.
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Wells Printing Company

Date: 03 04 1937
Description: Wells Printing Company's new plant interior. There are many pieces of letterpress equipment; type cabinets, a composing stone with set type on it and a pro...
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Varsity Welcome

Date: 09 23 1927
Description: Elevated view of University of Wisconsin students on Bascom Hill, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the distance.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee looking southwest toward the county courthouse under construction in the public square west of St. John's Cathedral.
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At Bat

Date: 1958
Description: Wes Covington swinging his bat at the Milwaukee Brave's spring training camp.
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Card Game

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: Group plays cards underneath the shady trees in Mitchell park.
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Ringling Brothers' Circus Clowns

Date: 1901
Description: Two early Ringling Brothers' circus clowns, whose photographs appeared in the "Ringling Annual" under a section titled "Last of the Old-Time Clowns".
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Clearing Trenches

Date: 06 1917
Description: British troops clear German trenches that were destroyed in battle in the Messine Ridge, Flanders.
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400 Block of State Street

Date: 1915
Description: View of the 400 block of State Street, south side with the following businesses: 437 Fred R. Eastman Electrical Supplies, 435 M.J. Levin's The Square Tailo...
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Large Group of Kehl Dancers

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Description: A large group of female dancers of varying ages pose in a variety of costumes at the Kehl School of Dance. The young girls in the front row wear dresses ad...
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Washburn Observatory. Hill, trees and fields are in the background. A man is standing near a small obs...
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San Xavier Mission Church Entrance

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Description: An interior view of the San Xavier Del Bac Mission church entrance, near Tucson.
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Chippewa Shoe Company

Date: 1900
Description: The square, four-story brick Chippewa Shoe Company building, located at the intersection of Bay Street and River Street looking North. There is a fire esca...
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Rennebohm's on State Street

Date: 09 19 1970
Description: On a rainy day in 1970 a young man hawking newspapers takes cover under the overhang of the Rennebohm Drug Store at 676 State Street. After having being d...

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