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IH Exhibit at Plowing Contest

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of International Harvester's exhibit of agricultural machinery at the Wabash plowing contest. Includes a Farmall 400 tractor (with Electrall?...
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Road America Race

Date: 1957
Description: Spectators near the grandstand at the Road America sports car race.
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Postwar Berlin

Date: 1951
Description: A street scene in Berlin that shows the damage caused by wartime bombing. A banner or billboard on the damaged building on the right is advertising a film ...
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Allegiance Painting

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Description: A sign titled: "It's great to be an American!" includes an eagle symbol, American national flags, and the Pledge of Allegiance, hanging on the wall inside ...
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Michael P. Early

Date: 1971
Description: Michael Early was State Assembly Representative for Buffalo, Pepin, and Pierce counties, and a Democrat. He is seated and holding a pencil, with the Americ...
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Clown on Stilts

Date: 1969
Description: A clown on stilts is pointing towards the left. Behind him a crowd of people are standing in a line. Two circus wagons are behind the crowd, one an animal ...
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Mitchell Park Conservatory

Date: 1969
Description: View towards the three glass domes at the Mitchell Park Conservatory. In the foreground three people are walking up a stairway on the grounds of the park. ...
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First Capitol State Park

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Description: A white sign in the foreground near a fence reads: "First Capital State Park," with an arrow pointing towards a white building in the background that has a...
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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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Merrimac Ferry

Date: 06 1971
Description: The Merrimac Ferry hauling cars across the Wisconsin River. A bridge across the river is in the background behind the ferry.
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Car Ferry

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Description: A car ferry moving out across the Wisconsin River. Three boys are swimming in the river in the foreground.
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Swimming on Wolf River

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Description: A group of children and adults swimming and playing in the water of the Wolf River next to their blue houseboat docked at the shoreline.
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Peninsula State Park Golf Course

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Description: A man and woman are on the putting green of a golf course, with a golf cart in the foreground on the right, and in the background a view of the bay. The wo...
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Man Skiing Down a Slope

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Description: A man is skiing down a slope around slalom flags.
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Cargo Ship "Viking"

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Description: A cargo ship, the "Viking," is docked in a harbor. An American Yacht flag is attached to the back of a boat in the foreground.
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Penny-farthing

Date: 07 04 1969
Description: Side view of a woman riding a penny-farthing down the street during the Old Milwaukee Days annual circus parade. A crowd of people are sitting or standing ...
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Circus Wagon

Date: 07 04 1969
Description: A mother and a daughter are looking at a gold colored statue on a circus wagon during Old Milwaukee Days. The statue depicts Cinderella sitting in a chair ...
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The "Christian Radich" Sailing on Lake Michigan

Date: 1964
Description: Nine boats are on the waters of Lake Michigan as they observe the "Christian Radich" sailing. The ship is a full-rigged, three-masted Norwegian ship. The s...
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Camel Ride

Date: 1967
Description: Men of the Zor Camel Patrol in Vilas Park are holding the reins of a camel as a boy and girl are sitting on the camel for a ride. A line of people are stan...
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Driving up to The Spring Green

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Description: A car is driving up the road to The Spring Green, which has a brick and stucco building with a red roof. An American flag is flying from the canopy above t...

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