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Two Girls at the Wonder Spot

Date: 04 07 1955
Description: Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) and Nancy Waterman clowning around at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells...
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Two Girls at the Wonder Spot

Date: 04 07 1955
Description: Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) and Nancy Waterman at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Soldier and Civilian

Date: 09 1951
Description: A British soldier or police officer and a civilian on the bridge between the British area of Hong Kong and Communist China.
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Frank Lloyd Wright at the Unitarian Meeting House

Date: 08 28 1955
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and Olgivanna Lloyd Wright arriving at the First Unitarian Society Meeting House where he was to deliver a speech. The speech was to be ...
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Vel and Dale Phillips

Date: 1956
Description: Vel Phillips sitting in an armchair, wearing a tan top with a light blue skirt. Dale is kneeling next to her, wearing eyeglasses. A television is in the co...
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Margaret Boyum and Her Son

Date: 1940
Description: Portrait of Margaret Boyum, wearing a fur coat, standing on a porch holding the handle of a Taylor Tot stroller that her son, Steve Boyum, is sitting in.
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Collecting Maple Sap

Date: 04 09 1971
Description: A youth, dressed in red hat and sweatshirt, plaid pants, and brown work boots, is pouring maple sap from a bag into a metal bucket. In the background a man...
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Sugarbush

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Description: An elderly man is pouring maple sap from a bucket into another bucket. He is wearing eyeglasses, a cap, and tall work boots. More bucket taps are on trees ...
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Stretching Hide

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Description: A woman in traditional Native American dress is using a wooden tool to stretch out a hide.
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Governor Knowles Fishing at Teal Lake

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, standing on the shoreline of Teal Lake holding a fishing pole.
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Relaxing on a Pier

Date: 1967
Description: A young boy is lying on his back with one leg crossed over his knee on a concrete pier on a lake. A fishing net and a tackle box is next to him, and a fish...
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Boating

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Description: A man is sitting in a motorboat behind the steering wheel. A girl wearing a life jacket is behind him kneeling on the dock. Walking on the dock on the left...
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Chopping Wood

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Description: View across lawn towards a man swinging an ax to split a piece of wood.
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Ice Fishing on Lake Owen

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Description: A man is sitting on a stool in the open doorway of a small tent on the ice on Lake Owen. He is holding a wooden drop line over a hole in the ice. Behind th...
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Catching Trout

Date: 1967
Description: Close-up of a man leaning over the side of a boat and using a small net to scoop up a trout he has caught on the line of his fly rod.
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Man and Dog

Date: 06 1952
Description: A man is lying on the grass with a dog beside him. Taken at a race track. A row of cars is parked in the background.
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Springtime Skiiing

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Description: A man is skiing down a hill wearing a striped t-shirt and shorts.
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Mt. Hardscrabble

Date: 01 31 1970
Description: People outdoors in front of the ski lodge at Mt. Hardscrabble. Ski poles are standing upright near skis left in the snow in the foreground.
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Tubing Down Apple River

Date: 1967
Description: A woman and three boys are tubing down Apple River.
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River's Edge

Date: 1967
Description: A group to children and young adults are sitting on a large rubber inner tube on the Apple River. "River's Edge" is painted on the side of the tube. On the...

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