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Children and Adults at Wading Pool

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Description: A group of children and adults at a wading pool in a park.
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Young Couples Load Boat onto Trailer at Lake

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Description: Color advertising photograph of two young couples loading a boat onto a trailer pulled by an International Scout pickup.
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International Scout Truck

Date: 1978
Description: Color advertising photograph of an International Scout truck.
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Carnival at Taliesin

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Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and family dressed in costume sitting in front of a tent at a carnival on the grounds of Taliesin. Taliesin was the summer residence of ...
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Taliesin Boating Party

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Description: Boat on pond at Taliesin during a boating party. Taliesin was the summer residence of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship.Taliesin is located i...
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Boats on Pond at Taliesin

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Description: Model boats floating on the pond at Taliesin, possibly during a party or celebration. Taliesin was the summer home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the ...
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Dancers at Taliesin

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Description: Dancers at a celebration on the grounds at Taliesin. Taliesin was the summer home of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. Taliesin is located in...
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Profile Rock at Farwell Point

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Description: View of the shoreline of Lake Mendota and Profile Rock at Farwell Point.
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Street Cleaning Truck Spraying Water

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Description: A street cleaning truck spraying water on a suburban street with houses in the background. The text on the driver's side door probably reads "US Dept. of A...
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Water Sprayer on Ice Rink

Date: 12 1938
Description: A device spraying water to create an ice rink. The rink was 115 x 200 ft. and was opened sometime during Christmas week 1938. There are houses and pedestri...
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Sewage Treatment Plant

Date: 1944
Description: Sewage lagoon at a treatment site.
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Rainwater Running through Ditch

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Description: Rainwater running through a ditch along the side of a paved road. This picture was likely taken as a study of the drainage problems in Greendale.
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Rainwater Pooling Outside House

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Description: Rainwater pooling on the curb and in the driveway of a residence. A garage and well-groomed yard is also visible. A tricycle and coaster wagon are on a wal...
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Stream Swollen with Snowmelt

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Description: The Root River swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt. A recently built duplex housing unit is visible in the background. This picture was likely taken as...
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Swollen Stream

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Description: The Root River swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt. This picture was likely taken as a study of the water drainage in early Greendale.
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Swollen Stream with Bridge

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Description: The Root River, swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt, runs under a bridge on which a man is walking. Recently built houses are visible in the misty back...
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Reinforcing Stream Bank

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Description: Rocks placed to control the flow of Dale Creek. A house is visible in the background. This picture was likely taken as a study of the water drainage in ear...
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Empty Stream Bed with Dam

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Description: A man stands on rocks that will dam Dale Creek. This picture was likely taken for a study of the water drainage system in early Greendale.
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Field and Trees Surrounding Demien Lake

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Description: A grassy field and trees near Demien Lake, part of the "greenbelt."
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Exterior of Wright's Bedroom at Taliesin

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Description: Exterior of Frank Lloyd Wright's bedroom, looking southeast, at Taliesin, the summer home of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the courtyard is a sculpture near a poo...

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