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The "Vernie Mac" at Taylor Falls

Date: 1900
Description: A fire fighter's excursion on the "Vernie Mac" at a landing near Taylor Falls on the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Excursion barge is a...
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J.A. Van Cleve

Date: 1890
Description: Portrait of J.A. Van Cleve, Regent of the University of Wisconsin who helped supervise the construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin buildi...
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"Bumpsy" Anthony, Circus Clown

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Description: Circus clown, "Bumpsy" Anthony, stands in front of a tent.
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Circus Performers

Date: 1935
Description: Circus performer Harriet Hodgini, sits on the gate of a truck helping Otto Griebling, a circus clown, apply his makeup.
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Ringling Circus Wagon and Clowns

Date: 1910
Description: A Ringling Circus wagon, pulled by a horse, with clowns riding on top, is part of a parade along a city street.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date: 1944
Description: President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the rain during his presidential reelection campaign.
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Circus Clown Sitting on Donkey

Date: 1909
Description: A circus clown sits astride a donkey outside a tent.
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Lakeside House

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Description: Illustration of the Lakeside House.
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Robert L. McCahill, United States Marine Parachute Officer

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Description: Captain Robert L. McCahill, Marine parachute officer and Marquette University football star, in his parachute gear. McCahill was killed in action during W...
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Kohler During World War II

Date: 06 1943
Description: Snapshot of Walter J. Kohler, Jr., then a Navy lieutenant, taken somewhere in the South Pacific during World War II.
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Richard Crowe

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Description: Richard Crowe of Company F, thirty-second Wisconsin Volunteers.
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Roy Tait

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Description: Roy Tait standing next to some of his beehives.
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Nonogakei Apiary

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Description: Men working, possibly breeding queen bees, in Nonogakei apiary in Okucho, Japan, Owari domain (present day Aichi prefecture).
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Wives of Rusk County Beekeepers

Date: 1931
Description: Three of the wives of the Rusk County Beekeepers Association. From left to right they are the wives of Robert Knudtson, Leslie Yancey, and A.D. Calkins.
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Covered Wagon

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype) of a covered wagon on the plains.
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Old York Church

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior of the Old York Church. A group of people are standing around the entrance. The church was built in 1861 and destroyed in 1977.
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Petherick Sharp House

Date: 1910
Description: Petherick Sharp house, between Token Creek and Sun Prairie. Occupied by the Thompson family in the 1930s. William J. Petherick is standing in front of th...
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Headquarters of the 32nd American Division

Date: 11 13 1942
Description: Headquarters of the 32nd American Division, on the beach at Pongani, northeast New Guinea.
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Western Hunting Trip

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Description: Dr. James Jackson (left), and his brother Joseph W. Jackson (right), on a western hunting trip. The individual in the center is unidentified.
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George William Piernot

Date: 1961
Description: George William Piernot (1922-2000) standing outdoors wearing his Madison Fire Department uniform in front of the home of his parents George Francis and Rho...

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