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Cornfield in Early Snow

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: A corner of a cornfield in an early snow.
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Silage Processing Equipment Truck

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: A mobile silage processing equipment truck owned by the Black Earth Farm Service company.
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Family Portrait

Date: 1941
Description: Copy of a family portrait that includes a father, daughter and three sons. Two people on the right are only partially visible.
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Daval Baseball Pinball Machine

Date: 12 28 1938
Description: Daval Baseball Pinball Machine taken for Dane Co. Sheriff Dept.
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Round-up Pinball Machine

Date: 12 28 1938
Description: Round-up Pinball Machine taken for Dane Co. Sheriff Dept.
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Bumper Pinball Machine

Date: 12 28 1938
Description: Bumper Pinball Machine taken for Dane Co. Sheriff Dept.
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Pinball Machine

Date: 12 28 1938
Description: Pinball machine. Taken for Dane Co. Sheriff Dept.
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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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Naval Training Class

Date: 04 1943
Description: Navy personnel sitting at typewriters wearing headphone learning code, probably during World War II. The sailors are in an auditorium or gymnasium, possib...
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Kehl's Dancing Academy

Date: 1920
Description: Kehl's Dancing Academy, 309 West Johnson Street, Madison, 1898 - 1906. The building was later used as the Labor Temple.
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Elevated View of DeForest

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of DeForest. Caption reads: "Birdseye View, DeForest, Wis."
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 09 1954
Description: A crane is used in the demolition of City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
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Hans Christian Heg Statue

Date: 1950
Description: The statue of Colonel Hans Christian Heg (1829-1863), commander of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, as it stands in front o...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 1969
Description: View through tree branches of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view from the lake of the Madison City Boathouse at the foot of North Carroll Street on Lake Mendota. It was an early design of Frank Lloyd Wright...
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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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Ceremony at Vilas Circle Bear Mound

Date: 07 29 1910
Description: Miss Pauline Buell removes an American flag from the Vilas Circle Bear Mound following the unveiling of a historic tablet on July 29, 1910.
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Levitan Building

Date: 1973
Description: Details of the terra cotta decoration around the doorway of the Levitan Building, 15 West Main. The building was demolished in 1974 by the neighboring Affi...
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Marquette County Courthouse

Date: 1935
Description: The entrance to the Marquette County Courthouse.
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Boys Playing With Guns

Date: 1920
Description: Two young boys sitting in a car wearing hats and sunglasses, play cops and robbers. One of the boys is thought to be Reginald Jackson, Jr., of Madison. App...

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