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John Street Bridge

Date: 1960
Description: View looking down at people working on John Street Bridge during the razing. There is a crane on the bridge.
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Man Playing a 'Butterfly' Cornet

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Description: A man standing outdoors and playing a E flat 'Butterfly' cornet. Next to him is a table with two bugles on it.
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Cigar Maker Ad

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Description: Trade card of H. Rolfs Cigar Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee advertising their Golden Horn cigars. The card depicts a cartoon-like drummer with the caption:...
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President & Mrs. Cleveland Trade Card

Date: 1886
Description: The marriage of bachelor President Grover Cleveland to Frances Folsom, his 21-year old ward, in 1886 captured the nation's romantic imagination, a sentimen...
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Totem Pole in Peninsula State Park

Date: 1930
Description: A totem pole erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawatomi chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-November 27, 1930), an ...
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Philleo Nash

Date: 1951
Description: Philleo Nash, Wisconsin Rapids cranberry grower, Democratic Party leader, and lieutenant governor, 1959-1961. From 1946 to 1952 he was a special assistant ...
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Union Contract Signing

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Description: S. Dillon Foss and L. McDonald of the United Packinghouse Workers of America signing a contract with the Nichols-Foss Packaging Company.
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Charles Stewart

Date: 1861
Description: Seated portrait of Corporal Charles Stewart (b. 1832), Company B, 8th Wisconsin Infantry, wearing the one of the grey uniforms in which Wisconsin's first e...
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Baker Tower

Date: 11 01 1929
Description: View of two men on the ladder of the tower. Annotation on the back reads: "Baker tower, semi-closed, used later."
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Gale Manufacturing Co. Advertising Card

Date: 1878
Description: Front and back of advertising card for the New Gale Chilled Plow. On the front is a color illustration of a man sitting at the base of a tree pulling the t...
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Portrait of Young Sid Boyum

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Sid Boyum.
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Sid Wearing Hat and Coat

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Sid wearing an overcoat and hat, with his signature cigar in his mouth.
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Frank B. Fargo

Date: 12 1914
Description: A seated head and shoulders studio portrait of Lake Mills businessman Frank B. Fargo at age 68. He is wearing a suit with vest and necktie with stickpin. T...
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Bill Marr and Wasps

Date: 1907
Description: Bill Marr swatting at wasps in the great outdoors.
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Bill and Carl

Date: 1911
Description: Bill Marr and Carl standing together at the end of the Dawson Trail trip. Bill is holding a paddle, and a canoe is behind them on the left.
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Albert Rhode, Mrs. Vendt and Minnie Vendt with Luggage

Date: 09 04 1913
Description: From left to right: Albert Rhode, Mrs. Vendt and Minnie Vendt are standing with luggage. Mrs. Vendt is carrying a Swift's Silver Leaf Brand Lard tin pail. ...
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After a Trip Down River

Date: 06 04 1909
Description: A group of Holts and Macartneys is posing for a photograph after completing a trip down the river. Standing next to the wagon, W.A. Holt is holding an oar....
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Fred Mero Hunter

Date: 1958
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing eyeglasses, and a suit and tie. This is Fred Mero Hunter, a farmer in Burnett county, in the area that would l...
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Gathered around the Islander Flag

Date: 07 26 1918
Description: Most of the Lucy and W.A. Holt family are gathered around the Islander flag, which appears to be new. All of the children are present except Alfred Holt. T...
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Von Platen Lumber Store

Date: 10 1918
Description: Three men are standing together on the front steps of the Von Platen Lumber building. W.A. Holt is on the right. Presumably one of these men is business ow...

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