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Boy Dressed in Native American Clothing

Date: 1925
Description: A boy is standing at the entrance to a teepee. He is dressed in Native American clothing, and is holding an axe.
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Winter Street Scene

Date: 1899
Description: Winter scene of two men standing on a snowy street with the Wisconsin State Capitol visible in the background. They are holding snow shovels.
Postcard

Bee Farmer in Field

Date: 
Description: A cyanotype postcard of a bee farmer working in his field.
Photograph

Native American Blister Rust Crew

Date: 1933
Description: Three men working near a tree. During 1933 Menominee Indians protected over 4000 acres of white pines from the blister rust threat.
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Gun and Canteen

Date: 1865
Description: Overhead view of a musket, canteen, scabbard, and bayonet.
Photograph

Broom and Wash-Basin

Date: 1920
Description: Unidentified man standing in (a farmyard?) with a broom and wash-basin.
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Building the Pulpit - Part 4

Date: 1913
Description: A man, holding a hammer, is standing behind the new log pulpit to be used for Sunday worship on the porch at Island Lodge. The base of the pulpit is a holl...
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W.A. Holt Picking Fruit with Grandchildren

Date: 08 1927
Description: W.A. Holt is picking fruit, possibly apples, while standing on a ladder. Grandchildren Barbara Holt (left) and Arthur Holt (right) are helping. There is a ...
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Grant Stroh with a String of Fish

Date: 08 1931
Description: Standing on a sandy beach on the Island at Archibald Lake, Grant Stroh is holding up a string of fish. To the left of Stroh, a young woman, possibly his da...
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The Diver

Date: 08 1922
Description: The diver, possibly David Rumsey, is doing a handstand on the end of the diving board. Archibald Lake is in the background.

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