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Victor Berger

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Description: Arm in arm, Socialist Victor Berger and colleague Robert Hunter take a stroll in downtown Milwaukee.
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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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Clarence Russell and Airplane

Date: 1919
Description: Clarence Russell leaning next to a Jenny bi-plane, wearing aviator gear. This was the first airplane to land on Madeline Island.
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Postmistress Mrs. Lathrop

Date: 1919
Description: Postmistress Mrs. Lathrop poses next to Harold Russell's airplane. This plane was the first to land on Madeline Island.
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Bis with Her Doll

Date: 1916
Description: Florence (Bis) Lloyd Jones holding her doll.
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Bis Picking Clover

Date: 1918
Description: Florence (Bis) Lloyd Jones sitting on the lawn picking clover.
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J. Robert Taylor in Yard

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Description: J. Robert Taylor standing on a walkway in a yard with a wooden building in the background.
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Sigurd Olson

Date: 1925
Description: Sigurd F. Olson (April 4, 1899 - January 13, 1982) was an American author, environmentalist, and advocate for the protection of wilderness. This photograph...
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Selma Eidsmoe and Her Mother

Date: 1935
Description: Selma Eismoe, the teacher at Farmer's Grove School, poses with her mother, Mrs. H.O. Eidsmoe. Mrs. Eidsmoe stands on concrete porch steps. A curtain blows ...
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Alvin Elmer

Date: 1935
Description: Alvin Elmer, age 15, holds a model airplane and coal truck that he made. His teacher at Farmer's Grove School wrote on the reverse of the photograph, "This...
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Arlene Elmer

Date: 1935
Description: Arlene Annette Elmer, 14, poses with three of her drawings alongside the Farmer's Grove School. Her teacher wrote on the reverse of this photograph that sh...
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Girl with Guitar

Date: 1935
Description: Arlene Elmer, 14, poses outside the Farmer's Grove School with a guitar. On the reverse of the photograph is written "This pupil is leader in plays and gam...
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Mrs. Lou Stark

Date: 1931
Description: Mrs. Lou Stark, president of the PTA at Lower Big Creek School, poses in front of her farmhouse.
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Broom and Wash-Basin

Date: 1920
Description: Unidentified man standing in (a farmyard?) with a broom and wash-basin.
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In Front of a Monument in Vienna, Austria

Date: 1906
Description: Mary E. Smith standing in front of the Grillparzer monument in the Volksgarten in Vienna, Austria. She is holding a rose in her left hand and an umbrella o...
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William Link

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length portrait of William Link in full regalia outdoors at Skunk Hill.
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Faye Geise with Aqua Form

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Description: Faye Geise, wearing a bikini, is standing outdoors and posing with Aqua Form, a local invention. She is standing on colored gravel next to a building with ...
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Bill Marr

Date: 1911
Description: Bill Marr standing on the shore of the river next to canoes. He is holding a tobacco pipe.
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Portrait of Edna and Wallace Rumsey

Date: 1910
Description: Edna and Wallace Rumsey, both smiling, are standing for a portrait in front of the Island Lodge porch. Wallace is holding a coat and umbrella. Their luggag...
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Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brumder

Date: 1932
Description: Herbert Paul Brumder and his wife, Margaret Bouer Brumder, posing outdoors standing on a hill overlooking a body of water. Both of them are wearing long wi...

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