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U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention

Date: 1890
Description: Slightly elevated view of the members of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention and their families standing for a portrait at Mount Vernon.
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King Tarz, The Lion

Date: 11 06 1941
Description: King Tarz, The Seasonal Jungle Actor, (a lion) was brought to Madison to publicize "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which stars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sul...
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Men Having a Picnic

Date: 06 1927
Description: Edward J. Rickers with UW nightwatchman "Gramps," on a Lake Mendota outing. They are seated on the grass together with a picnic lunch and a campfire. There...
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Harman Warner and Ethel Walker in Tree

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Description: Harman Warner and Ethel Walker pose in the branches of a broken tree in winter. They are in the backyard, and houses are behind them.
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Four Men in Car

Date: 1925
Description: Four young men pose together in a car. They are parked on a drive near small outbuildings.
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Brandel Family with Christmas Tree

Date: 12 25 1934
Description: Edward and Mrs. Brandel and their daughter Mary pose near a Christmas tree during the holidays.
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Civilian Conservation Corps Cook Staff

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Description: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) cook staff. Harold Gauer had joined the CCC for a year at a dollar a day in the late 1930's.
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Allbert Hansen

Date: 1970
Description: Albert Hansen posed by a vehicle along E6 in Oslo, Norway.
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Achille Starace, "The Sly"

Date: 04 1938
Description: Achille Starace, Secretary of the Italian Fascist Party. American journalist Cecil Brown was able to get close to the man, labeled "Starace, the Sly" in hi...
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Fascist Leaders

Date: 1938
Description: Fascist leader Dino Alfieri (facing the camera), Minister of Popular Culture in Italy.
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: View from sidewalk of horse-drawn wagon on a tree-lined city street in a United Public Workers parade/demonstration. The wagon has a number of boys in it w...
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Devil's Lake CCC Crew

Date: 1935
Description: Outdoor informal group portrait of Devil's Lake State Park Civilian Conservation Corps workers.
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Two Members of the School Board

Date: 1933
Description: Lavaughn Cooper, in bib overalls and plaid jacket, and Bud Briggs, wearing knickers and a sweater, school board members of the Eagle Corners School, Distri...
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Through the Arch

Date: 01 15 1933
Description: Winter scene with two people on a sled leaving a wake of powdered snow as they pass through the arch at the end of a man-made run. Other people watch in th...
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Tall Corn

Date: 07 04 1933
Description: An unidentified man wearing a shirt and necktie poses with corn "shoulder high July 4, 1933."
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View of the Krueger Family on Their Farm

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Krueger family standing in a cleared field, with a view of their farm in the background. August Krueger is sitting with a dog in a wagon pulled...
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Borrow Pit

Date: 1916
Description: The Gang setting up camp in Borrow Pit.
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Falling Into the Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: B (William Norris) beginning to fall off the log boom into the lake. This is in the Narrows between Sand Point and Namakan Lakes.
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George Brumder

Date: 1900
Description: George Brumder (1839-1910) grasping one fork of a small tree growing on the shore of Pine Lake. He is wearing a suit and hat.
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George Brumder

Date: 1901
Description: George Brumder, Milwaukee publisher and businessman, standing on his pier at Pine Lake. He is wearing a suit and hat. There is a low wall on the right, whi...

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