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Vietnamese Training

Date: 06 1962
Description: Training exercise for South Vietnamese soldiers in helicopter deployment. This photograph of the early stages of American involvement in the war in Vietna...
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Gaylord Nelson Chats With Boys

Date: 07 1974
Description: Nelson takes time out during a campaign trip to talk with two boys. Dressed casually, Nelson is shown squatting down in a marsh area between the boys who a...
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Helicopter Gas Drums

Date: 05 1961
Description: Gas drums for fueling helicopters at the Luang Prabang airport, Laos. A few soldiers are in the foreground, and two helicopters and an airplane are on the...
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Plane on Keukacham Airstrip

Date: 1961
Description: Small plane sitting on Keukacham airstrip, Laos. A green hill rises in the background and tents and ramshackle buildings are on either side of the strip.
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Country Club Women Leaders

Date: 06 17 1958
Description: Portrait of Harriett Narowetz, who presides over women's activities at the Blackhawk Country Club. She is a mother of two small sons, and has also served a...
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Snow Fortress Near Midmoor Road

Date: 01 25 1959
Description: Winter scene with brothers Greg and Mark Hennen of 5709 Midmoor Road standing in their snow fort and holding snowballs at the ready the day following a fiv...
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Ski Jumper

Date: 1986
Description: A skier, wearing #34, soars off of a jump with onlookers behind a fence below.
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Girl Scouts Off to Round-Up in Colorado

Date: 06 21 1959
Description: Nancy Muckenhirn is shown with Devil's Lake rocks that the Black Hawk Council of Girl Scouts will be taking to Colorado Springs for the Senior Girl Scout R...
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Mowing a Steep Slope

Date: 06 26 1959
Description: Richard Brachman, an engineer, demonstrates his solution for the problem of mowing the grass on a steep slope near his home. He removed the handles of his ...
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Madison Hotel

Date: 07 30 1959
Description: Madison Hotel, located at 108 North Pinckney, is the oldest building on the Capitol Square and one of Madison's oldest landmarks. It was built in 1838. It ...
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Postage Stamp Honors Soil Conservation Efforts

Date: 08 27 1959
Description: A new 4-cent postage stamp honors the American soil conservation effort by showing various phases of soil conservation. Shown (L-R) are: Russell Silverwood...
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Blackhawk Ski Club Jump Preparation

Date: 02 06 1960
Description: Rolf Stendahl, Art Daggett, and Art's son Tom put finishing touches on the landing area of the Tomahawk Ridge jumping site.
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Blackhawk Ski Club Jump Preparation

Date: 02 06 1960
Description: Skiers work on the Blackhawk Ski Club's big slide.
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Bob Immens, Chicago, Ski Jumper

Date: 02 14 1960
Description: Bob Immens, Chicago, takes off from ski jump at the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jumping event held at Tomahawk Ridge.
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Cows on Ice

Date: 03 28 1960
Description: While en route from Oregon prison farm to Oscar Mayer and Co., three cows were frightened by an ambulance siren on the 700 block of West Washington Avenue ...
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Cows On Ice

Date: 03 28 1960
Description: While en route from Oregon prison farm to Oscar Mayer and Co., three cows were frightened by an ambulance siren on the 700 block of West Washington Avenue ...
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Maple Bluff Garden Club Flower Show

Date: 06 12 1960
Description: A Hawaiian garden is featured in the Maple Bluff Garden Club's flower show. Dorothy Gerhardt and Janet Roth are shown in the exhibit's "little grass shack....
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International Soil Science Congress

Date: 08 13 1960
Description: Russian delegates to the seventh International Soil Science Congress are greeted at Truax Municipal Airport. Ann Borland (left), Miss Madison, greets Mrs. ...
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Terra in the Sand — 3

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Description: Driver's side view of Scout being driven in the sand. Orange with white detailing on side and hood. White cab top. Spare tire is attached inside truck bed.
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Terra in the Sand — 5

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Description: Passenger side view of Terra being driven in the sand. Orange with white detailing on side and hood. White cab top. Spare tire is attached inside truck bed...

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