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Yak

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Description: Washington Park Zoo yak exhibit. The park was later replaced by the Milwaukee County Zoo.
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Tank Cottage in the Summer

Date: 1930
Description: View of the cottage from the outside, with trees and plants surrounding it. A garden is in the foreground with a low-lying brick wall. The cottage's porch ...
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Man in Buggy

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Description: A carte-de-visite of a man in a buggy.
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Lighty House

Date: 1915
Description: The Lighty house, the home of W.H. Lighty. Left to right: Paul, Harold, Russell, and W.H. Lighty. The house is on the Highlands rural delivery route numb...
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Burning a Wood Pile

Date: 1935
Description: View across cleared field towards a large pile of wood on fire. In the background is a line of trees.
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Saint Christopher Monument

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Saint Christopher monument in the driveway of the Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery.
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George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards the back side of George Washington's Mount Vernon. Several people are sitting and standing on the piazza. There is a cupola on the...
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View of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards the back of George Washington's Mount Vernon from the left. A woman is walking on the lawn in the left foreground, and behind her ...
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George Washington's Mount Vernon Gardens

Date: 1950
Description: View of the lower gardens at George Washington's Mount Vernon. Two gardeners are tending to the flowers along the path that leads to an outdoor pavilion.
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View of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: Front view of George Washington's Mount Vernon from the circular driveway. A line of people are waiting at the entrance. The cupola on the roof has a weath...
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Visiting George Washington's Tomb

Date: 1950
Description: Group of people standing in front of George and Martha Washington's tombs. One woman on the left is walking away from the tomb holding a camera. Two Americ...
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Outside the Lincoln Memorial

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Lincoln Memorial from across Lincoln Memorial Circle. Several women and a man are crossing the street behind several cars that have driven by. ...
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Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: Unintended multiple exposure of three images. Two are of the porch at George Washington's Mount Vernon (one vertical and distant, one horizontal and close-...
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial from the street, with people walking, sitting and standing on the sidewalk and on the stairs leading up to the memori...
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White House

Date: 1950
Description: View across street of the White House from the north side. A small crane stands in front of the building, while scaffolding is on the roof. The top of the ...
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Crawler Crane with Drag Bucket

Date: 1955
Description: Right side view of crawler crane with a drag bucket filled with dirt working in a field.
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Farm Machinery Near Barn and Silo

Date: 1955
Description: A large wagon and Farmall H tractor with an attached cultivator sitting next to a barn. The tractor is being used to belt-drive a blower that is running in...
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Inside the Pig Pen

Date: 1955
Description: Several large pigs are standing along the fence in their pen. Behind the pen fence is a cleared field and in the far distance a forested hill. The shadow o...
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Automobile Parked in Yard

Date: 1955
Description: Right side view of an Chevy automobile parked in the grass at the Krueger farm.
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Wagon Loaded with Hay

Date: 1955
Description: A wagon attached to a tractor is loaded with hay bales, stacked five high, and parked in front of an open barn door. A silo is next to the barn on the left...

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