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Hull Tennis Court

Date: 1916
Description: Two women playing tennis at Coole Park Manor on Madeline Island.
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Mrs. Katherine McCullough Speaking in Sister Bay

Date: 06 27 1912
Description: Suffragist Mrs. Katherine McCullough speaking to a gathering in front of the store and post office run by Mrs. W. Bunda in Sister Bay.
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Air Show at Waukesha

Date: 07 19 1931
Description: The crowd at a free air show sponsored by the recently organized Waukesha Aviation Club in order to dedicate their new airport. In actuality, the club's ai...
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Glenn Curtiss and Post

Date: 07 1910
Description: Airplane inventor Glenn Curtiss (with moustache), and his friend and fellow aviator Augustus Post, to his right. Although identified by Warner to 1909, it ...
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Birthplace of Republican Party

Date: 1929
Description: 75th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Republican Party at Ripon. Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., stands on the podium in front of the Little Whi...
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Medina Junction Washout

Date: 1915
Description: Four men inspecting the washout of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie tracks caused by a flood at Medina Junction. The view is looking west from th...
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E. Pike Residence

Date: 1930
Description: Back view of the E. Pike residence. A man is standing in the center. The owner is thought to have been a relative of Robinson D. Pike (1838-1905), a lumber...
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Monument to the Pioneers

Date: 1925
Description: A man kneels next to a monument dedicated to the pioneers.
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One Room School

Date: 1914
Description: Unidentified one-room school in Racine County. Transportation to better consolidated schools was one significant improvement that motorized vehicles brough...
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Dad's Bar

Date: 1940
Description: Customers standing outside the small bar are probably waiting to take the ferry across the river.
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Men with Bottles and Gun

Date: 1924
Description: Two men standing in front of two cars, one pointing a handgun at the ground and the other looking at the camera. Each man is holding a bottle, possibly ful...
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Winnebago Ceremony

Date: 1940
Description: A small crowd gathers for a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) ceremony under an open air structure, probably in the Wisconsin Dells. Two men in ceremonial dress stand i...
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Women Sitting on Bench

Date: 1936
Description: Two women sit on a bench in a park. Caption reads "Aunt Lydia with the photographer's wife Mary."
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Children with American Flag

Date: 1920
Description: A boy and a girl are holding an American flag while standing in front of a building, possibly a schoolhouse. A group of children is standing in a triangle ...
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Packers Sideline Coaching Staff Card

Date: 1944
Description: Sideline Coaching Staff card. The text reads "Green Bay Packers Inc. This certifies that (insert name here) is a qualified member of the Sideline Coaching ...
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Some Snow

Date: 1937
Description: Winter scene with snow piled high in front of Red Crown gasoline station. A man is standing next to the Red Crown gas pump.
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Feeding the Chickens

Date: 1929
Description: Oscar Steinkopf feeding the chickens on his 40-acre farm near Luck. Feeding the chickens was traditionally considered women's work and perhaps Steinkopf wa...
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Crates of Cranberries

Date: 1931
Description: A wagon and crates full of cranberries sitting in the shade in a field. A group of people harvesting cranberries are in the background.
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Dry Cranberry Picking

Date: 1931
Description: Men and boys harvesting cranberries, using a dry method of picking. The field has been laid out in sections to aid in the harvest.
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Merry Go Round

Date: 1932
Description: A man wearing a hat pushes a rig similar to a horse mill to give four children a ride on a merry go round in the Columbus Park. The children are seated on ...

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