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Rockford College Picnic

Date: 1913
Description: Four women from Rockford College standing by the side of a dirt road looking into a wooded area. The women are carrying picnic baskets.
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Obey and Nelson Shake Hands

Date: 1962
Description: Congressman David Obey and Senator Gaylord Nelson shake hands as Joan Obey looks on. The occasion was a dinner, and a man and woman sit at a table with foo...
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Double Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Double portrait, probably in a studio, of two men, in two different poses, one on the left and one on the right. Both men are wearing hats and suits. In th...
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Dad Writes in the Journal

Date: 1909
Description: Howard Greene (center) writing in the Presque Isle River Travel Journal at camp. Howard T. is sitting next to him.
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Tourist Information Booth

Date: 1942
Description: A young woman in a light-colored dress is standing behind a counter as an older man is writing in a notebook. He is holding a tourism brochure for Boulder ...
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Boat from "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: Cast and crew of the 1951 film "The African Queen" on a boat, preparing to film a scene. They are floating on a body of water, with trees behind them. Acto...
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Ted Moore and John Huston

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Description: Camera operator Ted Moore and director John Huston, possibly at Isleworth studios in England, filming the 1951 film "The African Queen." Moore is operating...
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Strawberries and First Long Trousers

Date: 06 15 1918
Description: Donald Holt, who is 16 years old, is wearing his first long trousers, marking the transition from boyhood to manhood. He is taking a strawberry that Mrs. W...
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In the Woods

Date: 08 30 1918
Description: Wearing a hat and scarf, an unknown woman is sitting on the ground in the woods, looking at the camera. To her right, amidst ferns and plants, Lucy Rumsey ...
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Fourth of July Fireworks

Date: 07 04 1912
Description: Alfred Holt is setting off some firecrackers while his sisters and several cousins are watching. Names from left to right: Elizabeth Doud Rumsey, Marion Ed...
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Holt and Stroh Cousins

Date: 08 22 1913
Description: An informal group portrait of some of the Holt and Stroh cousins, along with Uncle Wallace Rumsey. Jeannette Holt and Wallace Rumsey are holding metal milk...

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