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Young Women at Devil's Lake

Date: 1905
Description: Six young women posed among the rocks at Devil's Lake.
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Preparing Corn for Drying

Date: 1930
Description: A Native American woman is sitting on the ground preparing corn for drying. A man, with arms akimbo, is standing nearby, observing. Husked corn is piled on...
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Menominee Women's Crew

Date: 1943
Description: Ribes eradication crew of Indian women on the Menominee Reservation pose together in a line.
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Menominee Women's Crew

Date: 1943
Description: Menominee women working to protect their white pines from blister rust.
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Indian Shack

Date: 10 16 1946
Description: An Indian shack.
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Octagon House

Date: 1870
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House with a horse and carriage posed in the foreground and several people around it and on its porches. Caption reads: "Octag...
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Tourists Among Burial Mounds

Date: 1910
Description: A sightseeing party wanders among cows and Native American burial mounds near the popular picnic area at Merrill Springs, on the south shore of Lake Mendot...
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Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. Established in 1903, it became a general hospital in the 1930s. A group of people are posing on the lawn ...
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Theta Mead by Her Car

Date: 1918
Description: Theta Mead standing next to her car on a rural dirt road holding a book under her arm.
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Group Photograph in Milwaukee

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Description: Photograph celebrating Henry Kuttner's visit to Milwaukee. He had driven an old Plymouth all the way from Los Angeles. Cut line was: On arrival, he immedia...
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Winnifred Woodmansee at Jack Eisendrath's Cabin

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Description: Three women at Jack Eisendrath's cabin near Holy Hill. Eisendrath was a lawyer and found another cabin in the area for Gauer to buy. This cabin eventually ...
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The Country Store

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Description: View of a country store in autumn. A man driving a horse-drawn wagon hauls full milkcans in the foreground and, to the right, several families are hauling ...
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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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Rockford College Costumed Battle

Date: 1914
Description: Four costumed Rockford College students pose outdoors in mock battle on a lawn. Fighting roosters [?].
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Wisconsin Worker's Alliance Float

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: The Wisconsin Worker's Alliance May Day parade float. The float has three workers on it with tools and signs read "Roosevelt's Recovery Program: Never More...
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Freedom School Adult Classes

Date: 1964
Description: Out-of-doors classes during Freedom Summer at the Freedom School, Priest Creek Baptist Church.
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Freedom School Adult Classes

Date: 1964
Description: Group of people sitting in chairs while attending out-of-doors classes during Freedom Summer at the Freedom School, Priest Creek Baptist Church.
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Woman Next to Car

Date: 1965
Description: Mrs. Addie Mae Jackson stands in front of her home where Sandra Adickes stayed while volunteering during the Freedom Summer project.
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Girl in a Man's Baseball Uniform

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Description: A girl standing in a field dressed in a man's baseball uniform. She is looking over her shoulder at the camera, and another woman wearing a hat and trouser...
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Ratification Campaign in Connecticut

Date: 05 04 1920
Description: Five women, including Jessie Jack Hooper at center, pose together outdoors.

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