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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Seaman 1st class Tom Teeley with newsboy, Bernard Ehrmann, holding a copy of the Wisconsin State Journal with headline declaring peace in the Pacific. Cele...
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Farm Laborers with Reaper

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Description: A crew of farm laborers taking a break from harvesting wheat while a young woman is offering food and drinks. They are posing in front of a reaper with the...
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Krueger Children on Front Porch

Date: 12 1905
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger are sitting on the front porch of the Krueger home with an Edison Standard phonograph sitting on a chair between them. Two Edison ...
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Pioneer Home of Nels Wickstrom

Date: 1891
Description: This is a family photograph of Nels Wickstrom with his wife Anna (born Anna Stoel) and their children in front of their log home. The oldest child, wearing...
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Departing Ellis Island

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Description: Elevated view from railing of immigrants boarding a ferry to depart Ellis Island.
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Children and Snowman

Date: 12 1947
Description: Winter scene with two children leaning against a snowman.
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Mendota Beach School

Date: 1922
Description: View from front of classroom of children sitting in desks at the elementary school health program, blowing their noses.
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John Lloyd Jones House

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Description: John Lloyd Jones house, near Hillside Home School on Highway 23 across from Taliesin. A man and a woman are standing and holding bicycles, one woman is kne...
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Portrait in a Mirror

Date: 1900
Description: A woman photographer catches reflections of herself, a young girl and a woman in a bedroom bureau mirror.
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Emerson School

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Description: A group of young students seated in their classroom holding books as the teacher stands at the back of the room. The title of the book is "The Progressive ...
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Beach Scene

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing.
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Children by Christmas Tree

Date: 01 1905
Description: Young children, Jennie and Edgar Krueger, playing with toys near their family Christmas tree.
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Wisconsin Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indians

Date: 1926
Description: Wisconsin Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indians Olive, Oliver, and Willard LaMere in Wisconsin Dells (Kilbourn City).
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Summer Relaxation

Date: 1901
Description: Aunt Helen lounging on a hammock slung between two trees. Her son, Syl, is sitting nearby on a cane rocking chair.
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Boy with Dog Pulling Wagon

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Description: Three small children with a wagon drawn by a dog.
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International Scout in front of Horse Stable

Date: 1964
Description: Color advertising photograph of a man unloading bales of hay for horses from the back of an International Scout 4x4 pickup as a girl and boy guide their ho...
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The Krueger Family with a Curtain

Date: 1910
Description: The family of photographer Alex Krueger posing playfully with their heads poking out of a curtain. From left to right are Jennie, Tina and Edgar.
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Tannisse and David Taylor having a Tea Party

Date: 1914
Description: Photographer Herman Taylor's children sit at a little table in front of the hearth in the library.
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Children Dressed in Halloween Costumes

Date: 1920
Description: Five children dressed in Halloween costumes with jack-o-lanterns hanging overhead. Two of them are Robert J. Taylor's daughters, Ellen and Donna Taylor.
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Family Camping with International Pickup and Camper

Date: 1972
Description: Color advertising photograph of a family of four camping out with an International 1110 Custom pickup and Hy-Lander trailer home.

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