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Crowd at Baseball Game

Date: 1955
Description: Two men sitting in the stands review the Milwaukee Braves official program during a game.
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Folk Singer

Date: 1941
Description: Unidentified folk singer sitting on a stack of logs and holding a pipe. Possibly recorded in Waushara County in 1941, where many lumberjacks were recorded.
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Jakob Ottesen and Group

Date: 1874
Description: On the left, Jakob Ottesen is holding a long-stemmed pipe, and behind him a ladder is leaning against a tree. At his feet, a large dog is stretched out. Th...
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View of Guard Tent and Guard

Date: 1876
Description: Quite possibly this is the "View of Guard Tent and Guard" listed in the "Centennial Views of the City of Madison, July 4th, 1876. Views of Chicago Light Gu...
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J. Robert Taylor

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Description: J. Robert Taylor, the first photographer for the Milwaukee Journal, poses in a formal portrait, standing with his pipe. He wears a cravat style tie ...
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Edward Murrow with Fishing Rod

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Description: Edward R. Murrow stands with his fishing pole while smoking a cigarette on the shore of a lake in northern Wisconsin.
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Edward R. Murrow Fishing

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Description: Edward R. Murrow sits in a boat smoking a cigarette, having just caught a Walleyed Pike while fishing in a lake in northern Wisconsin. His unidentified com...
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Railroad Depot

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Description: Men approaching a train at the railroad depot carrying farm machinery from the J.I. Case Company.
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Jackson County Jail

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Description: Native American man, possibly John Swallow, smoking a pipe near a barred window, possibly a jail, except the window has panes and curtains, and at his feet...
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Harry Gordon Selfridge

Date: 1935
Description: Department store magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge wearing spectacles and smoking a cigar while attending a ceremony at Ripon College at which he received an ...
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Man Holding Monkey in Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Date: 04 17 1947
Description: David Mackin, Milwaukee World War II veteran, is shown with his monkey, Joe, in a state capitol hearing room. The bill under discussion would allow anyone ...
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Man Holding String of Fish

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Description: Man smoking pipe and holding two strings of fish.
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Professor William B. Sarles

Date: 05 25 1947
Description: Portrait of Professor William B. Sarles, agricultural bacteriologist, and newly appointed chairman of the athletic board.
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McCarthy at Young GOP Dinner

Date: 03 15 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (second from the right), seated at the head table at a banquet meeting of the Dane County Young Republicans' Club. Other people ...
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Professor Henry Ewbank

Date: 08 13 1947
Description: Portrait of Professor Henry Ewbank, the first director of Wisconsin Public Radio-WHA, and internationally known as a pioneer in radio education and the tea...
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Portrait of John A. Wilkie

Date: 12 06 1947
Description: Portrait of John A. Wilkie, who was appointed an Honorary Three Star General of the South Korean Army and later was employed by the Wisconsin Department of...
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Wisconsin Centennial Celebration

Date: 01 05 1948
Description: Charles E. Bohlen, United States State Department counselor, speaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House during a program which launched Wi...
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Republican State Convention

Date: 06 12 1948
Description: Warren Smith, Milwaukee, campaigning for State Treasurer at the Republican State Convention.
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Dr. Clifford L. Lord

Date: 01 22 1947
Description: Portrait of Dr. Clifford L. Lord, director, State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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Crater Players

Date: 06 25 1948
Description: Edwin Morgan, at bench, and James Price, shirtless with cigarette in his mouth, are painting scenery for the Crater Players production of "The Drunkard".

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