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Kids at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 08 28 1934
Description: Louis Schmidt sharing his hamburger with Ruth Eleanor Hughes on children's day at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Iowa County Court House

Date: 1934
Description: Cars parked outside Iowa County Court House. View from the southeast.
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Salem Church

Date: 1935
Description: Salem Church of the Evanglical Association of North America. The original church was built in 1851 in the township of Honey Creek. This church is the third...
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Cemetery Chapel

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Paynesville Cemetery Chapel, entrance detail.
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F.M. Smith with Power Unit

Date: 1937
Description: Mr. F.M. Smith, in a bow tie, hat, and trousers with suspenders, stands near the open door of a barn or shed. Inside is his International P-12 power unit.
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Two Men with Tall Pines

Date: 1936
Description: View of a man standing on top of another man's shoulders, leaning up against a large tree trunk for a tall pine.
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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1930
Description: Full-length portrait of a young woman sitting on a half wall inside the photographer's studio. She is wearing a fashionable dress with a ribbon belt, dark ...
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Zona Gale Reading for the Radio

Date: 1930
Description: Zona Gale reading for WHA radio station. She is sitting at a table looking down at a script.
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Bucks in the Velvet

Date: 1935
Description: Two eight point bucks are standing in dappled shade at the edge of a wooded area.
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Nice Catch

Date: 1937
Description: Jean A. Pope is smiling broadly while holding a stringer of five bass. He is also holding his rod and reel, and is standing on a small wooden pier. A descr...
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Algerian Man

Date: 1930
Description: An autochrome waist-up portrait of an Algerian man wearing a turban. He is wearing a western style vest under his robe; a key is hanging from a chain attac...
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Algerian Woman

Date: 1930
Description: A woman is posing sitting in the doorway of a brick building. She has facial tattoos and is wearing a head scarf over her braided hair.
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Two Girls

Date: 1930
Description: Two young girls are posing outdoors wearing traditional dress. The girl on the left is standing and leaning against the stone wall behind her, and the seco...
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Field of Flowers

Date: 1930
Description: Large cumulus clouds are floating above a field of blue flowers in Algeria.
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Seated Sheik

Date: 1930
Description: A turbanned man, identified as a Sheik, is sitting on a patterned rug on the ground in front of a doorway. He is wearing a red robe with elaborate gold tri...
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Woman and Child

Date: 1930
Description: A woman is standing in a doorway with her right hand resting on the head of a small girl. Both of them are wearing traditional dress with head scarves. The...
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Sheik and Wife

Date: 1930
Description: A man, identified only as "Sheik" is posing with his wife in a doorway with a curtain hanging behind them. The man is wearing a white robe over a Western-s...
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Sleeping Man

Date: 1930
Description: A man, wearing a white turban and a blue cape or blanket wrapped around him, is sleeping on pillows and a carpet in front of a tent. A carpet has been drap...
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Girl and Plow

Date: 1930
Description: A young girl is posing with a wooden plow while holding the trunk and a branch of a flowering tree. She is wearing a dress, cape, head scarf, and an ankle ...
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Sheik

Date: 1930
Description: A man wearing a turban and cape with gold trim is standing and smiling in an open doorway, with a curtain hanging behind him and a pillow in front of his f...

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