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William Proxmire Shaking Hands

Date: 01 1973
Description: Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire shaking the hand of a man on the street of a Wisconsin town.
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Brumder Barn

Date: 1902
Description: A large barn with wooden vented cupola with a small onion dome. The description on the reverse of the photograph reads: "Big barn at Villa Henrietta that G...
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Train Wreck

Date: 09 23 1911
Description: Milwaukee Road locomotive 5508 resting on its side after a derailment. The engine struck the rail, seen in center foreground, which had been driven upright...
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Train Wreck

Date: 09 23 1911
Description: Railroad workers and a crowd of other men, women, and children standing and walking near the wreckage of a freight train. The engine and tender are lying o...
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Lesson in Shooting

Date: 08 1905
Description: Harriet Stroh is taking a shooting lesson from her grandfather Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran. Alfred Holt is standing in front of his grandfathe...
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Melvina Krauss and Friends

Date: 1949
Description: Reverend Melvina Krauss (in front wearing a dark dress) posing with three other women. They are probably members of the Western Wisconsin Camp Association....
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Crawford's Custard

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Description: View from street towards the front of Crawford's Custard. The sign in front reads "Fountain Service" and "Curb Service." A car is parked on the left side o...
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Civilian Conservation Corps 660th Company State Forestry S-79

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Description: Camp Mercer sign spelled out with stones on a small, built-up hill. Camp buildings and parked cars are in the background.
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Main Lodge at Forest Lodge

Date: 1952
Description: The back and side of the main lodge at Forest Lodge on Lake Namakagon. The lodge was re-built in 1914-15 and remodeled in 1928-29. It is a single-story hor...
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Taking a Stroll Over the Brule River

Date: 1956
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs and her daughter Mary are walking over the Brule River on a wood bridge with iron railings. Three men and one woman are walking with...
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Tony's Tavern

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Description: Exterior front view from right of Tony Urso's Westside Palm Tavern located at 730-736 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood. The parking lot...

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