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Young Arthur Altmeyer and Friends

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of Arthur Altmeyer as a young man posing in Wingra Park with five other young people identified as Selma, Russell, Lloyd, May Wescot...
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Pussy Wants a Corner

Date: 10 25 1912
Description: Depicts eight young men and women playing an outdoor game of pussy wants a corner.
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Posed as if to Begin a Race

Date: 10 25 1912
Description: Depicts a group comprised mostly of women posed in a variety of stances as if to begin a race. The image carries the hand-lettered caption "Each one progr...
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Women Hiking

Date: 10 25 1912
Description: Five young women walking across a field. The hand-lettered caption reads: "The hiker's stride."
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Kaminski Wreck

Date: 07 04 1914
Description: The wreck of John Kaminski's plane, where he had been scheduled to fly at the Fourth of July festivities.
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Capitol Park Afternoon

Date: 1900
Description: An idyllic afternoon in the Capitol Park, showing groups of men and women seated on benches and conversing. The reproduction Centennial fountain is almost ...
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Ada Lois James with Rifle

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Description: Ada [& friend] Charlie. Ada is pretending to shoot an apple from the head of her friend Charlie, who is posing kneeling with his arms folded. There is a pa...
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Woman with Bow and Collar Pin

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated young woman with a bow in her hair and a collar pin on her lace collar.
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The "Rock School" Building

Date: 1900
Description: The "Rock School" building, with children and teachers posed outside.
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Dhein Tavern

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Description: View of the tavern, with a woman in a long dress and a dog on the front lawn. Carriage house, stables, and smoke house are in the rear. The tavern was bui...
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Polperro House and Woman

Date: 1940
Description: A woman demonstrating how Shake Rag Street got its name, with the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, behind her. The house was temporarily co...
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Castle Rock

Date: 1905
Description: Looking up toward Castle Rock in Mineral Point. A group of people are standing at the top. Caption reads: "Castle Rock, Mineral Point, Wis."
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Van Susteren Wedding Reception

Date: 06 1945
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy in his Marine uniform at the wedding of his best friend Urban Van Susteren, at Syracus Army Air Force Base. Helen Burlie, the maid of h...
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Mrs. Harford in Garden

Date: 1930
Description: Cyanotype view of Mrs. Harford sitting in pumpkin and corn in her garden on Madeline Island.
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Prentiss Residence

Date: 1840
Description: Home of William Augustus Prentiss, built in 1836 and burned in 1845. Small two-story house. Four people are standing around the house.
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Mothers Against the War

Date: 1966
Description: Mothers and infants at a demonstration against the war in Vietnam.
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Crowd around Fountain

Date: 1898
Description: Crowd around fountain at Wisconsin State Capitol for a 50-year celebration. There are decorations hanging from the fountain, and flower arrangements are ar...
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Boathouse from Lake

Date: 1960
Description: Wet boathouse that belonged to Don Walkins, on Catfish Lake. A woman stands on a pier near a boat.
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Winter Trip

Date: 1920
Description: Winter scene with Theta Mead shoveling her car out of a snow drift.
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Beloit Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Beloit Public Library. The library opened in 1903 and Andrew Carnegie funded library construction with $25,000. Three women are seated...

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