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Mary Ellen Nevin and her Sister

Date: 1897
Description: Interior of the kitchen at 12 North Broom Street, the residence of James and Mary Ellen Nevin, showing Mrs. Nevin and her sister cooking. James Nevin was ...
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Wisconsin Central Pilot Training

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Description: Wisconsin Central Airline's flight simulator which was designed to teach the airline's pilots how to fly with instruments.
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Women and Child at the Edge of Lake Mendota

Date: 1894
Description: Elevated view of three women and a young girl standing at the edge of a small cliff on the shores of Lake Mendota. Various shrubs and small trees grow on t...
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Dousman Family

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Description: Page from photo album showing Nina S. Dousman and three sisters posed outdoors while hiking in a coulee, north of town. Nina is seated and reading. Three o...
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"The Rugged Four"

Date: 1926
Description: Sigurd Olson, second from the left, with one of the early groups that he guided into the wilderness near Ely, Minnesota. The other men are identified as Dr...
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Tractors on Library Mall

Date: 1920
Description: A young woman, most likely Esther Van Wagoner (Tufty), sitting on a Clark TrucTractor on the Library Mall of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Th...
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Old Hollander, Beer Label

Date: 1934
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Old Hollander beer, brewed by the Oconomowoc Brewing Company. On the label the beer i...
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Kellermeister Beer, Label

Date: 1934
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Kellermeister Beer, made by the Oconomowoc Brewing Company. Includes an image of a Ge...
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Grand Coulee Dam Construction

Date: 1936
Description: Men using International trucks during the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam.
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Planting Trees

Date: 1936
Description: A group of young men work on a wooded hillside. The caption on the reverse of the print explains, "A group of CCC [Civilian Conservation Corps] boys doing...
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Door County View

Date: 06 1938
Description: View looking down towards a woman wearing a plaid jacket sitting on the ground with her hand on a dog lying beside her in Peninsula State Park. There is a ...

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