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Altmeyer and Signers of Medicare Bill

Date: 07 30 1965
Description: Caption reads: "Arthur Altmeyer poses outdoors with John Engell (last name?), Paul Douglas, and Oscar Ewing at the signing of the Medicare Bill." Arthur...
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Cox Corner

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Description: View from street of a group of people, including a number of horse-drawn vehicles, standing outside of the main entrance to the Cox Brothers company on Cox...
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Butterfield Bridge

Date: 1925
Description: Construction workers stand in front of the Butterfield covered bridge.
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Sauk County Courthouse

Date: 1905
Description: View towards a street corner. A dog and a man are standing in the street near a family sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. Snow is on the ground. Behind the...
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Main Street in Cochrane

Date: 1910
Description: Main Street looking north. "Hotel and Saloon" are on the right side, along with other buildings down the right and left side. Main Street is a dirt road. T...
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Odd Fellow's Home

Date: 1912
Description: A large gathering of men and women stand outside the Odd Fellow's Home. There is a flagpole on the grounds with an American Flag among trees. People are po...
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Tank Cottage and Yard Junk

Date: 1906
Description: A view of the cottage with large trees around it, and a stone wall in the front yard. Some windows appear shattered. Wooden pallets are stacked in the fron...
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Brittingham Park Bathhouse

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Description: A colorized image of a girls' swimming class at the Brittingham Park bathhouse. Caption reads: "Girls' Swimming Class, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis."
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Brittingham Park Bath House

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards the bath house. Caption reads: "Bath House, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis."
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Wausau Club House

Date: 1905
Description: View across intersection toward the Wausau Club House which has a wrap-around porch, and steps on two sides. There is a little girl standing on the sidewal...
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Dedication of Lake Ripley Ole Evinrude Historical Marker

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Arthur Melster, President of Cambridge Foundation; K.K. Amundson. M.D. of Cambridge; and W.T. Webb of Evinrude Motors, look at the Lake Ripley Ole Evinrude...
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Harrington and Others at Memorial Pole

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Description: Eight men, including C.L. (Neal) Harrington, posing at a memorial pole together.
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Striking Case Workers

Date: 03 13 1934
Description: Case company employees locked out of the Engineering Building.
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Eddie Carthan Victory Party

Date: 1982
Description: Victory celebration for Eddie Carthan, the black activist mayor of Tchula, Mississippi. Carthan was convicted on charges of robbery and murder in 1981. Thi...
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President Taft in Green Bay

Date: 10 26 1911
Description: Postcard of large group watching as Mayor Abrams introduces President Taft. Caption reads: "Mayor Abrams introducing President Taft, Green Bay, Wis."
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Mark Harmon on "Dillinger" Set

Date: 06 1990
Description: Actor Mark Harmon (center), who portrayed John Dillinger in the made-for-TV movie of the same name, at the Chalet on the Lake in Mequon. In the film this ...
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Seminole Native American Hunter

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Description: A view toward a Seminole Native American hunter pointing a gun while standing in a swamp area with large plants. Trees are in the background. Caption reads...
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John Doctor

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Description: View of a Seminole Native American, John Doctor, holding a gun and standing in an area dense with plants. Caption reads: "John Doctor -- A Seminole, Fort P...
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Native American Dwelling

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Description: A view of a small wooden building with a group of people standing in front. A man on the right stands with a horse, and in the center are a woman, a young ...
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Mule-Drawn Harvester

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Description: A large team of mules is shown pulling a harvesting machine in a field of grain. Several agricultural workers are on the harvesting machine. Caption reads:...

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