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Fish's Wright Flyer

Date: 1912
Description: The Wright Flyer of Farnum Fish being pushed into position for a demonstration flight at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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International Harvester Apparel

Date: 08 1976
Description: Mannequins dressed in "Swingster" jackets and hats bearing International Harvester colors and logos. The clothing was on display for the introduction of th...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Catfish

Date: 02 1910
Description: Six men wearing black jackets and hats stand proudly in front of a giant catfish. The catfish rests on the bed of a horse-drawn sled. The text in the upper...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Rabbits

Date: 1910
Description: Two hunters stand around a pile of giant rabbits that they have killed in a Wisconsin forest. It is winter; there is snow on the ground. One of the hunters...
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Tall-tale Postcard: A Good Bag

Date: 1910
Description: Two hunters, rifles in hand, transport the giant rabbits they have killed homeward. They have tied the rabbits to a wooden pole, which they rested between...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Pickerel

Date: 1910
Description: Two men stand staring at a giant pickerel fish laying on a long, wooden horse-drawn sled. The scene takes place in an industrial district, including a lumb...
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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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World Snowmobile Championship

Date: 01 1972
Description: The World Snowmobile Championship showing the track, snowmobiles, competitors, bleachers and spectators.
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World Snowmobile Championship

Date: 01 1972
Description: View from behind of group of spectators watching competitors at the World Snowmobile Championship.
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Eagle River Street Scene

Date: 01 1972
Description: Winter scene on Wall Street. Two women cross the street and many cars are parked at the curb. Men appear in the background. Many business signs can be seen...
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Arbutus Inn and Original Snowmobile Hall of Fame

Date: 05 1972
Description: Spring scene on Wall Street. The building is the Arbutus Inn, hotel, bar and dining room. It was also the original Snowmobile Hall of Fame. Two boys are st...
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Campaigning for Reelection

Date: 10 1980
Description: Vice-president Walter Mondale campaigning for reelection in Wisconsin. To Mondale's right, and partially obscured, is Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, who...
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Michael Dukakis in Wisconsin

Date: 1988
Description: Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis campaigning in northern Wisconsin.
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Battle Creek School

Date: 1931
Description: Students of the Battle Creek School, Joint District No. 4, have gathered outside the school building for their picture. The girls are on or near the front ...
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The Seventh and Eighth Grades

Date: 1931
Description: Teacher Elaine Johannes, center, poses with the four students who comprise the seventh and eighth grades at the Battle Creek School, District No. 4. The st...
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Depot Move Celebration

Date: 1908
Description: Gathering of people, some holding flags, celebrating the move of the small railroad depot along the track from Corinne to Gould City.
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Pleasure Boat Ramps

Date: 12 10 1957
Description: Pleasure boat ramps, made of timber, on the south side of Racine Harbor. A man is walking in the snow near the ramps. There are piles of material along the...
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Flight Nurses Training in Anoxia Chamber

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Description: Flight nurses wearing leather suits, hoods, and oxygen masks during training in an anoxia chamber.
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Good People, Bad Product

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Description: Three people behind a fenced gate with two signs. One reads: "U.S. Air Force: Good People, Bad Product," and the other sign, on the right, has a peace dove...
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Governor Philipp and President Van Hise at the U.W Campus

Date: 03 1915
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp stands on a dais, covered with a white sheet, behind University of Wisconsin-Madison's President Charles Van Hise. Van Hise stand...

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