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Wisconsin Tourism Sign

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Description: Group of resort and hotel owners gathered in front of a Wisconsin tourism sign that reads: "Relax In Wisconsin." There is a building in the background.
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Shot Tower Shaft

Date: 1950
Description: The shot tower shaft at Tower Hill State Park.
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Tower Hill Smelter

Date: 1950
Description: The sign marking the location of the shot tower smelter.
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Swiss Chapel

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of a Swiss chapel built by the Count and Countess Erick Von Bretzel in 1893.
Print

Racine College

Date: 1858
Description: "Caption reads: "College at Racine, Wisconsin.
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Migrant Cherry Pickers

Date: 1963
Description: Filiberto Almendarez and his children, who are migrant workers, pose in front of cherry trees. The family, including Filiberto and children, Filiberto Jr.,...
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Button Seller

Date: 08 2000
Description: A man sells Gore-Lieberman buttons at Riverside Park.
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Santa Claus Playing the Piano

Date: 1949
Description: Holiday card with Santa Claus playing a piano. The background is black with a red border, and musical notes of various colors as well as the names of numer...
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Violet and Judith Dousman

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Description: Violet and Judith Dousman seated together between a canna bed and a weeping mulberry.
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Rustic Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: The rustic bridge on Lake Mendota Drive, over a ravine in Shorewood Hills. The sign on the left reads: "$5 FINE, For riding or driving over this bridge fas...
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Willms Christmas Tree Stand

Date: 1885
Description: A Christmas tree stand made by Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917), a cigarmaker, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is probably made of cigar boxes. Written on back:...
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Man and Horse Wearing Gas Masks

Date: 10 27 1918
Description: Original caption reads, "Showing contrast in mask used for man and horse. The fact that horse never breathes thru his mouth makes a gas mask a simple objec...
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Harrison Ludington and Talbot Dousman

Date: 1857
Description: Portrait of Harrison Ludington, the future 13th governor of Wisconsin (left) and Talbot C. Dousman (right). They are both wearing top hats and suits. They ...
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Greetings from Patrick Lucey and Family

Date: 1966
Description: Lieutenant governor Patrick J. Lucey stands in front of a fireplace with his hands behind his back. To the right are his two sons, Paul and David. To the l...
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George and Anna Marie Brumder

Date: 1857
Description: A seated, three-quarter length portrait of a clean shaven young man, and a young woman with a large fabric headpiece. Gold decoration has been applied to t...
Manuscript

"Roman Scandals" Pressbook

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Description: A "Special Newspaper Section" from the pressbook for the 1933 film "Roman Scandals" starring Eddie Cantor. The section plays off the song "Build a Little ...
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Allan Sears as David Crockett

Date: 1915
Description: Allan "A.D." Sears portrays David Crockett in the 1915 film "Martyrs of the Alamo". He wears fringed buckskin jacket and pants as well as a fur hat while h...
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Abraham G. Adams

Date: 1878
Description: Lithographic portrait of the Honorable Abraham G. Adams, a boot and shoe salesman in Burlington, IA. His success in business led him to invest in the devel...
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Herbert Baxter Adams

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Description: Portrait of Herbert Baxter Adams, a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University. Adams was one of the earliest professors to use the seminar format fo...
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Rio Family Harvesting Cherries

Date: 1963
Description: Migrant workers from Mexico, Joe Rio, his wife, and six of their eleven children, pose for a photo during a cherry harvest.

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