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Edward Kremers Relaxes in the Park

Date: 1916
Description: Notable University of Wisconsin pharmacist Edward Kremers relaxes on a bench in a park near the time of the Wisconsin Pharmacy State Convention in 1916.
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The Slide

Date: 1880
Description: Engraving for "Peterson's Magazine" of women in maids' uniforms sliding down an icy path in the snow.
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Stand Rock

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Description: Man sitting on Stand Rock, a woman and child posed standing on opposite rock ledge.
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Edgewood High School Basketball Player Holding Trophy

Date: 03 17 1942
Description: Edgewood High School male basketball player holding a trophy, "St. Norbert College Tournament, 1942, Bishop Rhode Award, 1st place."
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Circus Bareback Rider

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Description: Seated portait of Amelia Feeley, supposedly the first circus bareback rider to perform in long dresses. Ms. Feeley hold a fan in her lap.
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Wisconsin Farm

Date: 1873
Description: Three people are posing in the foreground, with a man with a long beard standing in front of two women sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. There is a barn a...
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Men on Horses in Barnyard

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Description: Two men are on horseback near a man sitting on a dump rake in a barnyard with the barn in the background. Another man is standing near a horse on the right...
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One Room Greek Revival Schoolhouse

Date: 1877
Description: A one room Greek Revival schoolhouse with bell tower. A boy is in front, wearing a broad-brimmed straw hat and climbing a tree.
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A Beaver Pool

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Description: Sketch of a beaver pool lined with trees, including various depictions of Indians hunting beaver.
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Rockford College Picnic

Date: 1889
Description: A group of well-dressed women, most of them seated on the grass, gathered for a picnic. They're assumed to be students of Rockford College.
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Deer Park

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Description: B. Olson and P. Helland sitting in the snow at a deer park in hunting gear, looking at a deer behind them.
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Engine Powered Ferris Wheel

Date: 12 09 1924
Description: A McCormick-Deering stationary engine powers a Ferris wheel at a fair. A sign advertising: "Princess Violet, Lilliputian" is in the background.

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