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Tecumsa and Family

Date: 1922
Description: Tecumsa, a Potowatomi, and his family. Tecumsa is standing in the back in the center, and a man is sitting in front of him on a blanket holding up an hatch...
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Potowatomi Playing Moccasin

Date: 1921
Description: Postcard depicting a group of Potawatomi men at Stone Lake playing the game of moccasin. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared ...
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Dam at Taliesin

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Description: Men working near the dam and hydro house at Taliesin, the summer residence of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. The hydro house was designed ...
Postcard

Second Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View down unpaved street towards commercial buildings. There is a pavilion on the left, and two men are standing on the sidewalk on the right. Caption read...
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Old Lafayette County Courthouse

Date: 1900
Description: Front view of the Lafayette County courthouse, built in 1861. A group of people are standing at the entrance. Caption reads: "Old Court House, La Fayette C...
Postcard

Waushara County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: View towards the court house. A man is standing on the right near the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Court House, Wautoma, Wis."
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County Fair Demonstration

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Description: The Wisconsin Agricultural Extension labeled this photograph: "Typical scene at a Co Fair." It shows a home economics demonstration to a largely female au...
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New Glarus Swiss Yodelers

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a group of Swiss yodelers in costume. The gentleman in the center has a distinctive moustache.
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Horse-Drawn Streetcar

Date: 1917
Description: Mrs. Howie standing beside a horse-drawn streetcar of the Covington Line. The car is manned by a conductor.
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"Madison Girls" on International Harvester Manure Spreader

Date: 1910
Description: Four women are sitting on an International Harvester manure spreader. The women are identified as "Madison Girls," most likely employees at International H...
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Group of Young People on Dock

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Description: Group of six young men and women standing on dock of an Apostle Island.
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Quarry on Basswood Island

Date: 1915
Description: Bill Baker standing on top of a wall of the quarry on Basswood Island.
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Parade in Factory Yard

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Description: Elevated view of a parade crossing through a factory yard, where the workers are watching. Some are sitting on the roof of the building in the background. ...
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Race Cars

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Description: Men with several early twentieth-century race cars are parked along a city street. Numbers are painted on the front of the cars. One man is standing on ste...
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Men on Athletic Field

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Description: Elevated view of a line of young men walking across an athletic field. In the left corner is a group of onlookers, some of which have markings on the back ...
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Two Women with Pathfinder Car

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Description: Two women and a man are standing in front of the Pathfinder car which has a flag on the back. The car also has "cross country" written on the side, above ...
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Group Posing with Motorcycles and Cars

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Description: Eleven motorcyclists wearing sashes are standing in between two news service cars in front of the Milwaukee Journal building. Another row of men are...
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Motorcyclists Posing Near Barbershop

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Description: A group of motorcyclists, both male and female, are lined up in front of a sidewalk, with a group of people standing behind them in front of an awning for ...
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Motorcycles Parked on Dirt Road

Date: 1913
Description: A group of Reading-Standard motorcycles parked on the dirt road.
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South African Deering Office

Date: 10 22 1927
Description: Men stand on and beside the porch or loading dock of an International Harvester (Deering) dealership in South Africa.

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