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Removing Fiber from Manila Plant

Date: 1910
Description: A man pulls fiber from the leaves of a manila plant in the Philippine Islands. Other men look on over his shoulder, and a dwelling or other structure is in...
Photograph

Puzzling Train Wreck

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Description: View of the aftermath of a train wreck that left one locomotive on top of another. A small group of men stand in the snow along the tracks near the wreck. ...
Print

Holiday Greetings

Date: 1930
Description: A die cut holiday card with a red and white mitten clasping a green and white mitten. The background is gray with holly on the left and a poinsettia on the...
Photograph

South Lawn at Villa Louis

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Description: South lawn looking west from gazebo toward fountain. A path crosses the foreground, and the Dousman's dog, Folo, lounges on the lawn.
Print

Cummins V8-210 Engine

Date: 1970
Description: Color illustration of a Cummins V8-210 engine. The engine was used in International trucks.
Book or Pamphlet

Adriance, Platt & Co. Foldout Card — Front

Date: 1900
Description: Accordion fold advertising card from Adriance, Platt & Company, manufacturers of Buckeye and Triumph farm machinery. Features illustrations on both sides o...
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Railroad Bridge at Black River Falls

Date: 1880
Description: View across water towards what is identified as the second railroad bridge at Black River Falls. Note the wood trestle on the right.
Photograph

Birdwatching at Horicon Marsh

Date: 01 17 1980
Description: Vel Phillips standing outdoors wearing a coat holding binoculars.
Photograph

The Porch at 424 North Pinckney Street — Pierce House

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Description: View of the shady porch at 424 N. Pinckney Street. A table with a patterned tablecloth is at the far end. There are a few books and other objects on a tabl...
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Interior Room at 424 North Pinckney Street

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Description: View of a room in the house at 424 N. Pinckney Street. Against one wall is a plush, lounging couch, a portrait on an easel, and flocked wallpaper. There is...
Photograph

Bicyclist on the Rustic Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of a bicyclist dressed in light-colored clothes biking over the Shorewood Hills rustic bridge. Another bicycle is parked against the railing ...
Photograph

Young Children Bugging and Hoeing Potatoes

Date: 1917
Description: Two young children working barefoot in a field. J.C. Allen.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Brigham Park Historic Marker

Date: 07 13 1955
Description: Mrs. Charles I. Brigham (left), and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charles Brigham, Jr., with her children Mark, Jonathan, and Elizabeth, standing and reading t...
Print

With Loving Christmas Greetings

Date: 1896
Description: Die cut Christmas greeting card with flowers on the top left, and text in gold on a white background that reads: 'With loving Christmas greetings." Chromol...
Photograph

Ralph G. Plumb

Date: 1932
Description: Portrait of Ralph Gordon Plumb (1881-1976), president of the Plumb & Nelson Company, seated at his desk. The company was a wholesale grocery business at 71...
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George Wiley as a Chemistry Professor

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Description: Activist and science teacher George Wiley wearing a white lab coat and a bow tie while teaching a chemistry class.

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