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| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View from water of fishing dock and structure alongside; log buildings in background on shore. Possibly on shoreline of one of the Apostle Islands or on Ch... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Pilot John Kaminski racing a motorcycle at the fairgrounds. |
| Date: | 08 26 1908 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the third annual outing of the employees of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMERL) at Waukesha Beach. |
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| Description: | A group of men on horseback, possibly William Arthur Jones and others. |
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| Description: | Summer camp for Wisconsin farm women on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair, with Wisconsin home economics leader Nellie Kedzie Jones. Mrs. Jones is pr... |
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| Description: | Man ice fishing on Chequamegon Bay through a hole with a fishing jig, fish and fry pan. |
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| Description: | A group of girls and boys singing near a campfire, possibly part of Highlander Children's Camp. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Opening ceremonies for a Work Progress Administration (WPA) exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 11 11 1907 |
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| Description: | This view, captioned "Founders Day," shows several people camping in the woods. A tent is visible in the background. |
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| Description: | Log driving crew sitting down for lunch on the bank of a river (probably the Trap River or Rib River). There is a batteau at the water's edge, and one man ... |
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| Description: | Santa Claus is sitting on his sleigh, which is being pulled by two turkeys in harness in a snow-covered field with trees and hills in the background. Santa... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | The Benedict Goldenberger family enjoying a wurst roast in the Madison vicinity. Ben Goldenberger is the leftmost standing man, he was a cooper and vinegar... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Press photographers set up their equipment in the press area before they cover a visit by President Jimmy Carter. A scoreboard hangs on the wall in the bac... |
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| Description: | Man standing with his hand on a pool table in the center of a bar with a high ceiling. The bartender leans against the bar on the right. The room is decora... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin National Guard encampment at Racine County fairgrounds. Several tents are set up in the background, while visitors mingle in... |
| Date: | 10 16 1916 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over crowd of the Cheese Float sponsored by First National Bank in the Monroe Cheese Day parade. On the other side of the streeet are storefr... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | River guide Bev Dennis is poling a canoe upstream through "The Falls" of the upper Bois Brule River. There is an armchair style seat in the front of the ca... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Three men posing with their bicycles along a picket fence. Caption reads: "On Camp Randall, 1899. Bicycle Team." The name "Sumner" is written in the lower ... |
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