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Men on Horseback

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Description: A group of men on horseback, possibly William Arthur Jones and others.
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Ice Fishing on Chequamegon Bay

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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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River Drivers Lunch

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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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Santa and His Sleigh Pulled By Turkeys

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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...
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Boy Holding Great Horned Owl

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Description: Young boy holding a great horned owl with its wings outspread. This photograph is a part of a book with photographs and typed text titled "Nature Lovers Pa...
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Owner of Nature Lovers Paradise Holding Ducks

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man wearing a hat, jumpsuit, and mud boots holding a gun and ducks. He is identified as the owner of Nature Lovers Paradise resort on...
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Seven Men Holding Fish at Nature Lovers Paradise

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Description: View of seven men wearing pants, boots, belts and long-sleeved button-up shirts holding a box and three stringers of fish they caught. The wooden boats in ...
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Man at Bar Pool Table

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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...
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Camp of Wisconsin National Guard at Fairground

Date: 1887
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...
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Children as Red Cross Nurses

Date: 07 1918
Description: Young girls costumed as Red Cross nurses for a parade, with a small wagon drawn by a pet dog decorated as a field “ambulance.”
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Preparing a Fish

Date: 1914
Description: The Gang is watching as McGrew is scaling and gutting a large fish on a log outdoors. Doc Copeland is standing on the left wearing a light-colored hat. Mac...
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Parade Day

Date: 1933
Description: Two milk wagons from Smazel's Guernsey Dairy draw the attention of children in the street and bystanders on the sidewalk during a parade traveling east on ...
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Bicycle Team at Camp Randall

Date: 1899
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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