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Farewell to Belfrage

Date: 1955
Description: Farewell party for Cedric Belfrage of the "National Guardian" at the newspaper's office. Identified in the crowd is Paul Robeson, a longtime supporter of t...
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Helen Holden Besemer Candling Eggs

Date: 05 1924
Description: Helen Holden Besemer sitting in a wooden chair to candle eggs at Holden Poultry Farm.
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Children Testing Corn

Date: 1917
Description: A group of children from Mount Prospect High School standing around a table in a classroom to conduct corn testing while their instructor is looking on fro...
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McGlaughlin and Reynolds Brothers Saloon

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Description: Group of men gathered at the bar in McGlaughlin and Reynolds Bros. Saloon. There is a young boy standing on the bar, as well as a dog sitting on the bar. O...
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Living Room

Date: 1929
Description: A couch, several wooden chairs, and a table are arranged in the living room of Mrs. Sam Barns.
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Community Dinner

Date: 1920
Description: A group of farmers gathered in a rural church for a community dinner.
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Man in Washroom

Date: 09 04 1923
Description: A man wearing overalls washing his hands in a sink in a farmhouse washroom. There is a reflection of a man in the mirror over the sink, who appears to be u...
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Portrait in Wood

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Description: Clam Lake artist Jerry Holter carving a wooden portrait of John A. Lavine, a Wisconsin newspaper publisher.
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Prisoner Joseph Young

Date: 02 13 1940
Description: Prison photographs (two quarter-length, one full-length) of Joseph Young, inmate number 25417, a bookkeeper and switchboard operator.
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Secretary Aspin

Date: 12 21 1993
Description: Les Aspin (second from the right) served as Secretary of Defense during the administration of President Clinton. He is seen here at the Pentagon holiday pa...
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President Jimmy Carter

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter speaks to a small group of well wishers while Congressman David R. Obey looks on. Photographers are in the crowd. The space is decor...
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
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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Bedroom at Nature Lovers Paradise

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Description: Interior view of a bedroom in a cottage at Nature Lovers Paradise on Jackson Lake, Bayfield County.In the bedroom a bed frame, box spring, end table and la...
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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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Women at Table

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Description: Five women are sitting at a table set for perhaps a Valentine's Day party. The setting was likely a Home Economics project for the women at the Northern Wi...
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Manual Training

Date: 1938
Description: Eight men working on various woodworking projects in a classroom setting at Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled.
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Obey and Gunderson

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Description: Agricultural forum in Chippewa Falls. Speaking is Congressman David R. Obey, and next to him is Congressman Steve Gunderson. Gunderson was the only represe...
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Jim Hightower

Date: 1988
Description: Texas political activist and broadcaster James Hightower at a political event for Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey.
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Family Gathering

Date: 1939
Description: Group portrait of Sherwin Gillett's extended family. Top row: Gerald Baumeister, son of Sherwin's sister, Helen; Lorin Gillett, son of Sherwin; Rufus Gille...
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Unidentified Man

Date: 1904
Description: Unidentified elderly man wearing smoking robe, seated at rest in half light in an elaborate residence.

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