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Three Baby Elephants

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Description: A man leading three baby elephants with decorative blankets with the following names, "Little Jim," "Pinto," and "Alice."
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Soldiers Departing for War

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Description: USS "Mt. Vernon" with soldiers aboard departing to fight in World War II.
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Group of People in front of Building

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Description: Group of people on steps in front of unknown building in Milwaukee. A car is parked on the street.
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Women Textile Workers

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Description: Women workers inside a textile factory, possibly Beherhausshict Factory. Clothing boxes and spools of thread are visible.
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Interior of National Capitol

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Description: Interior of the National Capitol in Washington, D.C. In a marble decorated room, there are marble statues of men representing each state.
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Group of People at Picnic

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Description: Men and women drinking tea around a picnic table at a park. The women are wearing fancy hats.
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A Mother's Funeral Coffin

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Description: Open coffin, decorated with flowers, and a wreath that reads, "Our Mother" in a funeral salon.
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Men in Fishing Boats

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Description: Men fishing in boats.
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Governor Schreiber with Children

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Description: Governor Martin Schreiber is seated at a desk surrounded by children.
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Regent and Orchard Streets

Date: 1934
Description: Regent and Orchard Streets looking east.
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Sheldon Office and Warehouse

Date: 1889
Description: Slightly elevated view of the S.L Sheldon Company Warehouse and Office. Outside of the building, there is a bustling street filled with pedestrians and hor...
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Fritz and Robert Lamp House

Date: 1916
Description: View of the Fritz and Robert Lamp house at 1024 Sherman Avenue that was built in 1897. A young child and a dog are in the front yard.
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Stephen Vaughn Shipman Residence

Date: 1870
Description: View of the Stephen Vaughn Shipman house at 65 Spaight Street, near the intersection of Ingersoll Street. The house was designed and built between 1855 and...
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane. Near Madison

Date: 1876
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
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Lock on The Yahara River

Date: 1939
Description: Several men pass through the locks at the Lake Mendota entrance to the Yahara River.
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Butter Making Class

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Description: Students dressed in white use large butter churns in a butter making class, probably at the University of Wisconsin Dairy School.
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Appleton Woolen Mills

Date: 1904
Description: Interior office view showing Frank James Harwood, General Manager of Appleton Woolen Mills. Harwood became general manager in 1882 and served as the compa...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking at Highlander

Date: 08 1957
Description: Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Highlander's 25th Anniversary, August-September, inside Highlander Library.
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Peter Seeger Playing at Highlander

Date: 1957
Description: Pete Seeger playing the 5-string banjo at the 25th Anniversary of Highlander Folk School in the Library building.
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Feeding Children Cod Liver Oil

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Description: A woman giving Highlander nursery school children cod liver oil.

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