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Governor Kohler and Milk Toast

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., and an unidentified elderly woman, toast each other with paper cups of milk. They are standing near the Department of Agric...
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Doctor Shaving in Foxhole

Date: 02 1945
Description: Commander A.E. Reymont shaves his face while division surgeon Captain C.P. Archambault looks on. Captain C.P. Archambault, Medical Corps, United States Nav...
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Passenger Trolley at the Fair

Date: 1951
Description: Fairgoers ride a tractor-drawn passenger wagon at the Fair. In the background is the Sky King roller coaster.
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Weary Fairgoers

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Description: Two weary fairgoers catch a nap on a convenient bench at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Camp Ammon

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Description: Entrance to "Camp Ammon," the Boy Scout camp at the Wisconsin State Fair. The camp was named for the director of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.
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Paul Russo

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Description: Race car driver Paul Russo of Kenosha at the Wisconsin State Fair. He raced in 13 Indianapolis 500 races.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from across Lake Monona

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Description: View across Lake Monona towards the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Picnic Point from Observatory Hill

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Description: Picnic Point from Observatory Hill.
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Lake Mendota

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Description: Second Point in Maple Bluff looking toward Woodward's Grove.
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Rennebohm's No. 5 at Schenk's Corners

Date: 1955
Description: The Rennebohm Drug Store #5, located at 2000 Atwood Avenue, Schenk's Corners from 1952-1961. It was previously located at 1951 Winnebago Street. This store...
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The Dalles of the St. Croix River

Date: 1963
Description: Elevated view of the Dalles on the Saint Croix River with boats docked and crossing.
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Levi Vilas House

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of the Levi B. Vilas house, built in 1852 at the corner of 521 North Henry and Langdon Streets, as it appeared before remodeling.
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Waelderhaus

Date: 1956
Description: The Waelderhaus a memorial planned for John Michael Kohler the founder of the Kohler Company, by his daughter, Marie Christine Kohler. Waelderhaus is a rep...
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Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1955
Description: Grand Dad Bluff in La Crosse
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State Prison

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of the then recently completed cell block of the Wisconsin State Prison.
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Hanks Residence Garden

Date: 07 03 1934
Description: The garden stairs of the Lucien M. and Mary E. Vilas Hanks residence, 525 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Polperro House

Date: 1955
Description: A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was...
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Kennedy Home

Date: 1951
Description: The Kennedy home, 215 North Pinckney Street, built in 1870.
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Kennedy Home

Date: 1951
Description: The Kennedy house, 215 North Pinckney Street.
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F.W. Woolworth Store

Date: 1954
Description: F.W. Woolworth store on East Main Street at Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard), showing the old Vilas block (aka Pioneer Building).

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