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This Happy Breed

Date: 1956
Description: Winter scene with a family and their dog preparing for their descent down the hill on a toboggan. From left to right, Gene Anderson (my uncle), Betsy Marqu...
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Thiensville Mill

Date: 1950
Description: The Thiensville Mill as seen from the waterfront.
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Path to the Barn

Date: 1958
Description: A man carrying a bucket from a barn walks behind a dog along a path shoveled through snow.
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Enchanted Lane

Date: 1957
Description: Sun and shadow dapple a snowy scene in Brown Deer Park. A trail is bordered by two timber fences. Trees and shrubs are heavily covered with snow.
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Winterset

Date: 1956
Description: Winter scene at Brown Deer Park of snow-covered pine trees, with a view of a building in the distance between the trees.
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Snow Blanket

Date: 1955
Description: Footprints on a curved path through fresh snow and trees.
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December Days

Date: 1955
Description: A man sawing the top log in a pile of firewood with a handsaw. There is snow on the ground, and he is dressed warmly. Behind him is a tree, a stone and woo...
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Common Cause

Date: 1955
Description: Two men are standing in a garage and are dressed in hunting gear. One man is holding a gun, and the other man is holding a duck decoy. Their hunting dog i...
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Oiling Up

Date: 1955
Description: Two young boys are oiling the reel of a fishing rod in a shed. The older boy is sitting on a box, and the younger boy is kneeling. A Springer Spaniel has h...
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First Venture

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view from shoreline towards two men motoring out onto the Menomonee River in the spring.
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February Tracks

Date: 1955
Description: Tire tracks in fresh snow lead into a barnyard with a farmhouse and farm buildings.
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Tense Moment

Date: 1956
Description: A tense moment in a night baseball game played at the Dorothy Enderis Playground. Two men are standing and watching the game through the chain link fence.
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Spirit of '76

Date: 1956
Description: View down road towards two people walking in front of the Thienville Mills, a five-story stone building, built in 1876. At this time, it was the Thiensvill...
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Frosting

Date: 1956
Description: Snow is mounded on top of pilings on the edge of the Milwaukee River.
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March of Power

Date: 1956
Description: A line of high-voltage towers march across fields of oats and barley into the distance.
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The Population Explosion

Date: 1959
Description: A bird's nest with eggs, on the wheel of a vintage hay rake.
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Boat Slip

Date: 1963
Description: Boats moored at a boat slip. In the foreground is a bench near a concrete wall over which rope is hanging in loops.
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Vanishing Ways

Date: 1955
Description: A blacksmith working at his forge. He is wearing a leather apron to protect his clothes from the heat.
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Confirmation

Date: 1956
Description: A man is peering over his glasses at a thermometer fastened to the outside of his house. He is dressed warmly in a plaid coat, scarf and hat. A houseplant ...
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Portrait of a Hunter

Date: 1961
Description: A hunter posing on a stone wall with his shotgun and the grouse he bagged. He is wearing a billed cap, plaid coat, tough trousers and lace-up knee-high boo...

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