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African American Tenant Farmers at Barbecue

Date: 02 22 1915
Description: African American tenant farmers assembled for a barbecue. The tenants worked for Louis Frank Sessions who is in the front row, third from the left (wearing...
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View from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) toward Lake Monona

Date: 1861
Description: View of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. South Hall is in the foreground, with several residences an...
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View from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) toward Lake Monona

Date: 1861
Description: View of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. South Hall is in the foreground with several residences an...
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View from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) toward the Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)

Date: 1861
Description: View of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus looking up State Street toward the second Wisconsin State Ca...
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View from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) toward Lake Mendota

Date: 1861
Description: View of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. North Hall is in the foreground with several residences and...
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Collard's Hill

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Description: Log house located at the top of Collard's Hill. Two children are standing near the house.
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Ku Klux Klan Funeral

Date: 12 05 1924
Description: Klansmen of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) wearing conic masks and white robes gather in front of St. James Lutheran Church, Verona, for the funeral of Herbert C. ...
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American Club

Date: 1925
Description: The American Club, a fine club house for workers in a modern industrial villiage near Sheboygan. It was built by Kohler Manufacturing Company as a part of ...
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Wisconsin State College

Date: 1957
Description: Wisconsin State College (later renamed the University of Wisconsin-Platteville). The Student Union is in final stages of construction, and in the foregroun...
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Formal Garden on Dickenson Estate

Date: 09 1925
Description: View of garden landscaping on the Dickenson estate.
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Formal Garden

Date: 09 1925
Description: Formal garden at Dickenson Estate.
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Formal Garden

Date: 09 1925
Description: Formal garden with small pond, and in the background a vine-covered gazebo with a bench inside. Original caption reads: "Landscape — formal garden. 'Rydalm...
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Neighborhood Garden

Date: 09 1925
Description: Garden outside suburban residence including window boxes and annuals.
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Small Home with Front Yard Garden

Date: 09 1925
Description: View from street of a small suburban residence with garden.
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Residential Backyard Garden

Date: 09 1925
Description: Backyard garden of a suburban residence.
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Children in Park with Swimming Area

Date: 06 1925
Description: Children dressed in bathing suits at a small park with a swimming place. A garden is in the foreground.
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Young Children at the Park

Date: 1925
Description: Young children playing at the park. Original caption reads: "Beacon playground — about 800 daily attendance. Splendid arrangement of playground and athleti...
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Hedgeline in Front of Suburban Residence

Date: 06 1925
Description: View from neighborhood sidewalk of suburban residence's front yard, outlined by low hedges.
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Young Girls Sitting in Park

Date: 06 1925
Description: Group of young girls sitting on the grass in a park. Tennis courts are in the background.
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Two Boys in Backyard of Suburban Residence

Date: 06 1925
Description: Two young boys playing in the backyard of a suburban residence.

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