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Groundbreaking Ceremony

Date: 1950
Description: Robert Fischelis and George Griffenhagen assist in the groundbreaking for an addition to the American Pharmaceutical Association headquarters.
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Fireworks Stand

Date: 07 1927
Description: Three boys purchase fireworks from the proprietor of a National Fireworks tent near Ogden Avenue. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Ag...
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Funeral Party around Casket

Date: 1874
Description: Group portrait of a large funeral party assembled around a casket in front of an upright-and-wing frame house. Two older men on the left, one identified as...
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Laying the Cornerstone of the Hon. J.S. Tripp Library and Hall

Date: 10 17 1912
Description: A crowd gathers for the laying of the cornerstone of the Hon. J.S. Tripp Library and Hall. J. Stephen Tripp was a pioneer in Prairie du Sac, a lawyer, and ...
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Armistice Day Parade

Date: 11 25 1919
Description: Submarine float for parade and bonfire celebrating Armistice Day.
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Dedication of the Wisconsin Civil War Monument

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Description: A group portrait taken in front of the Wisconsin Civil War Monument at its dedication ceremony. Third and fourth from the left in the front row are George ...
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Edward R. Murrow at OPC

Date: 12 27 1957
Description: Edward R. Murrow, standing near the banner, speaks to a special Overseas Press Club luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria honoring CBS correspondents. Immediatel...
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Logging Camp Dining Room

Date: 1900
Description: Ten men sitting and standing around tables set with dishes and food in the dining room of the Vinette logging camp.
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Christmas Tree from Wisconsin

Date: 1983
Description: Congressman David R. Obey (standing below the C) greets a delegation from Wisconsin that accompanied the official Capitol Christmas Tree cut in the Chequam...
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Film Still of "The Clodhopper"

Date: 1917
Description: Film still exterior of a group of people at a picnic. A man is holding a bear with a chain in the center of the image. Booths can be seen in background, on...
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Film Still from "The Clodhopper"

Date: 1917
Description: Film still of a group outdoors at a Fourth of July picnic. A man is chasing a small pig in the center of a group of people.
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Film Still from "The Bride of Hate"

Date: 1917
Description: Film still of a wedding.
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Family Reunion Group

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Description: Group portrait of men, women and children posing sitting and standing in the yard in front of a two-story frame house. Probably a family reunion group.
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Funeral Floral Arrangements

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Description: View of funeral floral arrangements set up on tables next to a house with shutters.
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Cemetery

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Description: View of a cemetery with marble markers.
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Cemetery

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Description: Cemetery with Judkins-Waterhouse marker. Identified location as west of Alma.
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Silver Medal of Royal Ulster Agricultural Society

Date: 1981
Description: Caption on back reads: "The silver medal of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society, awarded to IH for the innovative design of its revolutionary Axial-Flow ...
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Silver Medal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England

Date: 1981
Description: Caption on back: "The silver medal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, which has been awarded to IH at the Royal Show 1981, for the innovative de...
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Children Celebrating their Great-Grandmother's 100th Birthday

Date: 01 25 1921
Description: Studio portrait of five children posed in front of a cake, celebrating their great-grandmother's 100th birthday. The child in the center is holding a sign ...
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Advanced Dressing Station

Date: 09 01 1918
Description: Soldiers adorning the grave of a fallen comrade at the advanced dressing station, the farthest point to which ambulances would travel. A sign on an ambulan...

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