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Christmas Play at Neighborhood House

Date: 1923
Description: Performers lined up on the stage in "The Toy Shop," a Christmas play, with a Santa figure, a boy in harlequin dress, two boys in military uniforms, girls i...
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Outdoor News Portrait of Timothy Vick

Date: 09 23 1959
Description: Outdoor news portrait of Timothy Vick of 3957 North 63rd Street, Milwaukee. News photo made in connection with a murder case; the murderer, going door-to-d...
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Railroad Official

Date: 1910
Description: Unidentified railroad station officials, seated at their office desks.
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Lakeside Croquet Game

Date: 1880
Description: Lakeside lawn set up for croquet game and garden pavilion at the estate, "Sunnybank." A man sits in the grass with two children. On the right in the backgr...
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Sawmill Crew

Date: 1888
Description: Ed McDill's sawmill crew. Left to right: George Dickerman, George Norton, Charles Norton, Jesse Dickerman and, in a derby, Ed McDill, the owner. The boys a...
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Group Portrait of the Association of State Foresters

Date: 10 28 1936
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the state foresters at a meeting of the National Association of State Foresters in Wisconsin, October 28-30th.
Book or Pamphlet

Johnston Harvester Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1892
Description: Catalog cover featuring a color illustration of a man and a woman harvesting in a field.
Book or Pamphlet

Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Company Champion Catalog Cover

Date: 1894
Description: Front cover with color illustration reads: "The Search Light of Public Experience Reveals the Champion." To the right, on a pedestal, is the figure of a ma...
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President Harrison and His Cabinet

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Description: President Harrison sits in the middle of the group on an ornate chair on a slight dais covered with a rug. His cabinet members sit on his left and right. ...
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Portrait of Major Jeremiah "Jerry" Rusk

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Description: Three-quarter length oval-framed portrait of Major Jeremiah "Jerry" Rusk. He is wearing his military uniform with a sabre at his left side, and his right h...
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Dining Room of the James Nevins Home

Date: 1897
Description: Interior view of the dining room in the James Nevins home on Broom Street. Dishes, teacups and glasses are stacked on the table. A bowl of fruit is in the ...
Book or Pamphlet

C.B. Reynold's Tent

Date: 1886
Description: Illustration of C.B. Reynold's tent, in which he offered liberal lectures free of charge. A lectern and chairs are set up inside the tent. The sign on the ...
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The Steamboat "Scutanawbequon"

Date: 04 17 1866
Description: Elevated view of the steamer "Scutanawbequon" being carried by a wagon to the lake for launching. This is probably a street on the Capitol Square. Many peo...
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Shirley Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie

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Description: Dizzy Gillespie looking at Shirley Clarke, sitting on the left with a contemplative look on her face, during a recording session for the film "The Cool Wor...
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John and Elizabeth Mears Family Home

Date: 1910
Description: View from street of a two-story wood frame house, with open front porch shaded by trees. There is a plank sidewalk in front and a curved plank walk leading...
Book or Pamphlet

Motor de Gasolina de Traccion "International"

Date: 1910
Description: Front cover of brochure, in Spanish, for Argentina. Features a photograph of a man driving a tractor in a field. A man is standing on an implement being dr...
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Paul Soglin and Tom Hayden

Date: 06 12 1976
Description: Mayor Paul Soglin and Tom Hayden chatting at the Conference on Alternative State and Local Public Policies held on the St. Edward's University Campus. They...
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Cartop Sign Promoting Pat Lucey for Congress

Date: 1950
Description: Sign on top of a car promoting Patrick J. Lucey for Congress. Another sign in the window shows support for Carl W. Thompson for Governor.
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Elk Yard at Trout Lake

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Description: View looking down hill towards a herd of elk moving through deep snow.
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Lost Creek

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Description: Hand-colored view of Lost Creek. Snow is on the ground.

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