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View of Sparta, Wisconsin

Date: 1858
Description: View on North Water Street, showing the building in which the Bank of Sparta was founded. A man is walking beside a oxen pulling a covered wagon.
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Libby Prison

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Description: Woodcut of "Libby Prison, Richmond, Va.--Place of Confinement for U.S. Soldiers Captured by the Rebels.--From a Photograph." This view includes tents and t...
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Phantom II BLC Component

Date: 1965
Description: A man works on a component of the boundary layer control system, used to reign in the Phantom II jet's horsepower for landing at slow speeds.
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Meeting the Pope

Date: 1982
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (in profile) meeting with Pope John Paul II. Obey was heading a congressional delegation that had visited Poland. Obey ...
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Group Portrait at Waterfall

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Description: Group portrait of people picnicking on the shoreline of a river. In the background is an unidentified waterfall, with tree limbs and branches stuck in the ...
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People at a Meeting

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Description: Five people attending a meeting. Two men and two women are sitting, and one woman is standing.
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Fight Incident from Paul Bunyan Legend

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Description: Framed mural depicting two men struggling against each other. One is holding an axe. Caption reads: "Fight incident from Paul Bunyan legend. Mural painting...
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Repairing Old Toys

Date: 05 26 1959
Description: A boy is using an electric drill on part of a toy car, which is held by a man sitting beside him. Behind them are shelves full of toy cars and trucks. Capt...

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