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Reverend A. Jacobsen and Family

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph of Rev. A. Jacobson, family and visitors, Perry, Wis." from Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." Jacobson (1836-1910) immigrated to t...
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Several Individuals Outside Log Building

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Description: A group of men, women and children are gathered outside a log building. Two men are holding tools. Residence of Ole Nyhuus (sp?).
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Family Home of William Henry Rogers

Date: 05 14 1887
Description: The family home of William Henry Rogers on the shore of Lake Mendota.
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Milwaukee Picketers Supporting Grape Boycott

Date: 1969
Description: A group of picketers supporting the nationwide United Farmworkers/AFL-CIO grape boycott in front of Kroger Supermarket. Picketers are carrying signs that s...
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Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1964
Description: Children on bikes in Madison's Crestwood neighborhood July 4th parade. In the center is Peter W. Faber (1959-2007) wearing a Mexican cowboy costume, origi...
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Remains of Droster Brothers General Store

Date: 11 1918
Description: Members of the Droster Family stand among the remains of the Droster Brothers General Store after it burned down in November. It was located across the str...
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Temporary Building for Droster Brothers General Store

Date: 01 1919
Description: Temporary building built after the fire in Burke that destroyed the Droster Brothers General Store. The Droster's bought out John Quilty's store, which in ...
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Coffmans Posing Behind Cutouts

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Description: Carl Coffman and his mother, Evelyn B. Coffman, posing behind caricatures of a coach and a UW football player. Sid Boyum was the artist who painted the cut...
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol building against Assembly Bill 620. Two demonstrators hold signs that read, "Save the Sacred" and "Preserv...
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First Day of the Farmers' Market

Date: 04 18 2015
Description: View of a crowd of people on the square, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. One man is carrying a young boy on his shoulders. A tent over ...

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