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Out of Boat Cave

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Description: Two men navigating their canoe through caves at the Wisconsin Dells.
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Lumber Rafts in Narrows

Date: 1887
Description: Two lumber rafts with men aboard floating down the Wisconsin River.
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Stand Rock

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Description: Man sitting on Stand Rock, a woman and child posed standing on opposite rock ledge.
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Chimney Rock

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Description: Chimney Rock, south face. A canoe is beached on a sand bar near the foot. The river, more rock formations and trees are in the background.
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Wood Burning Locomotive

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Description: Men posed on the front cowcatcher, or pilot, of a wood burning locomotive, with a few cars attached. Three other men pose on the locomotive.
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Motorcycle Club Members at Blood Bank

Date: 11 01 1943
Description: Group portrait of seven men and six women, members of Motorcycle club, at the American Red Cross Blood Bank, Dane County chapter.
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Robert B.L. Murphy

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Robert B.L. Murphy. Robert Brady Lawrence Murphy was born on December 5, 1901 at 711 Langdon Street in Madison, Wisconsin. H...
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Men Inspecting Pinion Stands

Date: 05 1965
Description: The pinion stand depicted was purchased by U.S. Steel (Allegheny Project) and then used by Gary Steel Works. The two men in the photograph are R. Haag and...
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Freight Train Minirama

Date: 1960
Description: A Wisconsin Dells minirama miniature model showing a short train with a Prairie-type locomotive on the bridge over the Wisconsin River.
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Sidewalk Crew Portrait

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Description: A group of manual laborers posing for a portrait in front of a tailor's shop. The men apparently work pouring concrete to make sidewalks and are posing wit...
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Completed Dam

Date: 1906
Description: View across water of a completed dam.
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Robert Nathan

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Description: Robert Nathan at an Americans for Democratic Action event.
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Edward Hollander

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Description: Edward Hollander is seated with an unidentified woman at an Americans for Democratic Action event.
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James Wong Howe and Margaret Bourke-White on a camera crane

Date: 1943
Description: Cinematographer James Wong Howe and photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White posed high up on a motion picture camera crane during the production of "The Nort...
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Scene still with elk and Leatrice Joy

Date: 1949
Description: A mad elk attacks Leatrice Joy in a scene still for the 1949 western "Red Stallion in the Rockies."
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Three Men Photographed with a Concealed Vest Camera

Date: 1886
Description: An image of three men taken with a Stirn Concealed Vest Pocket Camera. The #1 Detective Camera held a 14cm round glass plate for making six 4cm wide round ...
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The Wisconsin River

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Description: One side of stereograph of the Wisconsin River. View across rushing water towards a rock formation with trees on the opposite shoreline.
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Kilbourne Dam

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Description: Elevated view of water pouring through the gates at the Kilbourne Dam. In the background on the opposite shoreline are buildings and power lines. In the fo...
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Kilbourn City

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Description: View down platform, with railroad cars on the left, towards the Kilbourn railroad station. A crowd is standing along the platform. On the right is a lawn a...
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Stand Rock

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Description: Man sitting on Stand Rock, and a woman and child posing standing on opposite rock ledge.

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