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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome under Construction

Date: 10 1869
Description: The second Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction, showing the workmen and the equipment they used to hoist construction materials into place.
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Capitol Park Performance

Date: 
Description: Crowd gathered in the park near the North Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol watching aerial performer descend a wire attached to the roof of the bu...
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Hospital Room

Date: 1930
Description: Posed view of a patient room in the recently constructed Methodist Hospital, showing a nurse on the telephone near a bed, and a doctor and elderly patient ...
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Cranberry Drying and Storage

Date: 1934
Description: Hand-colored image of two men loading cranberries in crates into an open air drying shed shortly after harvest.
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Cranberry Harvest

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Description: Hand-colored image of a Wisconsin cranberry bog and harvest. Men are harvesting in the flooded cranberry marshes.
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Cranberry Harvest

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Description: Hand-colored image of field hands harvesting with cranberry rakes from a flooded cranberry marsh.
Manuscript

Griggs Album: Kindergarten Goes to Vilas Park

Date: 06 1925
Description: Children posing in the back of an open truck wagon in front of the Neighborhood House Infant Welfare Clinic. The wagon is marked "Frautschi". This is the f...
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Neighborhood House Valentine Play

Date: 1925
Description: Cast members of a play staged for Valentine's Day, with costumed figures holding shields, a jester in a half-white and half-black costume, a woman with a c...
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Ski Jumper

Date: 1911
Description: Skier heading down the jump at Stoughton with spectators in the foreground.
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Coming to a Stop

Date: 1911
Description: Ski jumper coming to a stop after a successful landing.
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Ski Jump

Date: 1915
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide view of a ski jumper wearing #32 sailing off of the jump at Stoughton. Spectators watch from the base of the jump which is decor...
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Young Women on Skis

Date: 1915
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide of two girls on skis. Other people are in the background.
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Crash Landing

Date: 1915
Description: Ski jumper crash lands into the snow below the jump.
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Tandem Ski Jump

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Description: View from below of two skiers jumping at the same time, with spectators watching from both sides of the bottom of the ski jump.
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Rex Magnus Club

Date: 10 09 1887
Description: A large group of men pose outside the Rex Magnus Club. Some of the men on the left are holding musical instruments. The words "Rex Magnus" are on the roof.
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Paving Blocks

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Montello granite quarry grounds shows piles of granite paving blocks. In the background, a team of horses pulls a wagon under an elevated narro...
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Quarry Scene

Date: 1910
Description: View over quarry towards two men in suits sitting at the top edge of the cut face of the granite quarry. In the background is a house at the top of the hil...
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Women Using Loom

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view of one woman using a loom and another woman preparing fibers for the loom to create siding for housing. This image was taken or purchased by C...
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Man and Woman Gathering Water

Date: 1910
Description: A man and woman gathering water in calabashes, pitchers and clay pots. The women is carrying the water on a basket on her head, while the man carries them ...
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Three People on Raft

Date: 1910
Description: Three people on a raft, all wearing blue shirts. Two of the people are standing and holding shields and spears, while the third person is sitting in the mi...

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