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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

Date: 
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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Monument at Andersonville

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide of the Indiana Monument at the Andersonville National Cemetery. The monument was made of Montello granite at a cost of $10,000 i...
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Illinois Memorial at Andersonville

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide of the Illinois Memorial at Andersonville National Cemetery. A bronze sculpture depicting Columbia, Youth and a Maiden is mounte...
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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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Eighth Infantry Monument at Vicksburg

Date: 1910
Description: The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regimental Marker at Vicksburg National Military Park features a sculpture of the eagle "Old Abe" on the side. The monument is m...
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Civil War Monument

Date: 1910
Description: The Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Monument on the grounds of the Green County Courthouse. A sculpture of a soldier stands atop the massive base made of Mo...
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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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Woman and Man Grinding Grains

Date: 1910
Description: A woman and man grinding a variety of grain in a large stone mortar. The woman is wearing a blouse and skirt, the man is wearing white pants and is barefoo...
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Two Women with Flowers

Date: 1910
Description: Two women surrounded by flowers in the Philippines. They are wearing "voluminous blouses of a sheer material," as Carrie Chapman Catt describes in her jour...
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Girls Gathering Grains

Date: 1910
Description: Three girls standing in tall grass gathering a type of grain, with a thatched house and a hill in the background. The girls wear white blouses and skirts.
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Four People Carrying Packs

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide of two men and two women carrying packs. One of the women and one of the men are squatting on the ground. All four are naked abo...
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Woman Carrying Pottery in Basket

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length portrait of a woman standing and holding a basket full of pottery on her head. There is more pottery in a pile on the ground near a bamboo fenc...

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