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Belle Case La Follette Addressing Farmers

Date: 1915
Description: Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a group of farmers during a tour on the Chautauqua circuit during which she frequent...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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The Conklin Fire

Date: 1915
Description: Fire fighters standing amid smoking timbers aim their hoses to douse the flames.
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Lunch Break

Date: 1915
Description: Field workers take a lunch break outdoors. The man holding the food is Frank Haack and the woman taking a bite is his sister-in-law, Anna Bollenbeck.
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Delta Upsilon Fraternity

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior front view from Lake Mendota of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity House, located at 640 North Francis Street, erected in 1906. A group of people are o...
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Freight Depot

Date: 1915
Description: The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway freight depot, 40 North Frances Street. Men posing in front of the depot from left to right are: William Dunn...
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Ice Skater

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene with a man wearing ice skates, bowler hat, and warm gloves, probably standing on Lake Mendota.
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Forest Middleton and Leonore Judkins

Date: 1915
Description: Forest Middleton and his future wife, Leonore Judkins, sit on the ground against a tree alongside a country road. Grapevines grow on a fence on the right.
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Captain William Hogbin

Date: 1915
Description: Captain William Hogbin sits on a chair next to the headstone of his late wife, Mary Catherine (Tiffany Knott) Hogbin, in Forest Hill Cemetery. A woman, lik...
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Captain William Hogbin

Date: 1915
Description: Captain William Hogbin stands on the steps of his tailor shop at 414 West Gilman Street. Captain Hogbin was born in England and trained as a tailor there. ...
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Men with Wagon and Beer

Date: 1915
Description: A group of men standing with a horse and wagon. Shown (L-R) Otto Petersilie, unknown, unknown, unknown, Joseph F. Faust, unknown, Charles J. Faust. The wag...
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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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Ski Jump Landing

Date: 1915
Description: Ski jumper eases to a stop with his legs splayed wide apart, and bent over forwards with their hands touching the ground for balance.
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Studio Portrait of Men With Beer

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of three men smoking pipes and cigars and holding beer bottles in front of a painted backdrop. From left to right, Jacob Bowar, Herman Kals...
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Men with Wagon and Beer

Date: 1915
Description: A group of unidentified men standing with a horse and wagon. The wagon is carrying a barrel of beer. The sign on the building in the background is an adver...
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Wisconsin Telephone Co. Installation Wagon

Date: 1915
Description: Wisconsin Telephone Company horse-drawn service and installation wagon in front of the Telephone Building. Two men sit in the wagon. A man stands in the do...
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University of Wisconsin Dairy School Laboratory

Date: 1915
Description: Large group of Dairy School students, all men, testing samples in the laboratory.
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Ford Model T Automobile in Front of Schoelkopf Ford Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: View along curb towards a man crouching in the street to add air to a tire from the pump in front of the Schoelkopf Ford dealership at 212 E. Washington Av...
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Ford Truck in Front of the Schoelkopf Ford Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: View from street of three men posing on a Ford truck loaded with wood boards. The truck is parked in front of the Schoelkopf Ford dealership at 210 E. Wash...
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Jack Vilas & Weaver

Date: 1915
Description: Caption reads: "Jack Vilas & Weaver." View along front of seaplane, with two men sitting inside. Both men have goggles. Water is in the background.

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