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| Description: | Twelve piece brass band playing at a railroad station during the "Union Pacific Preparedness Special Campaign." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Assembly Presbyterian Church on the 50th anniversary of Dr. T.S. Johnson as pastor. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A group of men and boys attending an Agricultural Extension lecture in an opera house. The onstage lecturer is pointing to a sign reading: "Agricultural Le... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Cartoon illustrating "the layman's idea of how horse-power is determined." The cartoon shows an automobile in a "tug-of-war" with a large number of horses. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Theater with many signs, one of which is advertising a matinee. Several other buildings are visible to the left of the building. A large crowd of people ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. View from Bascom Hill includes the Lincoln Monument in front of... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in front of the entrance... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in front of the entrance... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Candid portrait of three men in white t-shirts. Angus Lookaround, in a white hat, is seated, holding a tuba. The men appear to be aboard a ship, possibly t... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is on Bascom Hill in front of the main entrance. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk women posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing contemporary dark skirts and light blouses. Id... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Leaflet urging citizens to consume fewer sweetened beverages. The drawing shows a man and a woman seated at a soda shop. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | World War I United States Food Administration poster showing two soldiers in full gear running through snow with bayonets drawn. Text reads, "Victory is a ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | United States Food Administration World War I poster urging citizens to eat less meat, wheat, fats and sugar in order to help fight starvation in Belgium. ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a procession makings its way through the grounds of the Winter Palace at Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia. Original caption reads: "'Bat... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A group of men and women gathered inside Pleasant View Rural School to listen to an agricultural extension presentation given by Professor Holden. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View from the back of a classroom towards a teacher holding an ear of corn while standing near a chalkboard which reads: "Mt. Prospect Twp. High School, Mt... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Group of women, and a few children, seated in a meeting hall at an Agricultural Extension lecture on Home Economics. A woman at the front of the hall is po... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of five children walking in a field behind what appears to be tenement housing. Wooden fire escapes are attached to the rear of the buildings... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View across street of two girls standing outside the open garage door of a large, brick automotive repair shop. They are both wearing roller skates. An Ame... |
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